2022 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Nijul Canada, DB, Lane College

• Name: Nijul Canada    
• Position: Defense Back 
• College: Lane College 
• Height: 6’1 
• Weight: 195
• Twitter: Jackboy32
• Instagram: Richmindednijul 

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

• Humble, consistent, my IQ and work ethic.

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

• 9 years old

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

• I’m a game changer and I bring positive energy.

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

• Cancer 

What is the best advice you have ever received? 

• “If it was easy everybody would be doing it”

Who was your childhood hero? 

• Father 

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

• My corner back

What is your biggest pet peeve? 

• Making things harder than what it is supposed to be 

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

• Transferring from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff to Lane College. (Option1)Then, 2-3 months later having to get sent home for Covid’19(Option2) Then, 2-3 months later not having a football season due to Covid’19. 

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

• At Lane College it is never a bad day to be a dragon, so every day I think like a dragon and spread my wings and fly high.

What is your favorite snack food?

• Lifesavers 

What is the best part of football?  

• Learning, communication skills, the grind, and trusting each other.

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

• I’m just a sponge that will soak up all the great things that come with the game 

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

• I don’t think the NFL has seen my type of caliber.

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

• My mother, father and grandmother and tell them thank you for never giving up on me and that I appreciate every thing they have and still do for me.