(on his foot injury)
Yeah, I've been feeling good right now. Just being able to run around a little bit these last couple of weeks. Once I get to Tennessee, just meet with the medical staff and just get on the field as fast as I can, man. I'm feeling good and I'm just blessed.
(on how being a track and field athlete translates into his football athleticism)
Yeah, definitely. I have been doing track my whole life, especially in high school and it has been translating a lot during football. Obviously, my speed and all of that, my strength, being able to have more stamina, but I feel like it will translate really well into Tennessee. I rely on my speed a lot too, and I can bring that to the table.
(on what went into the decision to play all four years at Penn State)
Yeah, Penn State was just a great place, coaches were good, players too. My last year, my third year, we ended up losing, and I wanted to come back up with Penn State. A lot of our seniors came back, too, so we just wanted to leave our mark here at Penn State. That was kind of the reason why I wanted to stay, but it was just really good.
(on adjusting to splitting playing time his senior year after a successful junior season)
That adjustment was a little crazy but at the same time, I stuck with it, I stuck with my teammates, coaches and all that. Just being a team player, man. It doesn't matter if I was carrying the load, splitting the rest, I'm just here for my team, make our team better.
(on what it was like when he received the call from the Titans)
I was watching at the Reading Phillies Stadium, so luckily, they had a little section room for me and my family. So my dad, my parents, brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, they are all here. So, to get that call, it meant a lot. I walked outside to talk to the coaches but once I went back inside, family was all there excited. So, it was a surreal moment, man. I am just so blessed.
(on how he would describe his game)
I feel like I am a really physical back, a really speed back, too. I'll go in, it doesn't matter what it is, I'll just go out there. I feel like I am a complete back too, being able to run the ball, catch the ball out the backfield and be able to go block, stick my nose down and go block. So, that's kind of my game.
(on his contact with the Titans in the pre-draft process and what he knows about the organization)
Yeah, a little bit. I talked to them, I think, during the combine and some a little the Senior Bowl, too. But they are really good, great program. I have been watching them my whole life. They produce a lot of good players.
(on how many draft hats he had ready and how he got the Titans one on so fast)
I had all 32 caps but to end up with the Titans, man, I am just blessed. I am just so grateful and so blessed to be a part of this organization, and I just can't wait to leave my mark here.
(on how much his pass catching ability can grow in the NFL especially with the Titans)
Yes, for sure. I definitely think it is a big advantage for my game, too. I try to make myself a complete back, so to be able to put me not just in the back field, but the slot position, the receiver slot position, it doesn't really matter. Just put me anywhere on the field, I'm just going to make a play. And I have just been doing that my whole life I feel like.
(on what he thinks his 40 time would have been given his track background)
Definitely a low 4.3, trying to aim for like a high 4.2, but between that, definitely, for sure.
(on where his passion for giving back to the community comes from and how he hopes to continue that in the NFL)
Yeah, definitely, for sure. I'm big on giving back. When I was young, I used to watch high school players and they always give back to my community, too. I always wanted to grow up, have a name for myself, and always give back because you don't get there by yourself. The people around you help you and support you and all that type of stuff. So, I'm always big on giving back.
(on how he rates his elusiveness and how he can improve at the next level)
I definitely feel like I can get better with that, really just everything. I feel like I can get better with everything, especially with elusiveness, too. But I feel like I bring that to the table too, but obviously get better with that.
(on how playing in the Big 10 has prepared him to be a running back in the NFL)
I would definitely say the Big 10, a lot of good teams in there, it's a physical conference, too, and obviously the next level is obviously physical. So, I feel like I got a good head start with it, especially at running back in the Big 10, Penn State. So, I just can't wait to go to the NFL and show what I can do.
(on his relationship with Titans Safety Kevin Winston Jr.)
Yeah, yeah, KJ, my guy, man. We both came in together at Penn State. We're both, obviously, came in the same class. He's just a guy that comes in to work, man. So I kind of look up to him when he came up to Penn State just working, so I can't wait to be teammates with him again.
(on breaking a lot of Saquon Barkley's records at Penn State and if he has connected with him about the transition from college to NFL)
Yeah, for sure. He said congratulations to me when I broke the record. But he's always told me just to keep my head down and just work, man, just stay locked into everything, man. So, he's a big brother in my—really just a big brother at Penn State and just my family, too, man. Saquon, yeah, he's really good.
(on where he thought he would go in the draft)
Yeah, definitely they were saying there were a couple of teams—there was third, fourth, fifth like it didn't matter. I always stay locked in through the draft. Never left my seat, just had my eyes to the TV just waiting for my name to be called. But I'm just super blessed.
(on what it was like waiting for his name to be called)
It was good. Obviously, you're waiting for your name, you get a little anxious because you never know what team you're going on. But I'm just super blessed to be part of the organization. Titans are really good. I just can't wait to get to work.
(on his knowledge of Titans historic running backs)
A little bit, yeah. Obviously I know they produce a lot of good running backs, too. They've been to big games. Running backs they produce in the big games, too. I just can't wait to put my name on that list, too.
(on his excitement to be on the field with Cam Ward)
Yeah, Cam Ward, he's a really good player. He just texted me once I got drafted, which is crazy. But I seen him my whole college career, too, at Miami as a big quarterback, fast too, elusive. He obviously got an arm too. He's one of them leaders too that'll step up. So, I can't wait just to meet him, just take over the field with him.
