WYATT HUBERT
On how Pro Day went...
"Yeah, it was definitely a good day, not just for me but for a lot of my teammates. It was really nice being out there with nine or 10 other guys that I've played with, next to, for the last two to three years. So, being out there with all those guys it was super fun to be able to go out there and compete and have fun. Personally, I think I tested pretty well. Some things I think I exceeded my standards, some things I could've done a little bit better, but, overall, I'm happy with my times and my results."
On what progress he still needs to make...
"Yeah, I definitely talked to a few coaches, a few scouts after we were done doing all the drills, and they just really emphasized you can't ever be flexible enough, especially at the edge position that I play. Always work on your bend, always keep it nice and sharp and crisp. And then always stay flexible, so that's the main thing I'm definitely going to hone in on and focus on these next two to three months until the draft. I just always try to improve on those things and try to keep those things nice and sharp."
On the value of Pro Day feedback...
"Everything is important. Everybody has expectations on what you should run, how high you should jump, how well you should move in the drills. But overall, I think I did really well. And like I said, some things I exceeded my standards, some things I could've done a little bit better, but, overall, I'm definitely very happy, and I think I did really well in my position work."
On his underdog mindset...
"Yeah, definitely. I don't have the length that some guys want out of a defensive end or outside backer, but every single player has their own type of limitation whether it's length, height, or speed. But I definitely have a lot of things that a lot of other players don't have. My football IQ, my knowledge of the game, is something that exceeds a lot of players, a lot of players in this draft class. Just how smart I am on the field, how many different positions I've played, and how experienced I am at multiple different positions. That's the main thing that sets me apart. Being able to play a lot of different positions and communicate and know my role at many different positions. That's one thing that sets me apart, and like I said, every other player has their limitations as well. But going into this whole draft process and continuing into the next two to three months in getting ready for the draft, I definitely have a chip on my shoulder. I definitely want to be the best player I can be and exceed myself past the other edge rushers in this draft."
On his plan going forward...
"My plan right now is to stick around Manhattan and stay in shape here. I might head down to Atlanta for two to three weeks and work with Chuck Smith on my pass rush. Like I said previously, always working on my bend and my flexibility, that's something that's very focused and honed in with him. Something that he's one of the masters at, keeping you flexible, keeping your bend as an edge rusher, and definitely always improving your pass rush. So, I'll definitely head down to Atlanta for a few weeks and work with him and get ready for rookie and minicamp, and OTAs."
On draft expectations...
"Well, you definitely get a lot of feedback. A lot of guys shoot you straight, a lot of guys tell you things that may not be true. There's a lot of things that you can believe, but there's a lot of things you shouldn't believe. Honestly, I really try to not to focus on a whole lot of that. It's just going to be a blessing no matter what round I'll be able to go in. Some say, two or three. Some say, three, to four, to five. It's a wide variety of projections of where I'll land. The earlier is definitely the better, no doubt about it. But I'm definitely going to be very blessed and fortunate no matter what round I end up going in. Obviously the goal is to keep working hard, keep impressing scouts and coaches, and try to go as high as possible."
On the one thing he impressed scouts with today...
"One thing that's always been a special thing of mine is how quick I am laterally. So, definitely I wanted to go out there and prove myself. Prove to them how quick I was in my short shuttle and my L-drill. I think I ran very well times on both of those drills. Just because lateral drills are so important, especially as an edge rusher and as a defensive lineman. So, I went out there and definitely exceeded my expectations on both of those drills."
On his agent and gym he's been working at...
"My agent is Mitchell Moore Jr. and Pat Dye Jr., they are both with Sports Trust Advisors out of Buckhead, Georgia. A very good agency, I'm definitely glad and fortunate I've picked them. They've been super helpful, super top-notch agency that is very on top of their game. The past two and half-three months, I've been training at the EXOS facility in Pensacola, Florida. I'm glad I went there. It was top notch coaching. Some of the best coaching I've ever received. Especially for pre-draft training and pre-combine training.
On who he models his game after...
"Some players I model my game after, current and former, there's a lot of players I look after. Growing up my favorite player was Clay Matthews, just the way he played and similar statutes between me and him, same height and weight. But some current players that are playing right now that I definitely model, Trey Henderson with the Saints, Chase Winovich with the Patriots. Just outside linebacker guys, type of edge rush guys that play with a high motor and are very productive on the field."
On how his strengths will help him in the NFL…
"Well, the strengths I have are I'm very laterally quick, like I mentioned earlier. Being an edge rusher, the 40 is important you need to be fast. You need to be fast off the ball, but it's definitely not as important as how laterally quick you are. Those are two things I'm very, very well at. My hand usage is very well. I went through a lot of pass rush drills. My footwork is very well. I did well in those drills as well. Then, even doing a little outside backer drops as well. We had a lot of experience with that at Kansas State in our playbook for sure, in our schemes. I've done a lot of things that will transition into the NFL that I've been doing a long time here at Kansas State. So, I think that will be very helpful in the future."
On his advice to you players trying to advance to the NFL…
"The main thing going through this whole process, going through interview training at EXOS, going through the Senior Bowl and all those interviews with all those scouts and coaches. Then being here, the biggest advice I have for college players that want to play in the NFL in future years is what you do, what you choose to do and what decisions you make off the field are just as important as what you do on the field. If you're a good person, you take care of business both on and off the field, you are definitely going to raise your stock and you're going to be that more attractive to teams versus if you're getting in trouble, if you're making bad decisions off the field, that's definitely going to hurt you in a lot of ways. Because coaches, they don't want to deal with the immature type of guy, they don't want to deal with outside problems. They want to deal with the professional. It's a professional business, it's a professional football league, so if you can be a professional off the field and on the field, that will definitely help you out in the future."
On his mindset and keeping momentum from a strong college career…
"Well like I said, there is a lot of things I did in college that are going to translate into the NFL. One of the things I'm super blessed and fortunate about that we did here at Kansas State, we ran a very NFL-style type of defense. And even though we ran a 4-2-5 defense here at Kansas State, the two defensive edges here at Kansas State were definitely hybrid type of D-ends, outside linebacker type of D-ends. That's what I'll most likely be playing at the next level is outside backer, so a lot of similarities from college to the NFL. It will definitely be a transition for sure. But the biggest thing I'm looking forward to once I get on a team and with the veterans on the team is one thing I love to do with football is no matter how successful I am and how many accolades I have is definitely keep improving and keep learning. Being in the NFL, there is definitely going to be a lot of different ways to watch film, how to watch film, how to study NFL pro-style type of offenses. That's the main thing I'm looking forward to is sitting down with those vets and learning from them and them teaching me certain things about the NFL. What to do and what not to do. Just always expanding my knowledge on the NFL game."
On not being able to compete at the combine…
"It definitely sucked not being able to go to Indianapolis and getting to compete with the top 300 best players in college football. Being in the edge group, this is a very strong class with the edge guys. A lot of very talented guys, and I actually trained with a lot of top-notch edge guys and that pushed me and made me better. But the biggest regret is just being in Indianapolis. Especially being a guy who was invited, it definitely sucks not being able to go there and perform at one of the biggest stages, one of the biggest job interviews of your life. It sucked for sure, but the 300 other guys who got invited to go weren't able to experience that just like me. That's why Pro Day and the Senior Bowl were so important for me to showcase my skills and definitely do the best of my ability those two days for sure."
On what position scouts see him as in the NFL…
"I'll definitely be playing an outside backer type of position. I say that, but the main teams I've been talking to, I would definitely be an outside backer. I may be a little undersized as a true 4-3 hand down defensive end, hand in the dirt type of guy, but I did that at Kansas State, so I have experience with that. That's what makes me so versatile. I can do that, and I can play outside backer with all the dropping experience and all of the man-to-man experience we had here at Kansas State. Like I said, the defense we ran here at Kansas State was so similar to an NFL-style type of defense. That's just one thing I'm super blessed and fortunate to have done here at Kansas State."
On the possibility of playing for the Chiefs…
"I've had two conversations so far with the Chiefs. I have another one I believe this Friday. So, playing at Kansas City that would be a super awesome place to be at. Especially with how successful they are right now, and they are definitely going to be successful the next years down the road for sure with Coach (Andy) Reid being there, being an awesome coach. Teams with such a good quarterback like (Patrick) Mahomes, he's a great player and having a good quarterback on a team usually means success. Even with the defensive ends and the whole defense at Kansas City, playing there would be a truly awesome experience playing under guys like Frank Clark. That'd be so awesome to learn from a vet like him. I'm definitely going to be blessed and fortunate wherever I end up going, but the Chiefs would be awesome as well. I grew up an hour from the Chiefs, and that'd be a super awesome experience."
On when he realized he could play in the NFL…
"Well, growing up and going through high school and college, football was always my number one passion. I always loved football, I always loved going out there and competing. Being the team environment was always something I loved, being a leader and stepping up and leading other guys to be successful. But at Kansas State, I really started to believe in myself that I could play at the next level after my redshirt freshman year. I started eight of the 12 games as a redshirt freshman. I got Freshman All-American. That was definitely a big boost of confidence that I had. It really raised my eyebrows and gave me that confidence, that self-confidence in myself that if I take these next two to three years seriously and ball out and just increase my stats and increase my leadership and my overall football skills every single year, I'll definitely have a chance. Sitting here now and accomplishing small goals every single step at a time, I've been preparing and training so hard just like anyone else getting ready for this whole thing. Definitely trying to impress the teams physically and mentally in the classroom. But I always believed in myself, I always knew I could do it. Now I've got to go out there once I'm on a team and just show out in the NFL."
On which teams he has spoken to about playing in a 3-4 defense…
"A lot of teams in the NFL, they would always ask, 'Well, Wyatt, do you have any questions for us?" One question I would always ask is do you guys run a 3-4 defense, a 4-3, what's your defensive line fronts and schemes like. It seems like most of the teams say, 'We run both 4-3 and 3-4.' Every team, every defense runs a little bit of everything. Some of the teams that really run a true 3-4 teams like the Cardinals, the Bengals. Those are two big teams I've been talking to, especially two teams I would play outside backer for. But then a few teams I've been talking two that run a true 4-3s with a hand in the dirt type of defensive end. There's a lot of teams like that I've talked to as well. But like I said, being at Kansas State and playing a mixture of both the 3-4 and a 4-3 defensive end with the hand in the ground, very experienced at both positions, definitely thankful for that."
BRILEY MOORE
On his agent and which gym he's been training at...
"My agent is Scott Thiel with Elite Athletic Management. He's an amazing person, as well as the other agents that are part of the agency. It's a true family. Very genuine people. I'm very thankful that I've been able to be with them. I've been training out in Phoenix, Arizona, at EXOS, which is where our agency is based out of. I was able to be around them every day and really build relationships."
On COVID impacting the 2020 season...
"Nobody is used to this. By now we are, but we weren't. Nobody else has ever had to go through this stuff for a full season with the precautions and testing and everything that we have. In 10 years from now, this class is going to be special because of the mental toughness everyone has built to go through and play a full season and offseason with the climate of the world right now. Definitely, it's not ideal, but we, especially in the Big 12, are very thankful we were able to play in the fall and take advantage of a full season. We were able to play 10 full games, so just thankful I was able to play this fall."
On bouncing back from his injury at Northern Iowa...
"The injury was in 2019 while I was still at Northern Iowa. I went into a hit on KOR with my head down, kind of whiffed a little bit and hit the crown of my helmet on the back of one of my players. Came out with no concussion. Everything was ok, but I was laying there for 15 to 20 seconds not really able to move. It was a crazy experience. I could hear people talking to me, but I couldn't really respond. Fortunately, I was able to fully come back. I had to go to the hospital, but it was just because I had a little pain in my neck from the hit and more precaution. It's almost a life-changing experience knowing how close I could've been to maybe never walking again and not being short term and maybe being permanent. It was really an eye-opening experience for me. I wasn't able to fly back with the team. I stayed out in Youngtown, Ohio, and flew back the next day. I knew football was my calling. This is what I'm supposed to do. I love this sport. There was never a question of is this experience going to make me not want to play football anymore. It comes with the game, especially with the way I play. I play physical. Things are going to happen, but I was blessed to be able to walk away from that situation without any major injuries or anything."
On his Pro Day...
"I was able to showcase the athlete that I am. I was able to jump pretty well. Overall, I had a pretty good day. I was able to jump 37"5' on the vertical, 10"3' on the broad, 26 on the bench, not sure 100 percent on the numbers while we were out there. One of the 40 numbers I heard was 4.64. I would've liked to have been a bit faster on that and hit in the high 4.5s. The biggest thing I was able to do was show the type of athlete I am. I think routes went really well. Whether it's strength, speed, change of direction or anything like that, I was able to do things at a high level and really show my versatility as a tight end obviously, but, overall, as an athlete."
On his draft expectations...
"Like Wyatt said, I don't try to think about it too much. It's fun to look at mock drafts, but those don't mean anything. With the way the draft is, you never know until it happens. I've heard stories from guys going in thinking they're going to be a third- or fourth-round pick, and they're a free agent. They'll call you and tell you they're going to take you with this pick. All of the sudden, you don't get a call. Whether it's earlier, later or a free agent, a team is going to get the same me. I'm going to come in and compete to make the 53-man roster and do what I can for a team. The higher, the better. The more financial stability you get and a little bit safer with fall camp. At the end of the day, you can make it from anywhere. With my journey in football, everything I've done I had to work hard and make nothing into something. I plan to do that, whether early, late or free agent."
On the Kansas City Chiefs...
"I was able to talk with them briefly at the all-star event I went to about a month and a half ago."
On the Chiefs history with tight ends...
"Without a doubt. I live 10-12 minutes away from the Chiefs' stadium right now. I grew up going to Chiefs games. I've gone to Chiefs games the past couple of years. I grew up watching Tony Gonzalez before I even knew I was going to play the tight end position, and I just love the way he played the game. He's one of my earliest inspirations to football. In comes Travis Kelce, the best tight end in the NFL right now. I've been able to study a lot of his film over the past couple of years and take things from his game and implement it into mine. You just want to learn from the best and learn from those players. Whenever you have a guy like Travis Kelce, a guy like Tony Gonzalez at Kansas City, you definitely pay attention and take notice. I like to steal things from their game and add it to mine. They do and did it at such a high level."
On the feedback he's received...
"I heard a lot of good things today. I think I was able to surprise people with my numbers on almost everything that we did today, which is great. I've lost about 10 or 11 pounds over the past nine weeks, mainly all body fat, which is nice. I'm slimmer. I came in at 240 today. I played this season right around 250. I had a few scouts tell me I look good and that I made the right changes over the past couple of weeks. Everything has been good up to this point, especially the numbers I was able to put up today. Going into this next phase, the numbers I put up today, I'll be able to go to sleep tonight knowing if May 1st comes around and I don't get a call during the draft or whatever it is, I can go to sleep tonight knowing it's not because I didn't do everything I could at Pro Day. I feel confident in what I did. God is amazing for allowing me to be here even in this position. I thank Him for allowing me to go out and showcase my skills the way I was able to today. I did what I needed to do in my head, so it's up to them on what they do with those numbers. I'll just be focused on more football training over the next few weeks and months and be ready the first time I can get on someone's facility and get going as a football player."
On not being able to attend the Combine this year…
"It was a dream of mine since I was a little kid to go to the combine. I had seen a couple of people on Twitter that received the invite. I was taking a shower, checked my phone and I hadn't got it yet. Checked my spam on one of my old email addresses when I was back at Northern Iowa, and it was in there. My uncle, his wife and my fiancé were in the living room, and they heard me start screaming in the shower. I told them I got it. It was absolutely amazing. It was a dream come true to receive that. It's not fun not being able to be there and get that experience. At the end of the day, it's what made today so important. I was able to put up numbers that I'll be able to go to sleep comfortably tonight. Can't affect it. It's not something I could've changed. It's not something the other 300-some players could've changed, so It is what it is."
On what players he watches to mold his game other than Travis Kelce and Tony Gonzalez...
"Outside of those two would be George Kittle with the 49ers, just because of his emphasis on the run game just as much as receiving. I think that's one of the biggest things I bring to an NFL roster coming into this draft. I can be the point of attack in the run game. You can run the ball right behind me. If the game is on the line, you can throw me the ball. If it's third and long, I want to be the guy that's called. If it's third and short, I want to be where you run the ball. That's my mentality, and that's the mentality he takes. He's a hard-working and gritty person. That's the approach I take to the field. He's been one of the biggest guys I've been able to watch both in receiving and run blocking."
On his physical play...
"Coming into this season, if you asked me just from film, I was considered more of a receiving tight end. After this season at K-State, it's funny because when you're talking to scouts, they'll say, 'You're a good receiving tight end, but we didn't know you could block that well.' Then I've talked to some who have said, 'You're a great run-blocking tight end and I was surprised at how good you were in the receiving game.' I love to hear that, because it shows the versatility that I was talking about. I emphasized that it was one of the biggest things I worked on this past year, especially when COVID shut everything down. I emphasized run blocking, because quite frankly when I chose Kansas State, I told myself that this was where I need to go because if I can't block at that level, I can't play in the NFL. If I can't block, I'm not going to see the field there because of how much they emphasize the run game even before the passing game sometimes. I was betting on myself and the emphasis I put in during the offseason to just work and improve myself as a player. Like I said, I love whenever I hear different things from scouts, because it goes to show the versatility that I believe that I have."
On how long he's thought about the NFL...
"Since I was old enough to know what the NFL was. I can see me when I couldn't have been older than first grade, I remember watching football and telling my grandpa that I was going to be there one day. That was going to be me whenever I'd see teams play. It's been my dream and my passion and what I felt was my calling since I was a little kid. Now it's coming to fruition. This is amazing. It's a true blessing."
On impacting future tight ends at K-State...
"This offense is built for tight ends, using two to three tight ends or two tight ends and a fullback in the majority of the formations. I was able to work with his (Daniel Imatorbhebhe) brother at EXOS. I haven't met him, but I met his brother. I know they're just great people, so I'm really excited for him and excited for the other tight ends at Kansas State. It's a great place for tight ends, and they're going to showcase the tight ends for sure. I'm excited to see how it goes for them, and I'm excited to see how my time at Kansas State has prepared me for NFL offense knowing that tight ends have become a focal point there, as well. I'm very excited for that and very thankful for my time at Kansas State."
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