NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Sean Wiggins, LB, Ball 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 350 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?
Sean Wiggins
What is your Height/Weight?
6’3 230
What is your position?
MLB/OLB
Where do you play college football?
Ball State University
Football is about giving back, what is the coolest thing you have done off the field?
I got a chance to coach youth football for the same organization where I first played football
What was the hardest college class you ever had to take?
Risk Management and Insurance
Where are you from?
Charlotte, North Carolina
Who is your role model, and why?
My father, because he’s shown me how to be a Man
Did you play any other sports growing up?
Just Football and Basketball
Did you play any other positions in football?
I also played Tight end in High School
At your position, what separates you from others?
I feel like my play recognition helps me out a lot
When you are breaking down film, what do you look for?
I like to find tips that will help me in the game whether it’s a O lineman’s stance or something the QB does for a certain play
Who was the toughest player you ever faced?
Corey Davis probably was the most dominant player I played against in college
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be and why?
I would say Brian Urlacher because his ability to study film and use that in his advantage during the game
What was the biggest obstacle in your life you had to overcome, and how did you overcome it?
Coming back from a shoulder surgery before my senior year, and I overcame it by persevering, my faith, and my teammates
Do you have any pre-game rituals?
I just had a playlist I listened to before every game
What is your biggest strength?
Ability to read a play
What is your biggest weakness?
Straight line speed
If I were a GM and gave you a second to sell yourself, what would you say?
I would tell them what they’d get out of me hard work, leadership, and dedication
Who was your favorite player and/or NFL team growing up?
Brian Urlacher and Lawrence Taylor
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?
My late Grandfather, And three of my friends who have passed away Devin Johnson, Thomas Mcdonald, and Kaleb Grant
What will be the first big item you buy once you are in the NFL?
I’d Buy Stocks
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