 Welcome to the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. Today, the defensive lineman at the podium, here's a mash-up of some of their comments. You know, I think I have the ability to play all over the defensive line. As you know, last year I played defensive tackle, and then this year I played a little bit more defensive end. You know, but I believe I bring everything to the table in terms of playing the run and playing the pass. And I'll play wherever a coach needs to play. Yeah, I was happy with the rotation and the organization that we had. I put full trust in Coach Parker and Coach Bell and put us out there. And again, like I mentioned, every time I step in the field, it was just another opportunity to go play the game I love and just another opportunity to prove myself. I don't know Darnell, right? I don't know, definitely. Since I got to Tennessee, I feel like I've grown because of him. He's athletic. He definitely won't give me no rep. So going against him every day and going back and forth, maybe me and him, you know, better, you know, just doing that every day on a day-to-day basis. Definitely got him in a position. He has a day in me. I feel like we set a great culture. And, you know, it's a new standard there. It's in great hands. You got a lot of great players that want to win. So, you know, I can't wait to see what they do this year. Yeah, I mean, it's a dream come true to be here at the Conmont. I've been playing football since I was five years old. So just to be out here with, you know, all the talent and seeing all, you know, these NFL teams out here is just a dream come true. Yeah, I mean, you know, football was my escape through. Through a lot of things. Having, you know, my teammates, my family, coaches, a lot of support all around me was definitely crucial during that time. And, you know, just it motivated me just to, you know, push through and continue to go. Yeah, you know, coming in as a young player, I think your first responsibility is just to establish yourself and earn the respect of your teammates and your coaches. And that just comes through your work ethic and how you perform. So, you know, that'd be my first step. I'm a great worker and I'm passionate about football. And I'm going to take the organization to another level. Coach Tim Deruda, he develops K-Von Thibodeaux and Vaughan Miller. And, you know, I got to play on the edge and play a little loose. And I knew what I was able to do. And, you know, I put in the work and watched a lot of film and critique my craft. And now I'm here. Oh, for sure. I can learn a lot from him. And I can learn a lot from players that are already there. I feel like that's a huge thing, too. Not just to just come up there and just be the only passenger, but having veterans that are there that have been in that position and had success already. I feel like that's another key for me being a great passenger and the next level. You're going to get a kind hearted player. You're going to get a player that's very competitive. You're going to get a player that has higher energy and has a great motor almost every snap. So that's basically what player you're going to get from me. Really, I play within the scheme of our defense. And that's what you learn playing with the scheme and just really try to don't do too much. Play your ball and be yourself. That's what Coach Mark taught us. I'm an explosive guy. I got a good first step. And I really love ball. I've been playing it since I was four. And I just really watch Vaughn Miller and see how he does things. He's like poetry and motion to me. That's one of the best pass rushes in the game right now. Still, even though he needs injured, I don't care what no one says. As a tight end, you almost have to be a second quarterback so you know route concepts and you know blocking schemes. And so taking that and going to defense, one it made defense seem way easier because all defense seems like after playing tight end, is go right, go left, go straight. But it just made you understand how they wanted to block you and things that they didn't want to do. I want you to do and I just did those. And that really showed when I went to defense event at Old Dominion. For sure, just being the person that you are. Don't listen to what everybody says you need to do or what the scouts want to see. The scouts see what they're going to see and I'm just going to be me and let them evaluate it from there. If it's the office lineman stance, it's going to tell me runner pass. The backfield said if it's where the runner back is, run left, run right. Anything that's a giveaway, I'm going to be a communicator on the field. A guy who's going to be a day in, day out guy. A gamer mentality when it comes to practice. As a leader, since I was named captain, I felt like my leadership role was pretty much brought up to a bigger level. But the biggest difference from their two defenses wasn't major because with Coach Freeman, I was dropping a little bit more but Coach Golden, I was just rushing a little bit more. Coach Gordon wanted me to get to the quarterback and Coach Freeman wanted me to drop this guy a little bit more for the offensive title. So that was the biggest difference. I don't hate coverages. I like dropping into the zone cover. It's going against me and covering this slide or covering a tight end and running back. But I like covering a lot. You get a chance to get a pick.