2022 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Danny Gilbert Jr., DB, Bethany College (WV)

• Name: Danny Gilbert Jr.
• Position: DB
• College: Bethany College (WV)
• Height: 5’9
• Weight: 180
• Twitter: @D_GilbertJR

What makes you a top prospect at your position  in the 2022 NFL Draft?

• Being versatile, being able to understand what my DC wants in certain situations 

At what age were you first interested in the sport of football?

• 5

What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?

• Student of the game first. Always looking for ways to be Better. I’m never satisfied.

If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be?

• Feed every homeless/kid person across America.

What is the best advice you have ever received?

• Keep God first in everything you do.

Who was your childhood hero?

• Growing up. My Dad.

Who is the most underrated teammate in your locker room at your school?

• Amos Porter RB

What is your biggest pet peeve?

• When someone plays with your intelligence. 

Overcoming adversity is what defines character, what was the hardest moment in your life to overcome?

• Losing my little brother 2 weeks before the first game of the season.

Tell me something about your school and why it is so special to you?

• The teachers/professors that are willing to go the extra mile to make sure you succeed in life and not just in the classrooms.

What is your favorite snack food?

• Mini Muffin Bites (Blueberry). 

What is the funnest part of football?

• Hitting people and not getting in trouble for it.

If you could sell yourself in one sentence what would you say?

• There’s no one that’ll come in and work as hard I will. Day after day.  

If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be?

• Nobody

If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why?

• God, My Auntie, My Little Brother