Your hosts Drew and Schwallie interview Wilky Denaud who is a rising Junior in the class of 2023. Wilky is a 6’4 245 lb Defensive Line prospect, who has received 16 Division 1 offers, including Umiami, Florida, Nebraska, Penn State, and South Carolina.
0:00 Intro
0:35 Introduction to Football
1:29 Basketball Background
1:57 Transition from Basketball to Football
2:43 First time Playing Football
3:01 Relatives who grew up playing Sports
3:33 When did you fall in love with Football?
4:12 Playing Different Positions in Football (HB, TE, WR, T)
5:01 Coaches who influenced him
6:20 Favorite Early Moment (MVP + Game Winning TD)
7:10 Point where Wilky realized he had Potential
8:03 Training + Middle School (6 inch Growth Spurt)
9:12 Using Size on the Football Field
9:59 Weight Lifting
11:24 Motivation to keep Grinding (Big Shoutout Parents!)
12:17 Meal Prep + Diet
13:31 Watching Film
15:26 Balancing Football + Academics
16:13 College Football Recruiting Process
17:25 First Division 1 Offer
18:12 How many Offers Now?
18:31 First Noticing Scouts
19:10 Football Camps (Just Great Film due to Covid)
20:19 Favorite Coach or Campus
21:07 Family + Friends helping through Recruiting Process
22:02 Pressure being a Top Prospect
22:47 How to deal with High School Pressures (Parties, Girls, Spending time with Friends)
23:49 Playing with other Top College Recruits
24:47 Tough Moments in Football Career
25:57 Hardest Hit
26:29 Hardest ever been Hit
27:09 Starting on Varsity as Freshman + Playing Against Future College Athletes
28:00 Recovery from Wrist Injury
29:23 NFL Players he Models his Game After
29:45 Watching Film of NFL Players
30:30 Playing Video Games (Madden, 2K, Fortnite?)
32:16 Track Career (Running 100, Discus, High Jump…)
32:57 Music Interests (Lil Baby, Polo G, Rod Wave)
33:08 Pre Game Music (Kodak)
33:52 Final Shoutouts
34:44 Drew’s final UMiami Recruitment Attempt
