NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Brandon Absher, CB, Glenville State College
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What is your name?
Brandon Absher
What is your Height/Weight?
6’2/190
What is your position?
Cornerback/Free Safety
Where do you play college football?
Glenville State College
Football is about giving back, what is the coolest thing you have done off the field?
Help build a children’s park at an elementary school
What was the hardest college class you ever had to take?
Biology
Where are you from?
Sterling Park, VA
Who is your role model, and why?
Sean Taylor, I loved the way he played the game
Did you play any other sports growing up?
Basketball and Track
Did you play any other positions in football?
RB/Nickle corner
At your position, what separates you from others?
My physicality
When you are breaking down film, what do you look for?
The WR releases off the line, how he attacks the ball and what his favorite routes are.
Who was the toughest player you ever faced?
Janoris Jenkins
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be and why?
Brandon Browner because I’m a big physical DB who can cover.
What was the biggest obstacle in your life you had to overcome, and how did you overcome it?
My lung collapsed in 4th Grade because of my Asthma. I overcame that by staying more active and praying to God every day.
Do you have any pre-game rituals?
I have to listen to Flexin by Meek Mill at least once
As a small school football player what obstacles do you feel you have to overcome?
Getting exposure is the toughest obstacle, but I’m very confident in my game and need just one scout to notice me.
What is your biggest strength?
Physicality
What is your biggest weakness?
Hips
If I were a GM and gave you a second to sell yourself, what would you say?
I’m willing to do anything to better the team just give me a shot.
Who was your favorite player and/or NFL team growing up?
Walter Payton, Dallas Cowboys
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?
My Mom, 2pac, Sean Taylor
With your first NFL paycheck what would you buy?
My parents a house and whatever my brother and sister want.
Rapid Answers:
- Spongebob or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
- Backstreet Boys or One Direction? Neither
- Lifetime Channel or HGTV?
- Waffles or Pancakes?
- Snakes or Spiders?
- Madden or Mario?
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