{"id":821351,"date":"2025-01-20T09:12:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T15:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/20\/2025-nfl-draft-prospect-interview-teven-mckelvey-db-university-of-south-dakota\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T09:12:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T15:12:53","slug":"2025-nfl-draft-prospect-interview-teven-mckelvey-db-university-of-south-dakota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/20\/2025-nfl-draft-prospect-interview-teven-mckelvey-db-university-of-south-dakota\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Teven Mckelvey, DB, University of South Dakota"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<article id=\"post-194469\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"894\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/nfldraftdiamonds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2025-01-06-at-6.18.55-PM.png\" alt=\"Get to know Teven Mckelvey, a top prospect in the 2025 NFL Draft. Discover his versatility and willingness to contribute to the team.\"  ><figcaption>Get to know Teven Mckelvey, a top prospect in the 2025 NFL Draft. Discover his versatility and willingness to contribute to the team.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name<\/strong>: Teven Mckelvey<\/li>\n<li><strong>Position<\/strong>: Nickel\/DB<\/li>\n<li><strong>College<\/strong>: University of South Dakota\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Height<\/strong>: 6\u20191<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weight<\/strong>: 210<\/li>\n<li><strong>Twitter<\/strong>: @<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/teven_lee\">teven_lee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Instagram<\/strong>: @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/t.u.f.f.t3v\">t.u.f.f.t3v<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What makes you a top prospect at your position in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nfldraftdiamonds.com\/tag\/2025-nfl-draft-prospect-interview-carson-primrose\/\">2025 NFL Draft<\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am able to play more than one position on the field and am willing to do whatever it takes to help the team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One thing NFL teams should know about me is I have played on all special teams at some point in college.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Breast Cancer Awareness\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who was your role model?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My Role model is Kevin Durant. Always been a fan and probably my favorite athlete of all time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is your favorite NFL team?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Houston, Texans<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is the most underrated teammate at your school?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Josiah Ganues and Andre Jacobs\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your biggest pet peeve?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chewing with your mouth open.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is your favorite teacher ever?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Coach Radel (was also a high school teacher)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overcoming adversity is what defines character, what was the hardest moment in your life to overcome?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just continuing to play the game throughout all these years with family issues going on back home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you could have any franchise restaurant in your house what would it be?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whataburger or Shipleys Donuts\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your favorite snack food?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Oatmeal Creme Pies\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your degree in?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kinesiology and sports management\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kevin Durant, Ray Lewis, and Ice Cube\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your biggest weakness?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Getting in my head about little things.<\/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. 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