2021 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Wyatt Gardner, OC, West Liberty University

• Name: Wyatt Gardner
• Height: 6’1
• Weight: 285
• Position: Center
• College: West Liberty University
• Twitter: @WyattGardner2

What is the best restaurant in your hometown city?

•  My favorite restaurant is probably Jakes Café; they offer the best breakfast in town.

When breaking down your film what will stick out?

• My film will show that I am very technical and aggressive. I do my job first and finish my opponent.

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

• I would buy a several hundred-acre Ranch for me and my family to live on.

What has been your biggest failure?

• Not being as academically focused in high school as I should have been.

What do your teammates say is your best quality?

• My work ethic.

Who is the hardest working teammate on your team?

• My friend and teammate Kenyon Felder as well as myself.

Have you ever had a nickname? What is it?

• The nickname I was given was Hagrid from Harry Potter.

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

• The degree I am getting is in Criminal Justice. I hope to be a game warden or become a Fire Fighter.

What is your coolest life moment?

• As of right now was meeting my adopted baby sister for the first time.

What song would you sing at Karaoke night?

• I would choose La Grange by ZZ Top

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

• Rory McCann

Who is your favorite football team?

• Oakland Raiders because they currently have the best offensive line.

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

• I have no filter.

What is your biggest fear?

• Not living up to my own expectations of myself.

Who is the most underrated player in the NFL?

• Ryan Jensen

Take us through game day, how do you prepare?

• I like to get a light healthy breakfast. After that I like to get my gear on and get tapped. I like to play classic rock as I get ready. As we progress to getting on the field, I start playing heavy metal or punk music. Before we step on the field I like to pray with my teammates.

Do you have any hobbies?

• I like to go fishing and hunting and shooting my bow as well as working out.

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

• I believe I am most like Alex Cappa.

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

• My mom has been the biggest influence on me. She has made me mentally strong and to keep moving forward in life. She has made me realize that I should give 100% in everything I do so I have no regrets later in life.

What motivates you to work hard?

• The thought that someone else is out there trying to beat me at my sport. That in itself motivates me be the best I can be and do as much I can do everyday to be just a little bit better than the day before.