NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Ezra Robinson, DB, Tennessee State University
NFL Draft Diamonds website has been providing our readers Prospect Interviews over the past 3 years and this year we mixed things up a bit. Our questions are designed to give our readers a little more insight on the draft eligible player. We hope to bring you more than 500 interviews of NFL Draft Prospects this season. You will be able to track them all on the front page of our website in the banner to the right. Now let’s meet our next prospect!!!!
What is your name?
Ezra Robinson
What is your Height/Weight?
6’1 185
What is your position?
DB
Where do you play college football?
Michigan State / Tennessee State
Football is about giving back, what is the coolest thing you have done off the field?
Volunteered at local Recreational Center in Sarasota teaching football
What was the hardest college class you ever had to take?
Japanese History @ Michigan St
Where are you from?
Sarasota, Florida
Who is your role model, and why?
Deion Sanders because he’s a one of the best to ever play DB and he has that dog in him
Did you play any other sports growing up?
Basketball
Did you play any other positions in football?
RB, Safety, Nickel, WR
At your position, what separates you from others?
My Mentality separates me- nobody is going to catch anything on me
When you are breaking down film, what do you look for?
Redundancies and tendencies in the WR’s game as well as the QB and offense as a whole
Who was the toughest player you ever faced?
Ricky Jones – Indiana
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be and why?
Marcus Peters because he’s one of the top corners in the NFL, which I strive to be. We both have that dog in us
What was the biggest obstacle in your life you had to overcome, and how did you overcome it?
Family issues and I dealt with them by grinding on the field
Do you have any pre-game rituals?
Listen to Lil Wayne and Jermo Jones
What is your biggest strength?
Speed
What is your biggest weakness?
I am overly aggressive when jumping routes
If I were a GM and gave you a second to sell yourself, what would you say?
The Film doesn’t lie
Who was your favorite player and/or NFL team growing up?
Deion Sanders
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?
Bill Gates, Grandma and Jesus Christ
What will be the first big item you buy once you are in the NFL?
Buy my mom a house
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