TheFootballExpert.com:  What is your accurate height, weight and forty time?

Dan Bazuin: 6’02”4/8, 270 lbs, 4.68 sec

TheFootballExpert.com:  What position do you expect to play in the NFL?

Dan Bazuin: DE in a 4-3 defense or an OLB in a 3-4 defense.

TheFootballExpert.com:  What do you feel is your greatest strength as a football player and what area do you feel you need to improve in?

Dan Bazuin:  I think my motor is my biggest strength; I am never far from making a play because I am constantly hustling to the ball.  My hands are also a big strength; they keep me from getting locked up with an offensive lineman in my pass rush.  I need to improve on shedding run blocks at the next level because offensive lineman are bigger, more athletic, and have longer arms at the NFL level.

TheFootballExpert.com:  What NFL player do you do you think you compare favorably to? 

Dan Bazuin:  I compare favorably to Aaron Kampman of Green Bay.  He has a high motor and a great passion for the game.

TheFootballExpert.com:  Who is the best player you have faced during your career?

Dan Bazuin:  Jake Long of Michigan is the best offensive tackle I have played against during my career.  He is big, strong and physical, and is almost never out of position to make a block.

TheFootballExpert.com:  What is your greatest football moment to date?

Dan Bazuin: Winning the MAC championship in my final season with Central Michigan and following it up with a win in the Motor City Bowl.

TheFootballExpert.com:  Did you have a favorite pro team growing up?  Favorite player?

Dan Bazuin:  My favorite teams growing up were the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers.  My favorite players were Barry Sanders of Detroit and Bret Favre of Green Bay.  These players were and are great role models and two of the greatest players to play the game at their respective positions and I consider it a privilege to have been able to watch them in their careers.

TheFootballExpert.com:  What do you plan to do once your playing career is over?

Dan Bazuin:  I would like to start my own business after my playing career is over and use my degree in business.  I would also like to coach at the high school level and start a non-profit organization in my hometown and the surrounding area that will address suicide.

TheFootballExpert.com:  When you get your first professional paycheck what is the first thing you will buy?

Dan Bazuin:  I will pay back and address financial issue with my family first and then begin a financial investment program for my future.

TheFootballExpert.com:  How have you been preparing and training since the end of your college season?

Dan Bazuin:  I have been training at Parisi Speed School in New Jersey in anticipation for the NFL Combine.

TheFootballExpert.com:  Obviously it is still early, but do you have any goals in mind when it comes to the NFL Draft?

Dan Bazuin:  My goal is to be a first round pick, but I just want to go to a team that appreciates the qualities I have to offer.

TheFootballExpert.com:  What is the one thing you will most miss at college?

Dan Bazuin:  My college teammates, they made my college experience a great one and I will miss them the most.

TheFootballExpert.com:  What has competing against Joe Staley in practice done for your game?

Dan Bazuin:  Playing against Joe each day helped me improve greatly.  He is such a great athlete and football player that it took my best each day to compete with him.  He is one of the reasons for my success at Central Michigan.

TheFootballExpert.com:  Do you look at NFL Mock Drafts or Expert’s projections?

Dan Bazuin:  I haven’t checked the projections because I am a swing guy who could go in a number of different rounds and I am doing everything within my power to put myself in the best position come draft day. 

TheFootballExpert.com:  Any pregame rituals?  Music?  Food?

Dan Bazuin: An ice bath a few hours before the game to refresh my legs and visualizing myself making plays against the team that week are my pregame rituals.