2021 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Maliek Stephens, RB, Edward Waters College
- Name: Maliek Stephens
- Height: 5’9
- Weight: 210
- Position: RB
- College: Edward Waters College
- Twitter: @Trendsetterboob
What is the best restaurant in your hometown city?
•Wing station or Chick-fil-a
When breaking down your film what will stick out?
• Extremely hard runner, looking to score every time I touch the ball, always protects the QB, catches out the backfield
If you won the lotto, what is the first thing you would do with the money?
• Start a business to get small school athletes more exposure
What has been your biggest failure?
• Being ineligible
What do your teammates say is your best quality?
• Leadership
Who is the hardest working teammate on your team?
• Jalen Thomas
Have you ever had a nickname? What is it?
• Boobie
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What is your degree in, if you do not make it as a football player, what is your dream job?
• Criminal Justice but my dream is to always be around football.
What is your coolest life moment?
• A tie between catching my first fish and scoring my first touchdown.
What song would you sing at Karaoke night?
• Rod Wave – Ribbon in the sky
If you could pick any actor to play you in a movie, who are you picking?
• Wesley Snipes
Who is your favorite football team?
• Dallas Cowboys
If you had a warning label, what would yours say?
• Beware of Dog
What is your biggest fear?
• Failure
Who is the most underrated player in the NFL?
• Tarik Cohen
Take us through game day, How do you prepare?
• Relax, eat light, stretch, read the 121 psalms, and listen to Dear Mama by Tupac and some local artists from my city.
Do you have any hobbies?
• Fishing, Cooking, Playing Cards, and Playing Madden
If you had to compare yourself to someone in the NFL, who would that be?
• Damien Williams
Who has been the biggest influence on your life and explain why?
• My grandfather and my cousin Tim Yarn they always pushed me and seen the best in me.
What motivates you to work hard?
• I’ve been the underdog my whole life. Everything I got for I put the work in nobody had to ever make me work out or want to be great it was always in me I come from a city with some of the most talented athletes in the world a lot of them just let outside distractions get in the way of their success, but I want to be an example that if you stay humble, stay focused, keep God first, there’s no limit.
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