NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Jared Afalava, LB, Weber State
NFL Draft Diamonds website has been providing our readers Prospect Interviews over the past 3 years and this year we mixed things up a bit. Our questions are designed to give our readers a little more insight on the draft eligible player. We hope to bring you more than 350 interviews of NFL Draft Prospects this season. You will be able to track them all on the front page of our website in the banner to the right. Now let’s meet our next prospect!!!!
What is your name?
Jared Afalava
What is your Height/Weight?
6’3″ 235
What is your position?
OLB
Where do you play college football?
U of Nebraska/ Weber State
Football is about giving back, what is the coolest thing you have done off the field?
Sign autographs for fans on fan day in Nebraska
What was the hardest college class you ever had to take?
Chemistry and dropped out
Where are you from?
Kahuku, Hawaii
Who is your role model, and why?
Snoop dogg because he came up out of struggle and influence ppl to realize the tru meaning of one love
Did you play any other sports growing up?
Basketball, golf, baseball
Did you play any other positions in football?
QB, FB, NG
At your position, what separates you from others?
Instinct
When you are breaking down film, what do you look for?
Flaws in footwork and positioning
Who was the toughest player you ever faced?
Nick Vigil HS quarterfinals sr year
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be and why?
Clay Matthews how he dominates his side of the field
What was the biggest obstacle in your life you had to overcome, and how did you overcome it?
Give up smoking habits, to Learn life is bigger than rolling up
Do you have any pre-game rituals?
Stay calm and focused on visualizing reacting to what was prepared
What is your biggest strength?
Ball hawk
What is your biggest weakness?
Decision making and accountability
If I were a GM and gave you a second to sell yourself, what would you say?
I can do great things
Who was your favorite player and/or NFL team growing up?
Sean Taylor , Dolphins
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?
My great grandparents and Snoop Dogg
What will be the first big item you buy once you are in the NFL?
Debt or a car
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