2027 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Jake Dalmado, OLB, Southeastern

• Call: Jake Dalmado
• Position: Outside Linebacker
• College: Southeastern
• Height[19459026]: 511
• Weight: 210
• Twitter: @jakedalmado24
• Instagram: Jake_Dalmado

What makes you a leading possibility at your position in the 2027 NFL Draft?

I’m extremely flexible, I’ve revealed that I can blitz leading the Southland in sacks at linebacker in 2024, I’ve revealed that I can take on great leading the southland last season in solo takes on and have 100+ overall deals with

Inform me about a time you dealt with difficulty and how you reacted?

Early on in my profession, I dealt with a great deal of misfortune. I was a favored walk-on out of high school at Nicholls State, where I initially can be found in to play running back. I began dead last on the depth chart, so I understood I needed to discover a method to different myself. I put my head down, went to work every day, and concentrated on outworking everyone around me. Ultimately, my coaches began discovering, and I started climbing up the depth chart. Although I was enhancing, I still wasn’t getting the playing time I desired. One day, my coach called me into his workplace and asked if I would want to attempt linebacker. I might have taken a look at that 2 various methods: either I wasn’t sufficient to play running back, or my coach saw a chance for me to make an effect elsewhere on the field. I picked to take a look at it as a chance. I did what I’ve constantly done– I put my head down and went to work. I began playing Sam linebacker that spring, and whatever removed from there. I completed my very first season at linebacker with 10 sacks and made First-Team All-Conference honors. That experience taught me that in some cases difficulty is actually simply a chance in camouflage. You need to want to adjust, trust yourself, and keep working even when things do not go the method you initially prepared.

What are your pastimes beyond football?

I take pleasure in hanging around with my household, exercising seeing motion pictures, playing basketball, and playing golf

What function do you see yourself dipping into the next level?

I see myself playing as an in-the-box security. I’m at my finest when I can play downhill, be physical in the run video game, cover tight ends and backs, and make plays around the football. I likewise believe my experience playing linebacker provides me a benefit due to the fact that I comprehend package, obstructing plans, and what offenses are attempting to do. I wish to be a flexible security who can affect the video game in several methods.

If you could contribute to one cause worldwide, what would it be?

I ‘d select supporting veterans and active-duty military members. They compromise a lot to serve our nation, and I ‘d wish to assist make certain they and their households have the assistance and resources they require, specifically when they get back and shift back to daily life.

How do you manage training, particularly criticism or being fixed consistently?

I take training as part of improving. I’m not going to take criticism personally due to the fact that I understand individuals training me are attempting to assist me reach my capacity. If I’m being remedied consistently, I take a look at it as something I require to repair, not something I require to get annoyed about. I’ll ask concerns, deal with it, and make certain I do not keep making the exact same error. At the end of the day, I wish to be coachable due to the fact that the very best gamers are constantly ready to discover.

Who is the most underrated colleague at your school?

I would state Carter Hanberry due to the fact that he can do a lot in the protection video game in addition to boiled down and make a take on.

If you could have supper with 3 individuals, dead or alive, who would it be and why did you pick them?

Kobe Bryant, Ray Lewis, and Drew Brees I picked these 3 individuals they all are winners. Kobe Bryant due to the fact that of his mindset, Ray Lewis due to the fact that of his management, and Drew Brees due to the fact that I matured a saints fan and he’s been the underdog his entire life

Stroll me through your normal pre-game regimen?

If it’s a 6:00 video game for breakfast I’ll normally have eggs/hashbrowns/bacon Then I’ll go stretch to get my body right, go to conferences, take a little nap, consume lunch which is normally spaghetti and toast, I’ll begin calling it in and listen to my playlist, go stroll the field and warm up, state my prayer, and then go take care of service.

What is your preferred junk food?

Absolutely some sort of sour sweet like sour spot kids

What plan do you feel you fit the very best in?

I believe I fit finest in a plan that enables me to play downhill and utilize my adaptability. I’m comfy playing in package, fitting the run, blitzing, covering beneath, and making plays around the football. I believe a defense that moves its securities around and enables me to play near to the line of skirmish would fit my ability actually well, while still enabling me to reveal that I can make plays in protection.

What is your degree in?

Wrongdoer Justice

What would be the very first thing you purchase with your very first NFL examine?

The very first thing I ‘d do is look after my household since they’ve compromised a lot for me to get to this point that I’m at and after that I ‘d most likely purchase my household a home

Explain a time in a video game where you feel you slipped up, and describe how you recovered?

I was the weak hook 3 up gamer and I didn’t take 3 up and rather of coming down I’ve discovered through experience to simply play the next play. Later on that video game they returned to the very same play and since I proceeded and didn’t come down on myself I had the ability to make the correction and select it up this time

Call 3 tunes, we can anticipate on your playlist?

My playlist is kinda all over the location however you can anticipate to hear some Kevin Gates (once again) Some traditional like zombie from the Cranberries and some Lil Wayne (A Milli)