2022 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Antonio Owens, RB, Lake Erie College

• Name: Antonio Owens
• Position: Running Back
• College: Lake Erie College
• Height: 5’10
• Weight: 215
• Twitter: TheAntonioOwens
• Instagram: TheAntonioOwens

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

·         What makes me a top prospect at my position is that I’m an extremely versatile running back, I take pride in every aspect of the position. I have a high football IQ, so I pick things up very fast. I believe I am diamond in the rough that has a high ceiling.

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

·         8 years old

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

·         One thing NFL teams should know about me is I take pride in carrying myself as a professional, every detail matters to me.

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

·         I would donate to a mental health awareness foundation. Mental health is something that is overlooked, and I would like to help bring it to light.

What is the best advice you have ever received? 

·         If you want something you have visualize yourself accomplishing it.

Who was your childhood hero? 

·         My Father, The most resilient person ever.

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

·         Josh Hufstetler, #0

What is your biggest pet peeve? 

·         People who are not ambitious

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

·         I feel like there was a bunch of adversity that I’ve been through my life, but I never let those things define me. You must be resilient in this life.

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

·         My School is special to me because it opens opportunities that I never thought would have. I was able to be apart of the foundation of turning around a program.

What is your favorite snack food? 

·         Doritos

What is the best part of football? 

·         The team aspect of it. Everyone from different backgrounds coming together and having a common goal.

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

·         If you are looking for a player with a really high standard that challenge himself all the time to be the best version of himself then I am your guy.

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

·         Josh Jacobs

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

·         Zeke Elliott, Kevin Garnett, Mike Tyson. I would like to know to how they prepared for their sport day in day out to be the best at what they do.