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TheFootballExpert.com: What
is your accurate height, weight and
forty time?
Derrick Jones:
6’3 7/8, 282, 4.7
TheFootballExpert.com: What
position do you expect to play in the
NFL?
Derrick Jones: Defensive
End, Outside Linebacker
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?
Derrick Jones: I am a
complete player. I’m great at stopping the
run and rushing the
passer. I feel that I could work more on
my technique.
TheFootballExpert.com: What
NFL player do you do you think you
compare favorably to?
Derrick Jones: Reggie White.
I get to the quarterback
with more power than speed.
TheFootballExpert.com: Who
is the best player you have faced during
your career?
Derrick Jones: Brandon
Barnes, Allen Barbe
TheFootballExpert.com: What
is your greatest football moment to
date?
Derrick Jones: Winning
the National Championship for
the 2nd time.
TheFootballExpert.com: Did
you have a favorite pro team growing
up? Favorite player?
Derrick Jones: I
really never had a favorite team. Growing
up I was a Huge Jason Taylor fan
TheFootballExpert.com: What
do you plan to do once your playing
career is over?
Derrick Jones: My
plans is to teach Physical Education and coach
football at the High school level.
TheFootballExpert.com: When
you get your first professional paycheck
what is the first thing you will buy?
Derrick Jones: Not really
sure. Most likely it will go in the
bank.
TheFootballExpert.com: How
have you been preparing and training
since the end of your college season?
Derrick Jones: I been
training in Chicago
for 2 months working on my speed and quickness. Also
getting in shape as well.
TheFootballExpert.com: Obviously
it is still early, but do you have
any goals in mind when it comes to the NFL Draft?
Derrick Jones: I would like
to get drafted. However if it doesn’t
happen I will never
stop fighting from making a team.
TheFootballExpert.com: What
is the one thing you will most miss at
college?
Derrick Jones: The chemistry
and personal bounds I had
with some of my teammates.
TheFootballExpert.com: What
are your plans to help you get
notice? Combines? All-Star
games?
Derrick Jones: I played in
The Texas Vs. Nation game. I had a good
week of practice. Also I have my pro day
coming up on March 12
at Grand Valley.
TheFootballExpert.com: What
have former college teammates now in the
NFL told you about preparing for the league?
Derrick Jones: I have only 1
teammate that’s in the NFL
that I never really talk to.
TheFootballExpert.com: Any
pregame rituals? Food?
Music?
Derrick Jones: I always have
a protein shake before the
game, and I listen to r and b to get me focus before games.
TheFootballExpert.com: Do
you read mock drafts or what draft
experts have to say?
Derrick Jones: No I don’t
read the internet about mock
picks.
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