2022 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Noah Ellison, WR, North Carolina Central
- Name: Noah Ellison
- Position: WR
- College: Old Dominion, Wagner College, North Carolina Central
- Height: 6’2
- Weight: 215
- Twitter: noahnumbanine
- Instagram: noahnumbanine_
What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2022 NFL Draft?
- I am smart, have great size and speed, versatile can play outside and in the slot, great blocker, and an explosive player on offense and special teams.
At what age were you first interested in the sport of football?
- Elementary school is where I found and interest but basketball was my first love.
What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?
- I love football, I am the hardest worker in the room, I never quit or back down from a challenge, great attendance, great investment and I love the grind I find beauty in the struggle.
If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be?
- The cure for cancer because I lost both of my grandparents to the disease.
What is the best advice you have ever received?
- Its not what you know its who you know. Networking is everything.
Who was your childhood hero?
- Growing up Allen Iverson and Lebron James played a huge role in my development and my approach to sports as well as life in general.
Who is the most underrated teammate in your locker room at your school?
- I would say Dante Waugh, Or Ezrah Archie great players just never got that FBS recognition from schools and it reflected in their recruiting.
What is your biggest pet peeve?
- People who are hypocrites, Don’t say one thing or complain about one thing and do another.
Overcoming adversity is what defines character, what was the hardest moment in your life to overcome?
- The hardest time in my life was for sure in 2018-2019 watching my grandfather lose the battle of cancer during the season and having to continue on and push through. He taught me the definition of the true strength.
Tell me something about your school and why it is so special to you?
- Wagner College is one of the best business schools in the entire world. I was blessed to be brought into their program via transfer portal and I believe I was sent there to receive my bachelor’s degree in business management and learn to appreciate life in its simplest form.
What is your favorite snack food?
- My go to snack is a Glazed donut, or a variety pack of chips.
What is the best part of football?
The brotherhood you create, being at 3 schools playing at every level you end up making friends and relationships with people you would never meet if it wasn’t your football.
If you could sell yourself in one sentence what would you say?
- My name is Noah Ellison, I am obedient, a problem solver and multi-cultured individual that can thrive in any environment.
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be?
- A.J. Brown WR Tennessee Titans. Size, Speed, Athleticism, Physical, Route Running. Slot and Outside WR.
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why?
- Lebron James- Overall greatness and longevity could learn a lot from him.
- Antonio Brown- His approach to the game, his drive and hunger, along with our connection to facing adversity.
- Floyd Mayweather- His success, Marketing and Promotion structure, financial imvestments and his overall approach to being a businessman and an Athlete.
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