1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:00,320 Speaker 1: Hi. 2 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 2: Help doing the night so great? 3 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:08,239 Speaker 3: Thank you, so everyone, please welcome Kayden Wallace. We'll get 4 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 3: started with the first question here from Doug Kaid. 5 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 4: Hi Kaiden, congratulations and welcome to New England. 6 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 2: Thank you so much. We just got off the. 7 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:21,159 Speaker 4: Phone with Elliott Wolfe, Picture's director of scouting and the 8 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 4: expressed confidence that you could play, that you could potentially 9 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 4: play left tackle in the NFL. How confident would you 10 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:28,639 Speaker 4: be playing on the left side? 11 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 2: Super confident. 12 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:32,639 Speaker 5: I mean I play every position on the line and 13 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:34,559 Speaker 5: I'm just excited to get there and learn into some 14 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:35,919 Speaker 5: great coaches and get after it. 15 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:39,160 Speaker 2: Thank you of course. 16 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 3: Next question so if you wella, Hi Kayden, welcome to 17 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:46,920 Speaker 3: New England. 18 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 2: Thank you so much. 19 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 6: I was just curious what was this night like for you, Like, 20 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 6: who's with you? And can you just take us through 21 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 6: the moment when you got the call. 22 00:00:57,240 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean surrounded by family and I mean it 23 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 5: was just surreal something I've been working towards my whole 24 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 5: life and just crazy excited to be picked and to 25 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 5: be picked by the Patriots and it's just been a whirlwind. 26 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 2: Of a day. 27 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:14,199 Speaker 6: And just to follow that up, I note that you 28 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 6: you had some meetings with the Patriots, like you came 29 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:19,679 Speaker 6: on a visit and all that. What was there anything 30 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 6: I was said during those meetings that kind of made 31 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 6: you feel like this could be like the spot you 32 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 6: end up in. 33 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:26,039 Speaker 2: I wouldn't say. 34 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 5: Anything specifically, just really great talks all around, and just 35 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 5: love the staff, love learning under the staff. 36 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:32,400 Speaker 2: So it's excited. 37 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:38,559 Speaker 3: Thank you so much and congratulations again, thank you. Next 38 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 3: question and Steal. 39 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 2: Cayden, congratulations, Thank you so much. Going back to. 40 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 1: The right tackle left tackle deal, when's the left time 41 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: last time you played left tackle in a game? 42 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 2: We saw you. You played on the right side a 43 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 2: lot at Penn State in a game. It's been a more, 44 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 2: It's been a while. 45 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 5: I did a lot of work at the Shrine Bowl 46 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 5: at left tackle, but super fluid and I'm able to 47 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 5: really switch around any position on the line, So I'm 48 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 5: confident wherever the coach is putting me, I'll exceed that. 49 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 3: Question. Alex spob. 50 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:18,080 Speaker 2: Hey, Kate, congratulations. 51 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 7: I'm just wondering on your visit, did you have any 52 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 7: interaction with Scott Peters, the offensive line coach, and if so, 53 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 7: what did you take away from that. 54 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, Yeah, we had a great meeting and he seems 55 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 5: like a really awesome coach. A lot of great tips 56 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 5: that like I just had no clue about, and so 57 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 5: I'm excited to get down there and you know. 58 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 2: Really get under his wing and learn more. 59 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:46,359 Speaker 3: Next question, Mark Daniels, Hey kid, congratulations. 60 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:48,640 Speaker 2: How would you describe your game and what are you 61 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 2: hoping to prove in the NFL. 62 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 5: I would just describe my game as physical and intelligent. 63 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 5: I'm a baller and I can't wait to bring that 64 00:02:57,960 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 5: to the league. 65 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 2: Yeah. 66 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 5: Like, I'm just excited to I keep saying it, but 67 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 5: I'm excited to get out there and just learn more 68 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:06,079 Speaker 5: about the game and just grind. 69 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 2: So awesome. Thank you, thank you. 70 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:14,800 Speaker 3: Next question Taylor kyles I. 71 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:16,079 Speaker 2: Caden, Welcome to New England. 72 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 8: Thank you so much for your time reading your scouting reports. 73 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 8: A lot of people were talking about the jump that 74 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 8: you made in your final season in college. I was 75 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 8: wondering what was behind that and maybe if you can 76 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 8: give us some insight into how you had so much 77 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:30,639 Speaker 8: success in twenty twenty two against Michigan. 78 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:34,399 Speaker 2: It seemed like that was a really good game for you. Yeah. 79 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 5: I mean to be honest, I'm just a grinder. I 80 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 5: love working. I love the game. So I love figuring 81 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 5: out new things about the game and how to improve 82 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 5: my game. So I'm just locked in. I've been locked in, 83 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:48,839 Speaker 5: and this year everything came to fruition. I was able 84 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 5: to tie everything together that I've been putting learning these 85 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 5: past few years. 86 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 2: So yeah, thank you. 87 00:03:56,800 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 3: Next question, Bob Socie, Thanks Stef. 88 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 2: Game, congratulations, thank you. 89 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 7: From what I've read, you had a lot of Top 90 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 7: thirty visits relatively late in the process. How do you 91 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 7: describe what the activity was like, the interest and involvement 92 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 7: from teams around the league was like as we headed 93 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 7: down the stretch toward the draft. 94 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean, I would say pretty much threw out 95 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 5: most of my process. 96 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 2: It was pretty high. 97 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 5: I was able to talk to a lot of teams 98 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 5: between the Shrine Bowl, the Combine, Pro Day, things like that. 99 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 7: So yeah, in one of the quick follow up regard 100 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 7: in the Shrine Bowl, you made the decision to play 101 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 7: in the Shrine Bowl. A lot of players in your 102 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 7: position might not have played in that Bowl game entering 103 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 7: the drafts. What went into that decision for you and 104 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 7: why was it important to be out there? 105 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:50,599 Speaker 5: I just love ball, so you told me you feel 106 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 5: to play on and tell me, there's good coaches. 107 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 2: I'm gonna go out there and volve. So thank you 108 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 2: very much. Congratulations again, thank you. 109 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 3: It looks like two more questions here, so we'll start 110 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 3: off with a steel. 111 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 1: Yeah, Kayden, who are your inspirations? Who are your idols? 112 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 1: Who's helped you get to this point? And who do 113 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: you model your game after? Maybe? 114 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 5: I mean there's so many, There's so many greats that 115 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 5: I emulate my game. 116 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 2: After in the league. I mean, honestly, so too many 117 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 2: to name. 118 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:27,239 Speaker 5: You know, we got legends like Trent Williams, Tyron Smith, 119 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 5: Arry Allen, Toront Armstead, Ryan Ramschek, Guys that I've been 120 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 5: watching for years, So I try to I try to 121 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 5: take aspects of their game and a plan to my 122 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:36,479 Speaker 5: game and kind of works out for me. 123 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 3: Final question here from Keegan Steple. 124 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 9: And congratulations. Elliott Wolfe gave us a little tidbit into 125 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 9: your background. Yeah, he told us that your brother was 126 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 9: an oyster scientist. Can you tell us a little bit 127 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 9: about what that entails? 128 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 2: What that is? 129 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:56,280 Speaker 9: Raight? 130 00:05:56,320 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 2: Come in, I'll have the man himself tell you. He's 131 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 2: here with me right now. Perfect. 132 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 5: Hey, how's everybody doing with I'm Charles Wallace. Finishing on 133 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 5: my PhD right now the University of Florida. I do 134 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:14,719 Speaker 5: oyster science poster management stuff. I study how people interact 135 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 5: with the environment and specifically with oysters and worster management. 136 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:19,720 Speaker 2: So pretty cool stuff. 137 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:24,039 Speaker 8: If you had to describe your brother, how would you 138 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:24,919 Speaker 8: describe your brother? 139 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:29,919 Speaker 2: How would you describe me? If you had to describe 140 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:33,839 Speaker 2: your brother? Hard worker. He's a hard worker, he's a grinder. 141 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 5: He's gonna show up every day, he's gonna give his all, 142 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 5: and he's creative. Football is a craft for him, it's 143 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:43,840 Speaker 5: an art and can't wait to pain a beautiful picture 144 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 5: in New England. 145 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 2: Thanks for taking the time. 146 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 9: Congratulations to the family and you two. 147 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 2: Thank you guys. 148 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 3: Thank you very much. Kayden, we appreciate you joining us 149 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 3: and enjoyed. 150 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:58,559 Speaker 2: Tonight of course. Thank you so much. 151 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 3: Thank you.