2021 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Zayne Anderson, DB, BYU
- Name: Zayne Anderson
- Height: 6’2
- Weight: 210
- Position: FS/SS/Nickel
- College: BYU
- Twitter: @zayneanderson23
What is the best restaurant in your hometown city?
• Casa Del Rey
When breaking down your film what will stick out?
• I am very fast
If you won the lotto, what is the first thing you would do with the money?
• Invest in real estate
What has been your biggest failure?
• Injuries and how they’ve set everything back
What do your teammates say is your best quality?
• Hard worker
Who is the hardest working teammate on your team?
• Tyler Batty, Troy Warner, Myself
Have you ever had a nickname? What is it?
• Zayne-Train
What is your degree in, if you do not make it as a football player, what is your dream job?
• Degree is in Sociology, want to get into business post-football.
What is your coolest life moment?
• All the service opportunities I’ve been a part of here at BYU. Mentoring kids in Harlem
What song would you sing at Karaoke night?
• Shot for me – Drake
If you could pick any actor to play you in a movie, who are you picking?
• Brad Pitt (Troy: Achilles)
Who is your favorite football team?
• Kansas City Cheifs
What is your biggest fear?
• Not living up to my potential or snakes.
Who is the most underrated player in the NFL?
• Budda Baker
Take us through game day, How do you prepare?
• Watch favorite players in NFL highlights, visualize myself making big plays the whole gameday, arrive to stadium and get loose.
Do you have any hobbies?
• Outdoors (camping, hiking, fishing), video games with friends, working out
\If you had to compare yourself to someone in the NFL, who would that be?
• Eddie Jackson
Who has been the biggest influence on your life and explain why?
• My parents and grandpa, all of them have. Believed in me from the start, sacrificed so much for me, and I wouldn’t be where I’m at without them.
What motivates you to work hard?
•Goals and ambitions to be successful and fulfilling my life-long dream playing in the NFL
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