2023 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Se’Lah Smith, WR, Howard Payne University

• Name: Se’Lah Smith
• Position: WR
• College: Howard Payne University 
• Height: 5’9
• Weight: 185lbs
• Twitter: selah_smith1
• Instagram: __s.smith_

What makes you a top prospect at your position  in the 2023 NFL Draft? 

Besides my love for the game of football, I would say my speed and IQ. I can spread the field and find a way to make an impact play regardless if I get the ball or not.

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

I would say around 4 or 5.

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

That I’m willing to learn as much as I can and they will get 110 percent everyday.

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

Child Hunger 

What is the best advice you have ever received? 

“Just be patient and let God guide your steps”

Who was your childhood hero? 

My Dad 

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

Mark Taplette 

What is your biggest pet peeve? 

Disrespect 

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

My grandfather had a massive heart attack when I was 9. I was napping in his lap when it happened. It scarred me, it just changed my whole mindset and help me grow into the person I am today.

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

Howard Payne is a small school not very many people know about. The culture and love for football there is out of this world.

What is your favorite snack food? 

Welch’s Fruit Snacks 

What is the best part of football? 

Game Days

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

Quick, fast, and smart football player

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

Julian Edelman

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

Randy Moss, Larry Fitzgerald Jr., and Brandon Marshall. I would love to pick their brains and just get to know what it takes to be a great receiver at the next level.