2021 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Taye Vereen, DL, UNC Pembroke

• Name: Taye Vereen
• Height: 6’2
• Weight: 280
• Position: DL
• College: UNC Pembroke 
• Twitter: @bigtaye97

What is the best restaurant in your hometown city? 

• Tokyo Express is definitely the spot.

When breaking down your film what will stick out? 

• My agility and my technique.

If you won the lotto, what is the first thing you would do with the money? 

• Give back to my parents and grandparents.

What has been your biggest failure? 

• Probably would be not winning any championships in high school.

What do your teammates say is your best quality?

• My aggressiveness and my attention to detail.

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Who is the hardest working teammate on your team?

• Josh Jones 

Have you ever had a nickname? What is it?

• Yeah I’ve had a few but my more known one is Big Taye.

What is your degree in, if you do not make it as a football player, what is your dream job? 

• Exercise Physiology, I love fitness so being a personal trainer would be it for me.

What is your coolest life moment? 

• Being given the opportunity to play college football was definitely a great moment for me.

What song would you sing at Karaoke night? 

• Honestly I’m not the singing type lol.

If you could pick any actor to play you in a movie, who are you picking? 

• Taye Diggs

Who is your favorite football team? 

• The Chiefs

If you had a warning label, what would yours say?

• Cerebral Assassin 

What is your biggest fear? 

• I actually don’t have any.

Who is the most underrated player in the NFL? 

• Grady Jarrett 

Take us through game day, How do you prepare? 

• Usually, I’ll watch film of professional players to relax my mind a little bit. Then I make sure I get a little warm before pre-stretch. After pre-stretch I’ll listen to a little music, mainly J Cole. Then for about 10 minutes before we go out, I just sit and meditate.

Do you have any hobbies? 

• I like playing video games but I’ve been starting to pick up reading as a hobby.

If you had to compare yourself to someone in the NFL, who would that be? 

• Definitely Mean Joe Greene for sure.

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

• My dad, he’s always been my biggest fan. He’s been to most of my games. He’s been a great influence on my life.

What motivates you to work hard?

• My family, I know they look at me to be outstanding in anything I do.