1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:02,160 Speaker 1: How are you dealing with the change, and how much 2 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: are you looking forward to this opportunity. 3 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, definitely looking forward to it. 4 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: You know, really just excited to to get out there 5 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:12,639 Speaker 1: on the field, compete, you know, and play with you know, 6 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: the guys who you know, we put a lot of 7 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: work in and uh excited for the opportunity and and 8 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:18,320 Speaker 1: very humbled for it. 9 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 3: What kind of the questions you feel like most of 10 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:22,319 Speaker 3: the conversation, like with Brian when what he told you 11 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 3: it's jobs yours. 12 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:26,759 Speaker 1: You know, I'm gonna you know, keep that you know, 13 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: kind of between us, the details of it, but you know, 14 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: obviously just you know, for me, I'm I'm thankful for 15 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: the opportunity. I feel like I've I've worked hard and prepared, 16 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: so I'm just excited to you know, get out there 17 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: on the field and try to execute you know, this 18 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:44,160 Speaker 1: offense the best of my ability. And you know, there's 19 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:46,279 Speaker 1: just a bunch of you know, real professionals around here, 20 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 1: so you know, it's been really appreciated for mine and 21 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 1: you know even for us, like you know, he's just 22 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 1: somebody that I. 23 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 2: Really look up to and he's handled it great. 24 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: So you know, just you know, the interactions you know 25 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 1: between us since so, uh, you know, I think it 26 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: just says a lot about him as a as a person. 27 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 2: Who was the first person who shared the information with? 28 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 2: Who'd you call? 29 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 1: Uh? 30 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:09,959 Speaker 2: I mean it was probably my mom, my mom, and 31 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 2: my dad. Uh. 32 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: My dad was actually out here, you know, just hanging 33 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: out at the house and then my mom was back home, 34 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 1: so I just got him on a little FaceTime call. 35 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 2: What did find out? Ways do you? I found out? 36 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:25,319 Speaker 2: Well that yesterday morning? And what did it mean? So? Like, 37 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 2: what was your emotion right after we turned? I'm ready? 38 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: So it wasn't anything extra, It was really just you know, now, 39 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:37,679 Speaker 1: I feel like I you know, it's you always try 40 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:39,639 Speaker 1: to say like I'm gonna prepare you tweak the same, 41 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: but you know, in all reality, you have a different 42 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 1: you know. 43 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 2: Responsibilities as the starter. 44 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 3: So I'm just locked in if you throw like you 45 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 3: first started a year to know that you're prepared. 46 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 2: What you're talking about? 47 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 4: Your name? 48 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 2: Say that one more time? Sorry? 49 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 4: What ways have you evolved or grown within your game 50 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 4: and your skills to know that you're prepared from when 51 00:01:58,520 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 4: you got here till now? 52 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 2: Yeah? 53 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 1: I just feel like, you know, first of all, like 54 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: credit to the coaches, you know, their development with me 55 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: and growing my knowledge on the ins and outs of 56 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:11,359 Speaker 1: the game, especially on the defensive side of the ball, 57 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: and being able to understand tendencies and you know, how 58 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 1: to exploit exploit those tendencies. So I think from a 59 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 1: knowledge standpoint, I've grown a ton. You know, also credit 60 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: to you know, the guys in my room who have 61 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 1: been a huge help to me and have you know, 62 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:28,359 Speaker 1: shared a lot of wisdom. And you know, those are 63 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: guys where I'm just I'm watching daily and trying to 64 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: learn from them. 65 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 2: So I've grown a lot in that side of things. 66 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 1: And I think that, you know, just kind of this 67 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: scheme involved in the game plan is is really suitable 68 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: to you know, my abilities, And you know, I'm just 69 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 1: excited for the opportunity. 70 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 3: To check and what do you what do you hope 71 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 3: to bring to a team that's that's owing three and 72 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 3: could really use, you know, a shodow of enthusiasm here. 73 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:54,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think that, you know, first of all, we 74 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 2: just got to continue to you know, keep the main thing, 75 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 2: the main thing. 76 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:01,239 Speaker 1: Process wise, every buddy throughout a season is going to 77 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:02,079 Speaker 1: face adversity. 78 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,639 Speaker 2: So I think for us, it just shows. 79 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 1: It's gonna show like, you know, what kind of grit 80 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:10,079 Speaker 1: we have as a team character wise, you know, how 81 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:13,079 Speaker 1: do we handle you know, wen paunch more more down, 82 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: how are you going to respond to that? And I think, 83 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 1: you know, the biggest thing for me is I just 84 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:19,359 Speaker 1: you know, I want to do my best to be 85 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: a spark, you know, I want to create excitement on 86 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 1: the field. You know, I want to be explosive when 87 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: when opportunities are there, and you know, try to you know, 88 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: just bring you a little bit of swagger. 89 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 3: You didn't spend that much time Jackson with the with 90 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 3: the start rotated in. 91 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, there wasn't a ton of time and turning came 92 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 2: us up with the starters. 93 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 3: So how much extra work you have to do this 94 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 3: week after practice? There are certain guys to get on 95 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 3: the same page as now to do you're gonna be 96 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 3: throwing to the majority of. 97 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 2: The Yeah, there's gonna be a lot. 98 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: There's gonna be a lot of you know, extra meetings 99 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: that you know, we hold just as players and being 100 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: able to see plays the same way, you know, from 101 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 1: the same lens and just understand you know, kind of 102 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: just the fill of space. And you know, I think that. 103 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: That's like I said, it's just a different responsibility now, 104 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: is you know, for me being the starters, you know, 105 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: like you said, I haven't got a ton of reps 106 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: with those guys, so you know, the times we're able 107 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: to get, you know, just routes on air, being able 108 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: to just have discussions are very valuable. Yea draft night, 109 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: you had a call with Gable and he ended it 110 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: by saying, I'm banking. 111 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:21,799 Speaker 2: On you, and now everybody knows he's banking on you 112 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 2: your own three to make you say page job. He 113 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 2: said something that enters your mind at all, like the 114 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 2: pressure of doing it for your coach. I don't really 115 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 2: feel pressure. 116 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:36,160 Speaker 1: I feel like, you know, pressure is given to those 117 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 1: who play at a high level, and you know the 118 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:43,279 Speaker 1: best players in the world are the ones that you 119 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: are kind of involved with that word pressure. 120 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 2: So I don't feel it from that standpoint. 121 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 1: You know, my focus is just trying to just win 122 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:54,480 Speaker 1: one game at a time, and you know, we've been 123 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 1: just you know, we've been so close each week and 124 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 1: it's it's been tough to watch. It's been tough, you know, 125 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,600 Speaker 1: as a team to come back and the locker room 126 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 1: when I you know, like I said, when you're just 127 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 1: that close to winning, so our focus just has to 128 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: be on each day, each rep individually. How can we 129 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 1: you know, be better? How can we hold each other 130 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:15,599 Speaker 1: accountable as as players, as leaders of the team, and 131 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:18,159 Speaker 1: you know, just find a way to just you know, 132 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: finish games and we need to Jackson, how different is 133 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 1: it for you to know that all eyes. 134 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 2: In your offensive meeting room and really in the team 135 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 2: meeting room are now going to be on you. I 136 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:31,599 Speaker 2: know you had the attention, I know you wanted the 137 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 2: respect of everybody in the room, but now you are. 138 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:37,719 Speaker 3: The guy that they will look to to lift them up. 139 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, you just got to make sure that you're prepared 140 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 2: every day because you. 141 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:45,359 Speaker 1: Know, just the questions and you know the situations that 142 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:48,600 Speaker 1: are being put on the quarterback. You know, when you're 143 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 1: watching film, you know, you got to know exactly what 144 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: you're talking about. 145 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 2: You got to be on your you know, point blank period. 146 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: So you know, I think for me, I'm just trying 147 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: to be prepared each and every day, and I think 148 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:01,719 Speaker 1: that you know, my study, study habits and uh, you know, 149 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:03,480 Speaker 1: having those extra meetings are going to you know, put 150 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 1: me in a good position to be confident when I'm 151 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: in those meetings and when I'm on the field, you know, 152 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 1: making checks whatever it may be. You know, that way, 153 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:13,280 Speaker 1: I can just you know, play fast and the guys 154 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: can have a lot of confidence in me. 155 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:18,039 Speaker 3: That's where you're drafted, because of where you were drafted, 156 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 3: the position you play, uh, the state of this team 157 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 3: right now, you are going to be looked at as 158 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 3: the savior. They're going to be that face. Is that 159 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:27,280 Speaker 3: something that you welcome or do you try to not 160 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:29,040 Speaker 3: make much of that at all and then just try 161 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 3: to be. 162 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:32,359 Speaker 2: One of the low I just try to be the 163 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 2: best teammate that I can be. I don't want to 164 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 2: look at it that way. You know, that word or 165 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 2: you know that phrase doesn't really go in my head. 166 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 2: You know. 167 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:45,480 Speaker 1: I feel like as a unit on the field, especially 168 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:47,600 Speaker 1: as an offense, like everybody has to be in sing so. 169 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 2: You know, they can't just be. 170 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 1: Attention on one guy to carry the you know, the 171 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:55,360 Speaker 1: load of everything. It's got to be collectively. 172 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 2: As a unit. 173 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: And you know, when we watch games back, like you know, 174 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:01,160 Speaker 1: there's just a few mistakes that if we just correct 175 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: as a team as an offense, you know, games could. 176 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:07,919 Speaker 2: Be completely different. So you know, that's that's our focus. 177 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 1: My focus is on the guys, on the players around me, 178 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 1: and has nothing to do with myself. 179 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 2: So you know that's approach. 180 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 4: On the take, I was, I was surprised, you you 181 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 4: really haven't taken that many reps within a week, and 182 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 4: now you lose another day to day with him not playing. 183 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 4: How do you get on the same page with your 184 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 4: top weapon, top receiver this quickly for your first start. 185 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: Well, I think that when you have a guy that's 186 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 1: as elite as him, you're definitely able to you know, 187 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: make up that ground a little bit quicker because a 188 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: lot of times you know he's going to make me right, 189 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: you know, based on my throat, just because of his 190 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:42,200 Speaker 1: skill set and his ability. But I would say, you know, 191 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 1: the biggest thing is like when I was, you know, 192 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: the backup and taking reps behind, like I was constantly 193 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 1: trying to do my footwork on each progression each play 194 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 1: and trying to time out with time up with those 195 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 1: guys's route. So I kind of have that, you know, 196 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: in my mental bank of you know, just the timing 197 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 1: and you know, kind. 198 00:07:58,640 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 2: Of the depths. 199 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 1: I've also seen him play a ton and then I 200 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 1: saw him cook my team in college, so I just 201 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: know his ability and I know that. 202 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 2: You know, if there's you know. 203 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: Fifty to fifty balls or him one on one or 204 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: you know, different situations, I have, you know, all the 205 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 1: confidence in the world to get him the ball. To 206 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 1: a frustrated fan base about what you're going to bring 207 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: as the starter. 208 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 2: For this team, I'm just going to lay everything I 209 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 2: have on the line. That's just the way that I 210 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 2: play the game. 211 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:31,239 Speaker 1: You know, when I step in between those lines, nothing 212 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 1: else in the world matters to me except doing everything 213 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: that I can to win it. So, you know, whatever 214 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 1: rep that is in practice, whatever competition it may be, 215 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:43,440 Speaker 1: you know, I just feel like I'm a competitor. So 216 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 1: whatever I gotta do prepared for the week when I'm 217 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 1: on the field to do to win, I'm gonna give 218 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 1: it my mi all to do that. 219 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:53,440 Speaker 2: What does it mean to do that? 220 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 4: With Dables back against the wall, He's decided the solution 221 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 4: is you like, he showed the faith in you to 222 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:03,200 Speaker 4: draft you, to trade up for you, and now he's 223 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 4: calling on you when in each most like, what what 224 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 4: is that? How does that make you feel as a 225 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:07,840 Speaker 4: as a player? 226 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 1: Definitely now As a player, when you know that your 227 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 1: coach has confidence in you, it means a lot because 228 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 1: you know that you can trust them and they can 229 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 1: trust you. 230 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 2: And you know, I know that every day that I 231 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 2: come out here, every. 232 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 1: Day that step into the facility, He's going to give 233 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: his all for me, and I'm going to do this 234 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 1: exact same way. 235 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:30,320 Speaker 2: So you know, I'm just I'm excited to get out 236 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: There on the field, excited to to be, you know, 237 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 1: take another step, you know, with this team and do 238 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: everything that we can to win games.