NFL Draft Diamonds Prospect Interview: Azziz Higgins, LB, Gardner Webb University
NFL Draft Diamonds and our staff have been bringing our readers Prospect Interviews over the past 2 years and this year we mixed up the questions and added some fun questions for our readers. We have tons of NFL staff that read our interviews, and we actually received several of the questions from NFL scouts we speak too. This gives them a little bit more information regarding your character. We hope to bring you more than 300 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.
What is your name?
Azziz M. Higgins
What is your Height/Weight?
6’2/235
What is your position?
ILB/OLB
Where do you play college football?
Gardner-Webb University
Football is about giving back, what is the coolest thing you have done off the field?
Helped out at the local elementary school, painting walls and helping move and rearrange supplies
What was the hardest college class you ever had to take?
Differential Equations
Where are you from?
Hillside, NJ
Who is your role model, and why?
My parents and my older brother because they have been big influences in my life and taught me everything I know
Did you play any other sports growing up?
I played basketball, ran track and field, and flag football
Did you play any other positions in football?
DE, RB, TE when I was young but it’s been LB ever since
At your position, what separates you from others?
I’m a smart player so I can break down plays a lot faster than most at my position
When you are breaking down film, what do you look for?
I look for tendencies, favorite offense plays and a team’s identity(how they like to approach every team)
Who was the toughest player you ever faced?
RB from UNCC my sophomore year
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be and why?
Lavonte David because he’s quick, decisive player and always around the ball
What was the biggest obstacle in your life you had to overcome, and how did you overcome it?
It was troubles I faced my senior year in high school but with love and support from my family and friends I over came it and left it in the past but used it as a great learning experience
Do you have any pre-game rituals?
I listen to Drake before I go out before any game
What is your biggest strength?
Intelligence
What is your biggest weakness?
Need to be more patient sometimes during a play
Who was your favorite player and/or NFL team growing up?
Jets Nation all the way baby!
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would you choose?
Rihanna, Drake, And a young Chris Tucker
What will be the first big item you buy once you are in the NFL?
Anything for my parents, whatever they want, they deserve it!
Rapid Answers:
- Tupac or Biggie?
- NFL Network or ESPN?
- Coke or Pepsi?
- Pizza or Burgers?
- Dogs or Cats?
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