2025 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Jarius Gordon, DL, UNC Pembroke

• Name: Jarius Gordon
• Position: DL
• College: UNC Pembroke
• Height: 6’0
• Weight: 285
• Twitter: 54Jarius
• Instagram: jlgordon93

What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2025 NFL Draft? 

My work ethic and my relentless play on the field each down.

At what age were you first interested in the sport of football?

6

What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?

For me, playing football is all I can think about and want to do. It has always been my main goal and ambition since I was young.

If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be? 

Children’s Defense Fund

What is the best advice you have ever received? 

Anything is possible as long as you work hard for it.

Who was your childhood hero? 

My father

Who is the most underrated teammate in your locker room at your school? 

Tamorye Thompson

What is your biggest pet peeve? 

Not being able to finish something I started.

Overcoming adversity is what defines character, what was the hardest moment in your life to overcome? 

The passing of my grandmother.

Tell me something about your school and why it is so special to you?

The diversity of the school and how you come across different people from different walks of life.

What is your favorite snack food? 

Pretzels 

What is the best part of football? 

Game Day

If you could sell yourself in one sentence what would you say? 

I bring an unwavering commitment to every game, always striving to be the difference-maker on the field.

If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be? 

Alim McNeil Detroit Lions

If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why? 

I’d like to speak with my grandmother and Grandfather about how everyone is doing and how life has changed since they passed. Also, Aaron Donald, to discuss football and any guidance or knowledge he can provide on how to dominate the field like he did.