2021 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Dwight Dantzler Jr., DT, Lindenwood University
- Name: Dwight Dantzler Jr.
- Height: 6’3
- Weight: 330
- Position: DT
- College: Lindenwood University
- Twitter: @dantzler_jr
What is the best restaurant in your hometown city?
- Tacos Jalisco
When breaking down your film what will stick out?
- Taking on double teams/Winning at the line of scrimmage
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If you won the lotto, what is the first thing you would do with the money?
- Take care of my mom first, then start my own business/buy property to set my family up for success.
What has been your biggest failure?
- Not taking my love for football serious my first two years of college.
What do your teammates say is your best quality?
- Competitive
Who is the hardest working teammate on your team?
- My Middle linebacker Drew Seers
Have you ever had a nickname? What is it?
- DJ
What is your degree in, if you do not make it as a football player, what is your dream job?
- Business Marketing, owning my own business/ real estate/ insurance.
What is your coolest life moment?
- Seeing school taking interest in me in JUCO, knowing I’m on the right path
What song would you sing at Karaoke night?
- Michael Jackson- Rock With You
If you could pick any actor to play you in a movie, who are you picking?
- Ice Cube
Who is your favorite football team?
- Packers
If you had a warning label, what would yours say?
- Caution Cuddly but Deadly
What is your biggest fear?
- Lost in a forest
Who is the most underrated player in the NFL?
- Darren Waller
Take us through game day, How do you prepare?
- Music, watch film, zone in my own space
Do you have any hobbies?
- Basketball, Writing Poems, Baking
If you had to compare yourself to someone in the NFL, who would that be?
- Mike Daniels
Who has been the biggest influence on your life and explain why?
- My Mom hands down, Single mom still found a way to make sacrifices to give me a good childhood.
What motivates you to work hard?
- Honestly the love of the game, it kept me right and away from trouble my whole life. I knew since little I wanted to make it my life and make a difference in the places I’ve been through growing up.
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