NFL Draft Player Interview: Austen Arnaud, Iowa State

NFL Mocks is proud to bring you our latest feature, Player Interviews.  The staff at NFL Mocks has been working hard to establish many different relationships and thanks to agreements with Ignition APG, D1 Sports, OTG Sports Management and St. Vincent Sports Performance we are able to bring you a closer look at the NFL Draft.  Over the next several weeks you will be seeing a lot of different player interviews and we want to thank the players for taking time out of their day to answer some questions.  Hopefully these interviews will let you get a good feel for the different personalities of each prospect.

This interview was provided by Austen Arnaud from Iowa State.  Arnaud is currently working on all aspects of his game in hopes of improving his draft stock.  We want to wish Austen good luck as the NFL Draft approaches.

Question: What has been your most memorable College Football experience?

Answer: My most memorable experience in college football is hard to narrow down in one answer.  There were great wins at Nebraska, Texas and at home against Texas Tech and also a bowl win against Minnesota in the Insight Bowl in 2009.  But the most meaningful to me is being elected a captain two years in a row (Jr and Sr year) by my teammates, love their confidence and trust in me for that honor.

Question: Who was the best player you faced during your College Football career?

Answer: Best player I faced on defense is Ndamakong Suh.

Question: What part of your game do you feel you have improved the most during your college career?

Answer: Footwork as a passer and the quickness of my decision making.

Question: What do you feel is the strongest part of your game?

Answer: My strength, strong arm as a passer and at 230, I am a durable QB.  Also an elusive and strong runner.

Question: To succeed at anything in life you need to have something that drives you, what is it that drives you to succeed?

Answer: What drives me to succeed is my overall love of the game and my animosity towards losing.  These two things make me feel like losing is unacceptable and I feel as if I would do anything to win.

Question: What do you love most about football?

Answer: Offensive football and the unity it takes, all 11 guys for the offense on the football field must work in cohesion to have a successful play.  Its different on defense, you see it all the time how defenders can luck themselves into making a good play and be at the right place at the right time. On offense everyone must do their job or else the play will most likely fail.

Question: Do you consider yourself a vocal leader or someone that leads by example?

Answer: Yes, have been this way all my life, I have a contagious personality that attracts guys to me as a leader.

Question: Does your draft position matter to you? Will it affect you if you fall further than expected?

Answer: Not at all, in my position with so many great QBs in this years draft, I will definitely have to play the waiting game.  I just want a shot at getting into an NFL camp and I believe I will stick.

Question: When it’s all said and done what would you have liked to accomplish in the NFL?

Answer: Like every kid who grows up dreaming of playing in the NFL, I want to have a long successful NFL career.  I want to be in the likes of Manninngs, Brady, Favre, etc QBs that I have grown up watching who are the best in the game.