{"id":821349,"date":"2025-01-20T09:12:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T15:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/20\/2025-nfl-draft-prospect-interview-joko-willis-lb-valdosta-state\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T09:12:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T15:12:54","slug":"2025-nfl-draft-prospect-interview-joko-willis-lb-valdosta-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/20\/2025-nfl-draft-prospect-interview-joko-willis-lb-valdosta-state\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Joko Willis, LB, Valdosta State"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<article id=\"post-194608\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"848\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/nfldraftdiamonds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2025-01-06-at-6.36.17-PM.png\" alt=\"Meet Joko Willis, a rising star in college football. Discover his incredible athleticism, dedication to the game, and aspirations for the NFL.\"  ><figcaption>Meet Joko Willis, a rising star in college football. Discover his incredible athleticism, dedication to the game, and aspirations for the NFL.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name<\/strong>: Joko Willis<\/li>\n<li><strong>Position<\/strong>: Linebacker\/Nickel<\/li>\n<li><strong>College<\/strong>: Valdosta\u00a0State<\/li>\n<li><strong>Height<\/strong>: 6\u20193<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weight<\/strong>: 215<\/li>\n<li><strong>Twitter<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/elitejoko8\">elitejoko8<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Instagram<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/1k_joko\">1k_joko<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What makes you a top prospect at your position in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nfldraftdiamonds.com\/2025\/01\/william-hardy\/\">2025 NFL Draft<\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Relentless in all areas of the game can play special teams and be a problem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DOG<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Children hospital\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who was your role model?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My Mother!!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is your favorite NFL team?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whichever one I make it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is the most underrated teammate at your school?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Xavier Williams\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your biggest pet peeve?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not Communicating\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is your favorite teacher ever?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Graham<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overcoming adversity is what defines character, what was the hardest moment in your life to overcome?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Being last because I started football in 7th grade started QB next didn\u2019t play started back in 9th grade didn\u2019t play in 10th grade my coach JC influenced me to try long snapper and next to games I overcame adversity by not allowing myself to hold myself back and taking a risk\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you could have any franchise restaurant in your house what would it be?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Longhorn<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your favorite snack food?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Noodles\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your degree in?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>General Studies\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My Mom, Brother, and Niece; I would pick them because I feel like my mother is the reason. My Brother pass so I play with his spirit on the field and my niece can make me smile whenever<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your biggest weakness?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Impatience\u00a0<\/p>\n<div itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" itemscope itemprop=\"author\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nfldraftdiamonds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/NFL-Draft-Diaminds_Hula-Bowl.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt itemprop=\"image\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>NFL Draft Diamonds was created to assist the underdogs playing the sport. We call them diamonds in the rough. My name is Damond Talbot, I have worked extremely hard to help hundreds of small school players over the past several years, and will continue my mission. We have several contributors on this site, and if they contribute their name and contact will be in the piece above. You can email me at <span \n                data-original-string='1hIBM87rC\/MYNonrgrsUaQ==7f4XC0VJuiQx1nMvVpgBdjtDv0fi2y6jMGfQBQYXJ2B2FA='\n                class='apbct-email-encoder'\n                title='This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. To finish the decoding make sure that JavaScript is enabled in your browser.'>nf<span class=\"apbct-blur\">**************<\/span>@<span class=\"apbct-blur\">***<\/span>il.com<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Damond Talbot<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nfldraftdiamonds.com\/2025\/01\/joko-willis\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Joko Willis, a rising star in college football. Discover his incredible athleticism, dedication to the game, and aspirations for the NFL. Name: Joko Willis Position: Linebacker\/Nickel College: Valdosta\u00a0State Height: 6\u20193 Weight: 215 Twitter: elitejoko8 Instagram: 1k_joko What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2025 NFL Draft? 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