NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Jhaloni Johnson, DB, Kutztown University

•    Name: Jhaloni Johnson
  •    Height: 6’2
  •    Weight: 180 lb. 
  •    Position: CB/S
  •    College: Kutztown University
  •    Twitter: @lifeasjhalonii

Tell us about your hometown, and what you love most about it?
  •     Philadelphia is my hometown and what I love the most about it is the food selection and the spirit that the sports fan have. 

List these three in order of importance and why: Film Study, Strength and Conditioning and Practice?
  •     Practice and Film Study, then Strength and Conditioning. I list Practice and Film Study together as most important because practice reflects how a player will play in the game. Film Study gets you ready for your next opponent. Strength and Conditioning is second most important because when your in-season weight lifting gets slightly cut back as your already taking enough toll on your body, I think off-season training is extremely important though as well as in-season workouts. 

What do you worry about, and why?
  •     I worry about the health of my family because they live in a neighborhood within Philadelphia that can sometimes be rough. 

Give me an example of when you failed at something. How did you react and how did you overcome failure?
  •     I failed in the weight room during a summer camp testing. My reaction was the usual – upset, disappointed, and frustrated. I overcame this failure by working twice as hard to not only reach the point that I failed at, but to surpass it. I asked for help with technique and dieting from my strength and conditioning coach. We put the time in and I got the results I worked for. 

What do your teammates say is your best quality?
  •     My teammates say that I have the body structure to play to be an elite defensive back at all levels of football. They also compliment me on my speed and God-given abilities. 

Who is the best player you have ever played against in college?
  •     Craig Reynolds (Kutztown Running Back) is the best player I have ever played against in college. 

What would your career be if you couldn’t play football? 
  •     If I could not play football, I would pursue a career in Real Estate. 

Room, desk, and car – which do you clean first?
  •     Of the three, I would clean my room first, desk second then car last. 

If there was a disaster and you could either save three strangers or one family member, which would you choose and why?
  •     In a disaster, between the choice of saving three strangers or one family member, I would save my family member. Family means too much to me to leave them in a disaster in exchange for strangers. 

If you could be any television or movie character, who would you be and why?
  •     If I could be any television or movie character, I would be Black Panther because I like what he represents. Black Panther protects his community and is a man of action. 

Tell me about your biggest adversity in life and how you’ve dealt with or overcome it?
  •     My biggest adversity in life was growing up in a high-poverty, high-crime neighborhood.  I sought to pursue a dream outside of the streets in which I was raised. I looked for guidance in my mother, father and older siblings. 

What is your most embarrassing moment?
  •     My most embarrassing moment was when I false started at the 2017 indoor PSAC championship for Track.  

What was the most memorable play of your collegiate career?
  •     The most memorable moment of my collegiate career was my first game versus a nationally ranked school, IUP. It was my red-shirt Freshman year and I started the entire game. Despite being down at half-time, we came back and were victorious. 

What song best describes your work ethic?
  •     Warrior Part II by Lloyd Banks and Eminem is the song that best describes my work ethic. 

What is the most important trait you can have (Physical or Non-Physical) to help you succeed at the next level? 
  •     The most important trait you can have to help you succeed at the next level is a relentless work ethic and willingness to adjust/ learn new playbooks and schemes.

If you could bring one person back from the dead for one day, who would it be and why?
  •     If I could bring one person back from the dead it would be my Grandmother; I never met her but I always heard that she was a beautiful, loving, and respectful woman. 

If you were to open a dance club, what would you name it? 
  •     If I opened a dance club, I would name it “Lon’s”.

Who is the most underrated player in the NFL? 
  •     In my opinion, the most underrated player in the NFL is Tyrann Mathieu. 

Would you rather be liked or respected, and why?
  •     I would rather be respected. I choose respect because it is earned, not given. 

What player who had his career derailed by off-field issues do you feel for the most and why?
  •     I feel the most for Adrian Peterson because coming up the way I did, it was okay for parents to discipline their children.

Do you love to win, or hate to lose?
  •     I hate to lose. 

Who has been the biggest influence on your life and explain why?
  •    My mother has been the biggest influence on my life. She has sacrificed so much and I would not be here today without her.