2021 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Christen Nelson, RB, Saginaw Valley State University

• Name: Christen Nelson    
• Height: 5’11
• Weight: 210 lbs
• Position: Running Back
• College: Saginaw Valley State University 
• Twitter: @ChristenJuan24

What is the best restaurant in your hometown city? 

• Fish and Fry

When breaking down your film what will stick out? 

• Good hands, burst, shifty, powerful

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

• I would buy my mom a home in California so she could be closer to her mom and sister. 

What has been your biggest failure? 

• I would say my biggest failure would be never winning a conference and national championship 

What do your teammates say is your best quality?

• They would say my best quality is my work ethic.

Who is the hardest working teammate on your team?

• I believe I am the hardest worker on my team, but the hardest working teammate on my team is Quelo Robinson.

Have you ever had a nickname? What is it?

• My nickname is Chris. 

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

• I graduated with a Bachelor’s in University Studies and currently getting my Master’s in Communications and Mass Media. 

What is your coolest life moment? 

• I have two cool life moments. One was coming back an injury when many people said I could not come back and be how I was. The second was watching my little brother win his first sports trophy after helping him train and get better all summer. 

What song would you sing at Karaoke night? 

• The song I would sing at Karaoke night is Poison by Bell Biv DeVoe.

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

• I would pick Jamie Foxx to play me in a movie. 

Who is your favorite football team? 

• My favorite football team in the Kansas City Chiefs. 

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

• My warning label would say, “Beware of Intensity”.

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What is your biggest fear? 

• My biggest fear is to not accomplish the goals I have set for myself. 

Who is the most underrated player in the NFL? 

• Tony Pollard

Take us through game day, How do you prepare? 

• On game day I like to listen to music and relax. I like to focus on what I need to do and get in the zone by focusing on myself and doing breathing techniques. 

Do you have any hobbies? 

• My hobbies other than football are basketball, golf, cooking, 2K, taking walks, bowling.

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

• I would compare myself to Alvin Kamara and Saquon Barkley. 

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

• My two little brothers have been the biggest influence on my life. My brothers are my biggest motivation. I have one brother that asks me all the time what I’m going to do when I go to the NFL. In my family, it’s not normal to go after your dreams and make it. It’s more to get a decent job so you can provide for your family. I want to change that. I want to give them hope that if their older brother can do it, they can too. I want to change the mindset of my family and create a more successful mentally; that anything can be achieved if you keep God first and be the hardest worker.

What motivates you to work hard?

• People letting me I can’t do something motivates me to work hard and to prove them wrong.