NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Daurice Fountain, WR, Northern Iowa
What is your name?
Daurice Fountain
What is your Height/Weight?
6’1 210lbs
What is your position?
WR/KR/PR
Where do you play college football?
University of Northern Iowa
Where are you from?
Madison, Wisconsin
Who is your role model, and why?
Stefon Diggs/ Deandre Hopkins. They’re under dogs and I think I am too
Who was your favorite teacher?
Mary Bostrom, 3rd grade teacher
Did you play any other sports growing up?
Track and Basketball
Who was the toughest player you ever faced?
Makinton Dorleant
Who is the most underrated player on your team?
Jared Farley
What is the one song that would fire you up before the biggest game of your life?
Do what I want- Lil uzi vert
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be and why?
Deandre Hopkins, the way we track the ball in the air is similar. He’s and a underrated dog.
What was the biggest obstacle in your life you had to overcome, and how did you overcome it?
Losing my Uncle Albert in elementary school and I did that by prayer and striving to be great for him and my family
Do you have any pre-game rituals?
Naw, I just have to have a great warmup and I’ll be good
What was the most memorable play of your collegiate career?
Scoring the game winning touchdown vs Cal Poly in overtime
What is the coolest thing you ever did off the field for someone else?
Introduced some of my teammates to FCA and Wednesday night Bible studies
Who was your favorite NFL team growing up?
Green Bay Packers
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?
Randy Moss, Michael Jackson and Barack Obama
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