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NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Aaron Frye, P, Bethany College

Aaron Frye is a defensive back with a monster leg

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?

Aaron Frye

What is your Height/Weight? 

6’1/200

What is your position? 

Punter/DB

Where do you play college football? 

Bethany College

Football is about giving back, what is the coolest thing you have done off the field?

I’ve went back to my high school to help out the up and coming players

What was the hardest college class you ever had to take?

American Literature

Where are you from? 

Vandergrift, PA

Who is your role model, and why?

My mother and Grandmother because they molded me into the man I am today. I seen them go through struggles that most people don’t have to go to. They are the strongest people I know

Did you play any other sports growing up? 

basketball and track

Did you play any other positions in football?

Yes, I played running back and Wide receiver in high school

At your position, what separates you from others? 

My versatility and ability to perform under pressure.

When you are breaking down film, what do you look for?

I look for tendencies, favorite targets, favorite formations, and what to expect out of those formations

Who was the toughest player you ever faced? 

Aaron Donald when he played at Penn Hills

If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be and why?

That’s a hard one. Being a Punter I liked Pat Mcafee & Playing Safety I watched a lot of Troy Polamalu and Ed Reed. Pat could put the ball anywhere, Troy Polamalu was very instinctive, and Ed Reed was ball hawk.

What was the biggest obstacle in your life you had to overcome, and how did you overcome it?

My biggest obstacle was when my appendix ruptured and losing 20 pounds. I overcame it by keeping my faith and just going to work everyday

Do you have any pre-game rituals?

I pray and listen to music 

What is your biggest strength?

Work Ethic

What is your biggest weakness? 

Overthinking things

If I were a GM and gave you a second to sell yourself, what would you say?

I would tell them if they take a chance they are getting someone who hates getting outworked and how they would be getting the heart of a champion.

Who was your favorite player and/or NFL team growing up?

Pittsburgh Steelers

If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?

God, Muhammad Ali, and my grandmother

What will be the first big item you buy once you are in the NFL?

A vacation after the season

Damond Talbot

NFL Draft Diamonds was created to assist the underdogs playing the sport. We call them diamonds in the rough. My name is Damond Talbot, I have worked extremely hard to help hundreds of small school players over the past several years, and will continue my mission. We have several contributors on this site, and if they contribute their name and contact will be in the piece above. You can email me at nfldraftdiamonds@gmail.com

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