NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Ryan O'Hara, QB, Central Oklahoma

Ryan O’Hara:  6’6” 235 lbs. 4.69 40

TheFootballExpert.com:  Describe your game in three words or less.

Ryan O’Hara:  Accurate, Smart, Playmaker

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?

Ryan O’Hara:  My greatest strength is my ability to create when the play breaks down, and my biggest weakness is trying to make every throw instead of throwing the ball away sometimes.

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

Ryan O’Hara:  Ben Roethlisberger

TheFootballExpert.com:  How instrumental Coach Langston in your progression?

Ryan O’Hara:  Chuck Langston (U. Central Oklahoma) was not much of an influence.  He was fired my senior year for NCAA violations.  Mike Stoops at U. Arizona was a great deal of help because I learned a lot about defenses from him.

TheFootballExpert.com:  What have former college teammates now in the NFL told you about preparing for the league?

Ryan O’Hara:  Mike Bell, RB from Arizona is now on the Denver Broncos and he used to be my roommate at U. Arizona.  He told me that it doesn’t matter where you come from in the NFL, small school, big school, anywhere, there are players everywhere.

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

TheFootballExpert.com:  Do you have any goals in mind when it comes to the NFL Draft?

Ryan O’Hara:  Uhhh, get drafted! haha.

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

Ryan O’Hara:  My college teammates, they were a bunch of characters, but great guys.

TheFootballExpert.com:  Where is the best place to get a bite to eat in Edmond, OK?

Ryan O’Hara:  FlatTire Burgers:  eat there too much and you will get a spare tire you don’t want!

TheFootballExpert.com:  What was your favorite college course and why?

Ryan O’Hara:  Theory of Coaching Football….for obvious reasons.

TheFootballExpert.com:  What have former or current NFL players told you about preparing for the league?

Ryan O’Hara:  Leroy Irvin, a long time great for the Rams and multiple Pro Bowler told me to “remember how ya’ got there.”

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

Ryan O’Hara:  I have two playlists on my iPod:  one is called “Relax” and I listen to that all day to calm the nerves until about half an hour before the game then I switch to my “Gametime” mix.  That one gets me fired up.

TheFootballExpert.com:  What is something football fans may not know about you?

Ryan O’Hara:  I am a very good artist.

TheFootballExpert.com:  Do you read mock drafts or listen to what draft experts have to say?

Ryan O’Hara:  Yes, it interests me to see all the different opinions.

TheFootballExpert.com:  What was the last good movie you saw?

Ryan O’Hara:  Semi-Pro with Will Farrell, hilarious.

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

Ryan O’Hara:  Be a very successful coach.

TheFootballExpert.com:  Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions and good luck!

Ryan O’Hara:  Thank you I appreciate the opportunity.