1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,440 Speaker 1: See that adjustment from D two to the NFL is 2 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 1: a pretty big jump. How have you been able to 3 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:08,480 Speaker 1: manage that so far? Um? Like, I mean I've told 4 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 1: other people this as well, but I think I've always 5 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,040 Speaker 1: been able to compete at this level. It's just kind 6 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:16,119 Speaker 1: of my first opportunity to do it. And UM, you 7 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: know now that I'm here, UM, I think I match 8 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: up well. Um, it's just about learning the tools and 9 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: getting some new techniques under my tool box and applying them, 10 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: and um, I think I can fit in well with 11 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: this this defense. So UM, it hasn't been super hard 12 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:34,560 Speaker 1: transitioning as far as um the D two to this level, 13 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:36,919 Speaker 1: but UM, you know, I'm still learning, still young, so 14 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: I got a lot to go. Was ever a point 15 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 1: where you you know, we were competing out there and 16 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: you know, the summer, and you needed to have some 17 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: validation in your own head because of where you came 18 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 1: from that I can run with these guys. Yeah, I 19 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 1: can cover these guys, I would say. So. I mean, 20 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: like in my head I knew that I could, but 21 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: at the same time, I went to prove to myself 22 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: and to other people that I could And really, I think, um, 23 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: when it starts. It was the Senior Bowl. I went 24 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: to the Senior Bowl, and now I'm you know, going 25 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 1: up against Division one receivers and um kind of guys 26 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: that I'm gonna be seeing weekly here. So UM, I 27 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 1: think that was my first real test, and I think 28 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: it definitely helped my confidence, you know, knowing that I 29 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:18,479 Speaker 1: can do it and I'm able to do it, and um, 30 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,680 Speaker 1: you know, just just improving from there, UM, taking taking 31 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 1: this day by day, step by step, and just going 32 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:27,400 Speaker 1: up in any particular player or player you went against 33 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: here that you know, it's a series of things where 34 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: you said, well, it's that's pretty good. UM. Not necessarily, 35 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: I tried not to worry about too too much who's 36 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:39,960 Speaker 1: who's in. UM. I just kind of try to stay 37 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 1: in my own lane UM and and do what I 38 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: can do. UM. I mean everyone has different techniques and 39 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: skill sets, but um, at the same time, I still 40 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: got one job to do. UM, So I try not 41 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: to worry about who's in and just really worry about 42 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: doing my job, UM and getting out there and making plays. 43 00:01:57,680 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: Everyone knows what you went through, you know, emotionally everything, 44 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: but even just physically you can practice the first uh 45 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 1: how how top of that. Did you feel like that 46 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: set you back just to not be the young field 47 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: right away for the draft? Um, I think it sent 48 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 1: me back a little bit. But UM, I mean me 49 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 1: coming out here and doing recovery and rehabbing stuff like 50 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 1: that got me back pretty got me, got me got 51 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: me back on the field pretty fast. Um And And 52 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: I think, UM, you know, just watching practice and watching 53 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:27,239 Speaker 1: the guys and taking mental reps I think helped as well. 54 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 1: And UM, you know, once I got back out there, 55 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 1: I couldn't, you know, feel it at all, so it 56 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 1: felt like I was Um, it just took me a 57 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: little bit to get back into the swing of things, 58 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 1: and I felt like I was back to normal, So um, 59 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 1: you know, it wasn't too bad. What's the difference between 60 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:46,359 Speaker 1: a Division two receiver and an NFL receiver? Um? Division two? 61 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: I was, I was. I was taller than most of them, 62 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 1: and I waited a little bit more than most of them. Here, 63 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 1: everybody's like six two or higher or taller. So everybody's 64 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: taller on the average, bigger on the average, faster on 65 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: the average. Um. Um and and UM, I think I 66 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: think the people here have better playmaking abilities as far 67 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: as going up to get the ball. Um. So so 68 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 1: I think that's really the main difference. But I think 69 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 1: I can compete with them, So it's you know, I'm 70 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 1: not too worried about it. Do you think you've carved 71 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:23,079 Speaker 1: out a spot for you on this defense right away? UM, 72 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say that. I feel like, UM, you know, 73 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 1: I'm just trying to do what I what I can do, 74 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 1: and I'm I can only be ready for what I'm 75 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 1: called upon. I'm not gonna say that. You know, the 76 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: spot is there for me and it just has my 77 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: name on it. But you know, whenever I'm called on, 78 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be there, um, and just control what I 79 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: can control. Do you think, Um, you know, coming to 80 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 1: this level obviously is being experienced playing in the first 81 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: game or your first hand game, a real Gameseason game 82 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: will be an eye opening experience for you. I mean, 83 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: you know, sometimes it's too big for some people. UM. 84 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: I don't think it'll be an eye opening experience, but um, 85 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: that really think it'll be a lot of emotions going 86 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: through me. Um, and I'm just gonna try to slow 87 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 1: it down in my in my body, um and not 88 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 1: try to overthink everything. UM. I think that's what happens. 89 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: Everybody gets flustered with the noise and you know, just 90 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:16,280 Speaker 1: the moment, and UM, you know, I'm just gonna try 91 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 1: to slow it down and take it, you know, go 92 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:20,919 Speaker 1: through my progressions, my reads and things like that and 93 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:23,039 Speaker 1: make it slow down in my head so then I 94 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 1: could just you know, react and not have to think 95 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 1: so much, and then it becomes second nature and I 96 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 1: can go out there and make plays. Are you a 97 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:32,719 Speaker 1: kickoff fraternity? You're gonna leave that to the older guys 98 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:39,160 Speaker 1: like Cody. Look that that decision is not up to me, 99 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 1: But I'm down to do whatever they want me to do. Um. 100 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: I would love to return. Um. I enjoy it, and 101 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:48,479 Speaker 1: I know Cody enjoys it too. But you know, uh, 102 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 1: we're gonna have to race in practice one day and 103 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: see is faster, and then then maybe we could raise 104 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: for it.