2020 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Drequan Brown, OLB, University of Central Oklahoma

• • Name :Drequan Brown
• • Height: 6”3
• • Weight: 230
• • Position: OLB/DE
• • College: Northern Illinois University Grad Transfer/ University of Central Oklahoma.
• • Twitter: Drequan_Brown 

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

• “it’s a lot to love about my city , but most importantly I love to be close to my friends and family who’s been there with me through everything”.

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

• Film study , Strength & conditioning , practice. 

What do you worry about, and why?

• To not be able to provide for my family & not being successful. Because what I do is bigger then me & I want best for my family 

Give me an example of when you failed at something. How did you react and how did you overcome failure.  I felt going junior college out High School & not going D1 that I’ve failed then , but I knew what I was capable of doing. 

What do your teammates say is your best quality?

• That I’m a playmaker & that I’m Accountable.

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

• Max Scharping 

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

• Firefighter  

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?

• Family member , Family always comes first no matter what. 

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

• Black panther , because I loved the way he fought for his family. 

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

• Getting kicked out of HS, then getting back into school & finishing what I started! 

What is your most embarrassing moment?

• When I had to sing in front of the team at NIU when I reported. 

What was the most memorable play of your collegiate career?

• My  first Division 1 game was an Home opener against Boston college & with me making a game changing play getting an QB Sack to Force an 4th and long it was the  first sack  of the year! 

What song best describes your work ethic?

• Dreams & Nightmares – Meek Mill 

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

• Hardworker & mentally & physically tough

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

• My Grandmother , because she was my biggest supporter & I feel like she was the only one who understood me. 

If you were to open a dance club, what would you name it? 

• MVP 22 

Who is the most underrated player in the NFL? 

• TJ Watt 

Would you rather be liked or respected, and why?

• Respected , because respect is everything & it means a lot to me. 

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

• Josh Gordon , because I feel like he’s one of the best receivers in the NFL. & I feel like he has the potential to be an all time great. 

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 grandmother & my mother because they’ve been with me every step of the way! I know no matter what that I could count on them & that they are the reason I put my all into this. Every time I think about stopping I remember my why and who I do this for. I wouldn’t be in the position I’m in without their love & support. Graduating & receiving my bachelors degree meant a lot to me but it’s way bigger then me.