NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Kelechukwu Great Ibe, LB, Eastern Michigan
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What is your name?
Kelechukwu Great Ibe.
What is your Height/Weight?
6’0
What is your position?
ILB OLB
Where do you play college football?
Eastern Michigan
Football is about giving back, what is the coolest thing you have done off the field?
Played red light Green light with the coolest elementary school kids
What was the hardest college class you ever had to take?
Business Stats
Where are you from?
Nigeria but raised in Philly
Who is your role model, and why?
Coach English, he taught me how to play football! Showed me that coaching takes patience and love. He saw potential in me when nobody else did!
Did you play any other sports growing up?
I wrestled and played lacrosse in high school
Did you play any other positions in football?
I played Defensive End until my sophomore year of college.
At your position, what separates you from others?
I play sideline to sideline and I know my opponent.
When you are breaking down film, what do you look for?
I look at the guards and learn keys that will help give me a fast run/pass key.
Who was the toughest player you ever faced?
Jordan Lynch
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be and why?
Eric Kendricks
What was the biggest obstacle in your life you had to overcome, and how did you overcome it?
Leaving Concordia and walking on at Eastern Michigan and having to learn a new position. I overcame by out working my competition and being obsessed with getting better.
Do you have any pre-game rituals?
Visualization and breathing exercises!
What is your biggest strength?
Getting to the ball and competitiveness
What is your biggest weakness?
I am focused on being more flexible and dynamic in all phases of my game
If I were a GM and gave you a second to sell yourself, what would you say?
I’m not perfect but if you sign me you will get a competitor who will work hard in the weight room, film room and on the field to continue to reach my maximum potential.
Who was your favorite player and/or NFL team growing up?
I didn’t really have a tv growing up so I wasn’t big on the NFL but I always respected how Ray Lewis found a way to lead.
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?
President Obama, Kendrick Lamar and Jay Z
What will be the first big item you buy once you are in the NFL?
A nice suit!
Rapid Answers:
- Tupac or Biggie?
- NFL Network or ESPN? Doesn’t matter
- Coke or Pepsi? Don’t really drink soda
- Pizza or Burgers?
- Dogs or Cats?
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