2022 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Connor Perrine, WR, Culver-Stockton College
- Name: Connor Perrine
- Position: WR/PR/KR
- College: Culver-Stockton College
- Height: 6’1 3/4
- Weight: 200
- Twitter: @Connor_perrrine3
- Instagram: @connor_perrine
What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2022 NFL Draft?
– What makes me a top prospect in the 2022 NFL Draft is my physicality and speed. Also, my hard work and determination to be the best teammate, person, and football player.
At what age were you first interested in the sport of football?
-4-5 years old.
What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?
-I will do anything to help the team succeed. I will always give my all no matter the situation and I love the game of football.
If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be?
-I would donate to the American Heart Association to help fight against heart disease. My father passed away recently from heart disease and I would donate to that cause.
What is the best advice you have ever received?
– Do it for him
Who was your childhood hero?
– My dad. He taught me the ins and outs of life.
Who is the most underrated teammate in your locker room at your school?
– We are all underrated!
What is your biggest pet peeve?
– Metal fork on a ceramic plate.
Overcoming adversity is what defines character, what was the hardest moment in your life to overcome?
– Losing my dad. I still struggle with losing him today but I am pushing through doing it for him.
Tell me something about your school and why it is so special to you?
– Culver-Stockton is a small private college but the bonds I have made with people, coaches, professors is what makes it special.
What is the best part of football?
– The best part of football is realizing the hard work is paying off by the outcome of your play. Making spectacular plays and scoring touchdowns is the best feeling I have experienced.
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be?
- I would say I’m in between Cooper Kupp and Adam Thielen. I am physical and can win deep like Thielen but can win underneath and rack up some YAC like Kupp.
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why?
-All I would like to have dinner with is my dad, mom, and brother.
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