1 00:00:04,040 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: Drew Ogletree, tight end out of Youngstown State, was drafted 2 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:10,080 Speaker 1: by the Colts with the one hundred and ninety second 3 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:12,959 Speaker 1: pick in the sixth round. They'll be twenty twenty two 4 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: NFL Draft, and he joined us now to talk about 5 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: the excitement of joining the Colts and the NFL. Drew, 6 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: thanks for the time, man, Congratulations. What's this feeling like? 7 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:24,119 Speaker 1: Oh man, thanks for having But it's a feeling like 8 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:26,800 Speaker 1: no other. You know, coming from a small, small town. 9 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: You know, I think I graduated one hundred and six 10 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: people went to a small college. Yeah, taser to a 11 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 1: bigger college, but you know, not one of the Power 12 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: fives or anything like that NBS. So just knowing to 13 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:37,919 Speaker 1: hear my name called and see my name up there 14 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: on the screen with my family around, it's a feeling 15 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: like no idea. I mean, it's it's it is pretty cool. 16 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: I mean, you're drafted in the sixth round. Eric Johnson 17 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 1: out of Missouri State was just drafted by the Colts 18 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: in the fifth round. Two FCS guys from the Missouri Valley, 19 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: same conference. How awesome is that? And does this just 20 00:00:56,160 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 1: show hey, great players they come from everywhere in all 21 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: different parts of the country here. Yes, yeah, No matter 22 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: where you had, they're gonna find you. You know. Actually 23 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:07,400 Speaker 1: me and Eric went on a top thirty there together, 24 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: and then we also trained down in Fort Myers, Florida 25 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: together for our pre draft, so you know it was 26 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: it was crazy. I mean, you can't even write this stuff. 27 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:19,119 Speaker 1: I mean, this is like divine intervention. Right, that's pretty cool. Man. 28 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 1: Did you did you have a notion that you know 29 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: that the Colts might be looking at you here on 30 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 1: on day three of the draft? Um? I actually didn't know. 31 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 1: After after um, after close draft to Johnny Wood, I 32 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: was like, oh man, there goes my shot to go 33 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 1: with the Colts. But then, um, you know, I received 34 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:39,320 Speaker 1: a call and ecstatic. Like I said, it's a feeling 35 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:41,760 Speaker 1: like no other. I'm That's how I can only describe it, 36 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: and that's how I'm describing for rest of my life. Man. Now, 37 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: you you played wide receiver before moving to tight end 38 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: your last year there at Youngstown State. What went into 39 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: that move and just what's that transition been like for 40 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: you in terms of the challenges and and things you've 41 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: had to overcome switching positions like that. So before I 42 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 1: was at University of Findlay, D two school up in 43 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 1: northern Ohio and played receiver over there. And then my 44 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: strength coach from a Scott was like, hey, you might 45 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,119 Speaker 1: not be quick enough to be a receiver in the league. 46 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:13,959 Speaker 1: You know, I I don't have that four three four four speed, 47 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: But it looks like he had some broad shorters. He 48 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 1: can put on some weight. How do you think he 49 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 1: would play as a tight end. And once he told 50 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: me that, I was like, Hey, anything I gotta do 51 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: to make it to that next level, I'll do it. 52 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:26,519 Speaker 1: And I thought it like at first, it was a 53 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 1: little rough trying to gain that weight, and then but 54 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 1: once I started going gotting on a little routine, started 55 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: becoming a habit. And now I mean, I'm so grateful 56 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: that my coach was telling was able to tell me 57 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: that and tell me, hey, let's switch the tight end. 58 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 1: And I know you talked about this earlier, but that 59 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: that evolution for you, your involvement there in terms of 60 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: being a blocking tight end. How is that going for you? 61 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 1: And I know you're obviously a natural pass catcher, but 62 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 1: the blocking part of being a tight end, how's that going? 63 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: I think it's going great. You know, it's a little 64 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 1: rough when I first switched over it because it's a 65 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: little different blocking the one hundred and seventy hundred and 66 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 1: ninety pound dvs going into blocking two fifty two seventy dns. 67 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,359 Speaker 1: So a little roup at the beginning then that spring season, 68 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: but I have that spring season, it was good, and 69 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 1: started just trying to improve everything. Sorry, So I started 70 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: to improve everything, and then once I got to fall 71 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 1: camp really started rolling. I felt like I've already played 72 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: that position for a couple of years now. You you played, 73 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 1: as you said, you played a ton of football the 74 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: last couple of years, two seasons in two twenty one 75 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: because the FCS level, they pushed the two twenty season 76 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 1: to the spring of twenty one, so you played a 77 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: lot of ball in the last calendar year here plus 78 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 1: getting ready for the draft. How do you think that 79 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: helped you? Getting a lot of time on the field 80 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 1: in a short amount of time. I feel like there's nothing, 81 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: like nothing that gets you better than just actual game reps, 82 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: because yeah, you can kind of simulate things in practice, 83 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 1: but it's nothing like that when you're going full speed 84 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 1: balls to the wall in a game. So you know, 85 00:03:57,440 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: it was great that I got that experience that spring 86 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 1: season definitely jump started my career as a tight end. 87 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: All right, two questions for you to wrap up here. 88 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: You specifically, you're playing with Matt Ryan, You're playing with 89 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor, You're playing with Michael Pittman junior. Okay, that's you. 90 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:16,559 Speaker 1: But then your family, they're an hour and a half away, 91 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: making that that that trek from Dayton, Ohio to Indianapolis. 92 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 1: That's gotta be a huge bonus for the family. What's 93 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:25,039 Speaker 1: everybody thinking about the Colts offense and seeing you play 94 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 1: at Lucas Oil Stadium? You know, they love Lucas. My 95 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: mom loves Lucas Oil Stadium because you know, it's a 96 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 1: doom So she's like, hey, no more cold game, don't 97 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:34,280 Speaker 1: got to worry about none of that. Yep. So she 98 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:38,040 Speaker 1: was exciting about that. And then just being so close 99 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:40,160 Speaker 1: to home. Having my family be able to come up 100 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 1: and see me whenever they want, or come to a 101 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:45,359 Speaker 1: game whenever they want is a blessing because you know, 102 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: I mean I could have been all the way in 103 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: California and where they probably would have came to like 104 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: maybe one game possibly, So being close to home is 105 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 1: definitely great. And in the offense, I know, I got 106 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: a couple of family members and friends that um like 107 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: big Falcons fans. So when they see mat Ryan go 108 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:01,839 Speaker 1: to Indy and I was talking about, hey, I might 109 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: I might end up at any there, they were excatic 110 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 1: about that. And you know, that offense is just something. 111 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:10,799 Speaker 1: It's something great with the offensive line, to the quarterback, 112 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: to receivers, to the running back and you know, and 113 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: then obviously with tight end male Moiley Cox just signed 114 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:19,600 Speaker 1: his new deal. You know, he's a great guy, a 115 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: great receiver. I'm kind of I kind of look up 116 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: to him now because he has that basketball um history 117 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 1: tone and just like me. So, Man, I don't think 118 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: I could have went to a better team. And there's 119 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 1: no question about that. That is Drew ogle Trees in 120 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:38,360 Speaker 1: the fold. He's a tight end out of Youngstown State. Drew, 121 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: thanks so much for the time, man. Congratulations, it's great 122 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 1: to meet you and we'll see you here soon in 123 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:45,720 Speaker 1: a few weeks the spring. Thanks for having me on, man, 124 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: it's a pleasure.