Press Pass | Wesley Williams Media Zoom Call | 2026 NFL Draft

0:00What's going on Wesley congratulations man did you have any idea the Jack words were interested in you? Recording in progress. Sorry hey Jamal you're doing yeah no I did have a little bit of a inkling I met with them for a former interview with the combine and just like some more like some slight conversations obviously every team's draft process is different but it's funny I joked about like ended up with the Jaguar isn't it happened so it's awesome. What's this process been like for you I mean what what's going through your head when you see that number pop up on your phone? I mean it's just the craziest experience ever I mean this whole there's nothing quite like the NFL draft so you know just trying to be humble and wait my turn and you know whatever the call happens it happens and just it's really not about you know when you get drafted is about where so I feel like I got drafted to a great organization I'm really excited to work. Congratulations man welcome to Jacksonville thank you. Wesley congratulations can you describe for us your game because I know in the athletics the B. Stain Brewer says you model your game after

1:01Cam Jordan I'm curious in terms of stylistically where you fit into the into a modern NFL defense. Yeah I think there's always a spot in a defense for someone who's gonna be high after high motor and physical and that's really what I try to hang my head on I think you know you can't make any plays if you're not around the ball so that's really the first thing I start with is just making sure that I'm around the ball to make plays obviously I have to develop you know a deeper bag as I introduce you know professional level but you know great and then of course you played in the tax layer gator bowl back in 2024 what do you remember about that experience and what do you remember about downtown Jackson though I love Jacksonville I love that weather because it was January so you know getting away from a little bit of that cold it was nice the bowl game was great and we didn't win so you know that that hurts but it was a really good time in the city of Jacksonville showed us a great time awesome congratulations yeah thank you D-Rot congratulations Wesley just why are you so good at blocking kicks? Honestly I would

2:05say simply because I care a lot of people take that as a playoff and it's kind of just not how I was told to play the game you'd be surprised you know how many extra plays you can find just by always being on so it's not more it's more of an effort than a technique I would say so effort technique and just you know paying attention in the meetings but you blocked two in one game I guess against Clemson yes so it was sort of like you're coming out party that was the season opener right yes sir it was yeah it was a it was a crazy experience like stadium was packed it was awesome thanks but thank you all right looks like that's oh one more Rachel Phillips sorry yes uh congratulations just wondering you talk about that effort where does that come from for you where does that kind of deep rooted for you um I would just say I kind of had a big football in the first place um my parents didn't let me so I've always seen it as like a gift and an opportunity more so than

3:06you know just something that I just came out the woman had a football helmet slapped on me so I think that you know especially just the fleeting nature of the game leads me to just want to go all out because you never know when your last nap is going to be did you have a conversation with your parents today saying hey I know I had to beg you for this but you kind of glad I did I had that conversation long ago when I got a college paid for I made them made them feel it but not congratulations thank you and thank you