2023 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Peter Afful, WR, Washburn University

• Name: Peter Afful
• Position: Wide Receiver 
• College: Washburn University 
• Height: 5’11
• Weight: 180
• Twitter: Afful_Jr
• Instagram: p_affuljr

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

• What makes me a top prospect is my ability to score, create separation, play fast, and gain yards after the catch. 

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

• I was 12 years old, couldn’t convince mom and dad to let me play younger than that lol. 

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

• I’m all for whatever the team needs, being that I’m able to produce even if the situation presents minimal opportunities. 

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

• Most definitely a cause of cancer. My grandmother lost her battle with leukemia, so whatever I gotta do to beat that too, I’ll do. 

What is the best advice you have ever received? 

• “To not let your situation, whether good or bad, define you as a person or player, stay true to who you are, work hard, and it’ll all pan out.”

Who was your childhood hero? 

• It gotta be Lebron James, everyone used to say I low-key looked like him, never saw it though lol. 

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

• Got to say my guy, Collin Wilson. The man makes plays when the team needs it the most, and he has good size and a great catch radius.

What is your biggest pet peeve? 

• I’m O.C.D, so I like order.

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

• The covid year was most definitely the toughest. It set me back a year on the field, and mentally I had to stay focused and not lose sight of the end goal which was having a successful season the following year. Long and short of it, I helped lead our team to the first playoff run in a decade. 

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

• Washburn is the only school that gave me a fair opportunity to compete and chase my dream. As a player, it means a lot when a program believes in you and offers unwavering support. 

What is your favorite snack food? 

• Beef Jerky, easy call. 

What is the best part of football? 

• Winning. 

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

• I’m detailed, productive, competitive, dominant, and tough. 

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

• Stefon Diggs

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

• My grandmother Mina, Jay- Z, and Kevin Hart.