2020 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Bryan Wright, LB, University of Cincinnati

• Name: Bryan Wright
• Height: 240
• Weight: 6’3 
• Position: LB
• College: Cincinnati 
• Twitter: Bryan_Wright11

Tell us about your hometown, and what you love most about it?

• I’m From New Castle, Delaware. The thing I like most about my city is it’s the first state and doesn’t have tax on anything . 

List these three in order of importance and why: Film Study, Strength and Conditioning and Practice?

• Strength and Conditioning, Film Study , and Practice. I feel like you have to be in shape and physically prepared to play at the next level . I feel like film study is second because you need to know what’s going on with the opposing team and review yourself . Lastly, I think practice is last because without the first two you will not be able to play at a high level of play .

What do you worry about, and why?

• I worry about what’s next because life is to short and you never know what’s going on . 

Give me an example of when you failed at something. How did you react and how did you overcome failure?

• I failed at being a leader in big games last year . I used to lose my cool a little bit . I overcame the failure by just controlling my emotions and not being hard on myself over stuff I can’t handle . 

What do your teammates say is your best quality?

• Being a great leader and everyone wants to be around me because the type of person I am . 

Who is the best player you have ever played against in college?

• Jamal Williams 

What would your career be if you couldn’t play football?

• Football coach or basketball 

Room, desk and car – which do you clean first?

• Room 

If there was a disaster and you could either save three strangers or one family member, which would you choose and why?

• One family member 

If you could be any television or movie character, who would you be and why?

• I would be Mike Epps because he’s a funny and genuine type of guy and that’s me all the way . 

Tell me about your biggest adversity in life and how you’ve dealt with or overcome it?

• The biggest adversity I had to deal with was getting injured for the rest of the season . I overcame this by just going in everyday with a positive attitude and try to get better day by day . 

What is your most embarrassing moment?

• Getting ran over by the USF running back on national television 

What was the most memorable play of your collegiate career?

• Safety against UCLA in 2018 

What song best describes your work ethic?

• Meek Mill – championships 

What is the most important trait you can have (Physical or Non-Physical) to help you succeed at the next level?

• Get stronger and leadership 

If you could bring one person back from the dead for one day, who would it be and why?

• One of my closest friends that was shot in killed . I would bring him back because he was loved in our community and was a good person to be around . He was like a brother to me . 

If you were to open a dance club, what would you name it? *TheWrightWayWho is the most underrated player in the NFL?

• Chris Godwin

Would you rather be liked or respected, and why?

• I would rather be respected than liked because I don’t care if anyone likes me . I want them to just respect me with the same respect I give them . I feel like it shouldn’t be no other way. 

What player who had his career derailed by off-field issues do you feel for the most and why? 

• The person career I feel the worst for is Allen Iverson because they made people think he was a gang banger and he was actually a great basketball player and father . 

Do you love to win, or hate to lose?

• Hate to lose 

Who has been the biggest influence on your life and explain why?

• My mom is the biggest influence on my life because she has been with me my whole life . She raised me to be a great man and helped me overcome a lot of problems we were going through . My mother is a kidney transplant survivor so I just want to keep her happy as possible.