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Published by A.B.C. Sports Foundation, 2022-03-22 17:37:56

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KORDELL JACKSON GAME PLAN

KORDELL

jACKSON

THE GAME PLAN
PRO DAY 2022

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COMBINE HISTORY………………………………………..1–10

MEDICAL EVALUATIONS………………………..3–8

PHYSICAL DRILLS…………………………………….9–10

INTERVIEWS…………………………………………………..11–56

DO’s……………………………………………………………13–19
DONT’S……………………………………………………..20–22
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS/themes……….23–44
GM/COACH INTERVIEWS………………………45–50
TRAINER INTERVIEWS………………………..51–53
Player Questions……………………………..54–56

TABLE OF CONTENTS CONT.

PERSONALITY TESTS…………………………………..57–61
myers-briggs……………………………………….58–59
wonderlic………………………………………………60–61

TEAM study………………………………………………….62–74
Team roster…………………………………………64–66
coaching staff……………………………………67–69
depth charts……………………………………….70–72
salary cap……………………………………………..73–74

COMBINE

HISTORY

1

COMBINE | 101

2

COMBINE
MEDICAL
EVALUATIONS

3

COMBINE | MEDICAL EVALUATIONS

4

COMBINE | MEDICAL EVALUATIONS

BE HONEST,
BE PROMPT,
BE COOPERATIVE,
BE PATIENT

5

COMBINE | MEDICAL EVALUATIONS

You may feel like cattle at auction at times, but it is not
personal.
The NFL is watching you at all times. You are being evaluated.
Do your paperwork honestly and completely.

Bring With You:
X-Rays
MRI's
CT Scans
Medications
Contact Lens
Any other medical results

6

COMBINE | MEDICAL EVALUATION

College trainer has sent reports on you with your consent.
You are asked verbally to answer questions concerning health
history.
Report any injury from post season bowls and all-star games.
Report any surgery following the season.
Report any surgery scheduled after the combine.

Diagnostic workup before you see the doctors:
X-Rays
CT's
MRI's
Cybex
Lab
Drug testing - WATCH WHAT YOU TAKE

7

COMBINE | MEDICAL EVALUATION

Doctors Exams:
Medical station only by one doctor
Eye Station
Orthopedic Station - usually 6 stations with one
doctor doing exam
Some stations seem to take longer than others BE
PATIENT
More testing..…more X-Rays, etc.

8

COMBINE
PHYSICAL
DRILLS

9

COMBINE | PHYSICAL DRILLS

40 yard dash
Bench press
Vertical jump
Broad jump
3-cone drill
Shuttle run

10

COMBINE

INTERVIEWS

11

INTERVIEW table of coNteNts

DO’S
DONT’S
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
INTERVIEW THEME TOPICS
GM/COACH INTERVIEWS
TRAINER INTERVIEWS
12 Player Questions

INTERVIEW

DO'S

13

INTERVIEWS DO’S:

Sit. up straight, and lean slightly forward in your chair. In addition to
projecting interest and engagement in the interaction, aligning your
body's position to that of the interviewer's shows admiration and
agreement.

Show your enthusiasm by keeping an interested expression. Nod and make
positive gestures in moderation to avoid looking like a bobblehead.

14

INTERVIEWS DO’S:




Establish a comfortable amount of personal space between you and
the interviewer. Invading personal space (anything more than 20 inches)
could make the interviewer feel uncomfortable and take the focus
away from your conversation.

15

INTERVIEWS DO’S:

Limit your application of colognes and perfumes. Invading aromas can
arouse allergies. Being the candidate that gives the interviewer a
headache isn't going to do anything in your favor.

If you have more than one person interviewing you at once, make sure
you briefly address both people with your gaze (without looking like a
tennis spectator) and return your attention to the person who has
asked you a question.

16

INTERVIEWS DO’S:

Interruptions can happen. If they do, refrain from staring at
your interviewer while they address their immediate business
and motion your willingness to leave if they need privacy.

Stand up and smile even if you are on a phone interview.
Standing increases your level of alertness and allows you to
become more engaged in the conversation.

17

INTERVIEWS DO’S:

After a few well-thought-out questions and answers with
your interviewer, it's almost over, but don't lose your cool

just yet. Make sure your goodbye handshake is just as
confident now as it was going in. Keep that going while you
walk through the office building, into the elevator and onto

the street.

18

INTERVIEWS DO’S:

Once safely in your car, a cab or some other measurable safe
distance from the scene of your interview, it's safe to let
go. You may have aced it, but the last thing you want is
some elaborate end-zone dance type of routine killing all
your hard work at the last moment.

19

INTERVIEW

DONT'S

20

INTERVIEWS DONT’S:

Rub the back of your head or neck. Even if you really do just
have a cramp in your neck, these gestures make you look
disinterested.

Rub or touch your nose. This suggests that you're not being
completely honest, and it's gross.

Sit with your anned folded across your chest. You appear
unfriendly and disengaged.

21

INTERVIEWS DONT’S:

Cross your legs and idly shake one over the other. It's
distracting and shows how uncomfortable you are.

Lean your body towards the door. You'll appear ready to make
a mad dash for the door.

Slouch back in your seat. This will make you appear
disinterested and unprepared.

Slouch back blankly. This is a look people naturally adapt
when they are trying to distance themselves
22

INTERVIEW

QUESTIONS

23

INTERVIEWS | EXAMPLE

24

INTERVIEWS

SAMPLE QUESTIONS

1. TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY AND WHERE YOU GREW UP.
HOMETOWN
BROTHERS, SISTERS, PARENTS, GUARDIAN, MARRIED, SINGLE, CHILDREN
HIGH SCHOOL. ATHLETICS

2. TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT (NFL TEAM/CITY).

3.TELL ME ABOUT YOUR ROLE AS A LEADER ON YOUR COLLEGE TEAM.
ARE YOU A TEAM LEADER, HOW DO YOU LEAD, EXAMPLE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP ABILITIES
OFF-SEASON LEADER - WEIGHT ROOM, CONDITIONING, RUNNING, EXAMPLE
IN-SEASON LEADER - MEETINGS, SIDELINE, HUDDLE, EXAMPLE

4. WERE YOU RECRUITED HEAVILY BY OTHER SCHOOLS?

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INTERVIEWS

5. NAME YOUR TOP 3 GAME PERFORMANCES THIS SEASON AND WHY.
NAME THE 2-3 WORST GAMES YOU PLAYED THIS SEASON AND WHY
NAME ANY GAMES INJURED OR DNP IN AND WHY
WHO ARB THE TOP 3 PLAYERS THAT YOU HAVE PLAYED AGAINST THIS SEASON
WHO DID YOU CONSIDER THE MOST OVERRATED PLAYERS YOU PLAYED AGAINST? WHY
MOST OVERRATED PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM? WHY
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYED, YEARS AND POSITIONS

6. WHAT ARE THE STRONG POINTS OF YOUR GAME, BEST THINGS YOU DO?

7. WHAT ARE THE WEAK POINTS OF YOUR GAME? WHAT DO YOU NEED TO
IMPROVE ON?

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INTERVIEWS

8. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ARRESTED, CHARGED, CONVICTED FOR
ANYTHING IN HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, ETC?
HAVE YOU EVER TESTED POSITIVE FOR DRUGS, STEROIDS OR ALCOHOL IN THE PAST?
HAVE YOU EVER USED MARIJUANA OR ANY ILLEGAL DRUGS?
HAVE YOU EVER USED STEROIDS?
HOW OFTEN DO YOU DRINK ALCOHOL?
DO YOU HAVE ANY GANG AFFILIATIONS?
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN SUSPENDED FROM YOUR TEAM IN HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, AND IF SO,
WHAT FOR?
DID YOU KNOW PLAYERS WHO DID DRUGS ON YOUR TEAM? HOW
DID YOU HANDLE THIS SITUATION?
DO YOU HAVE A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE? IF NO, WHY? ANY PENDING TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS?

9. WHAT WILL YOUR WORKOUT SCHEDULE CONSIST OF FROM NOW UNTIL THE DRAFT?
WILL YOU BE AT YOUR SCHOOL OR SOME OTHER LOCATION?

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INTERVIEWS

10. POSITIONS YOU PLAYED IN FOOTBALL.
HIGH SCHOOL BY YEAR
COLLEGE BY YEAR
WHAT ROLE DID YOU PLAY IN YOUR TEAM'S SCHEME

11. POSITION COACH HISTORY. YEAR BY YEAR
BEST COACH YOU HAVE HAD? WHY? DO YOU FEEL THE COACHES UTILIZED YOU PROPERLY?
COULD THEY HAVE UTILIZED YOUR TALENTS BETTER? DO YOU FEEL THEY HELD YOU BACK
IN ANY WAY?

12. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT YOUR COLLEGE HEAD COACH?

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INTERVIEWS

13. WHY SHOULD AN NFL TEAM CONSIDER DRAFTING YOU? WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST ASSET?
14. WHY DO YOU WANT TO PLAY PRO FOOTBALL?
15. WHO IS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR LIFE AS A DECISION MAKER? WHO IS THE
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR LIFE OUTSIDE OF YOUR FAMILY?
16. IS FOOTBALL IMPORTANT TO YOU? WHY?
17. WHAT DOES BEING SUCCESSFUL MEAN TO YOU?

29

INTERVIEWS

18. OTHER THAN AN INJURY, WHAT WOULD BE THE REASON YOU WOULD FAIL IN THE NFL?
19. WHAT TEAMMATE DO YOU RESPECT THE MOST ON YOUR TEAM?
20. WHAT DOES THE WORD «TRUST» MEAN TO YOU?
21. WHO IS THE BEST PLAYER YOU HAVE PLAYED AGAINST, WHY?
22. WHICH PERSON HAS HAD THE MOST INFLUENCE ON YOU?
23. WHO DO YOU CONFIDE IN MOST WHEN MAKING DECISIONS?

30

INTERVIEWS

24. WHAT DO YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT PLAYING FOOTBALL?

25. HOW IMPORTANT IS IT THAT YOU PLAY PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL?

26. WHAT WAS YOUR MOST SATISFYING EXPERIENCE IN FOOTBALL AND WHY?

27. WHAT WAS YOUR MOST SATISFYING EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE OF FOOTBALL AND WHY?

28. WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE AS A FOOTBALL PLAYER?

29. IF FOR SOME REASON YOU WERE TO FAIL IN YOUR ATTEMPT TO PLAY IN THE NFL, WHAT
WOULD THAT REASON BE?

31

INTERVIEWS

30. WHEN YOUR PLAYING DAYS ARE OVER, HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED?

31. OTHER THAN YOURSELF, WHO IS THE BEST FOOTBALL PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM WOULD YOU
HELP A ROOKIE COMPETING WITH YOU AT YOUR POSITION?

32. WHO IS THE SMARTEST?

33. WHO IS THE FASTEST?

34. WHO IS THE TOUGHEST?

35. WHO IS THE BEST LEADER?

32

INTERVIEWS

36. WHAT IS THE NAME OF YOUR POSITION COACH?
37. DESCRIBE YOUR RELATIONSHIP.
38. DO YOU TRUST YOUR COACH, WHY?
39. DESCRIBE HIS COACHING STYLE.
40. WHAT TYPE OF COACH DO YOU PREFER TO PLAY FOR?
41. HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO PRAISE?

33

INTERVIEWS

42. HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO CRITICISM?
43. HOW ARE YOU BEST MOTIVATED?
44. WHAT DID YOUR POSITION COACH DO TO HELP YOU THE MOST AS A PLAYER? AS A PERSON?
45. WHAT OFFENSIVE/DEFENSIVE SCHEME DID YOU USE IN COLLEGE? WHERE DO YOU LINE UP?
46. EXPLAIN YOUR TEAM SCHEME. EXPLAIN YOUR ROLE WITHIN THE SCHEME. DID YOU FEEL YOU
WERE UTILIZED TO THE BEST OF YOUR POTENTIAL/ABILITY?

34

INTERVIEWS

47. HOW WOULD YOU RATE YOUR FOOTBALL INTELLIGENCE ON A 1-10 SCALE (WITH 10 BEING THE
BEST)?

48. USING THE SAME SCALE HOW WOULD YOUR COACH RATE YOUR
FOOTBALL, INTELLIGENCE?

49. USING THE SAME SCALE HOW WOULD YOU RATE YOUR PLAYING PERFORMANCE?

50.. USING THE SAME SCALE HOW WOULD YOUR COACH RATE YOUR PLAYING PERFORMANCE?

51. HOW DO YOU LEARN FOOTBALL THE BEST? WHAT TEACHING METHOD DO YOU PREFER?

35

INTERVIEWS

52. WHAT DRIVES YOU TO MAKE YOU WANT TO DO YOUR BEST?
53. NAME THE ONE PERSON WHO COULD MAKE YOU DO SOMETHING YOU REALLY DO NOT WANT TO DO,
OTHER THAN A FAMILY MEMBER.
54. WHAT DO YOU THINK SEPARATES SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE FROM UNSUCCESSFUL, PEOPLE?
55. WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO AFTER THE NFL DRAFT?
56. HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO GET TO TRAINING CAMP ON TIME?

36

INTERVIEWS

57. IF YOU COULD CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

58. IF YOU COULD CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR FOOTBALL CAREER, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

59. IF YOU WERE COACHING YOURSELF, HOW WOULD YOU GET THE BEST OUT OF YOURSELF?

60. WHAT IS THE BIGGEST ASSET THAT YOU WOULD BRING TO A TEAM IN THE NFL?

61. DESCRIBE THE TYPE OF PERSON YOU ARE ON THE FIELD. DESCRIBE THE TYPE OF PERSON YOU
ARE OFF THE FIELD.

62. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AND CAREER GOALS AFTER FOOTBALL?

37

INTERVIEWS

63. WHAT TYPE OF PLAYER DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF?

64. RATE YOUR ABILITY, I TO 10, TEN BEING HIGH,
TOUGHNESS
INTELLIGENCE
ATHLETIC ABILITY
SPEED
EXPLOSIVENESS
STRENGTH
SPECIFICS TO POSITION

65. DO YOU FEEL YOU HAVE BEEN AN UNDERACHIEVER?

66. WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF AN OVERACHIEVER?

38

INTERVIEWS

67. WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING IF YOU DID NOT PLAY FOOTBALL?

68. WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES AWAY FROM FOOTBALL?

69. IF YOU HAD A CHOICE, WHICH TEAM WOULD YOU REALLY WANT TO PLAY FOR?

70. HAVE YOU BEEN AROUND TEAMMATES THAT DO DRUGS?

71. DO YOU HAVE FRIENDS OR FAMILY THAT YOU FEEL OBLIGATED TO HELP OR FINANCIALLY AID AFTER
YOU SIGN YOUR CONTRACT.
72. DO YOU OWN A GUN?

39

INTERVIEW

THEMES

40

INTERVIEWS | EXAMPLE

41

INTERVIEWS THEMES

Areas to focus on during the interview process of prospective NFL
players, Individual, or group interviews.

1. PERSONAL BACKGROUND - Hometown, family history, athletic background,
playing history (HS, College) other sports.

2. FOOTBALL - Enjoy playing/practicing, why does he play?

3. FOOTBALL INTELLIGENCE - Conceptualize, assignment, read and react,
and react, ability to learn and retain, type of system-responsibilities.

42

INTERVIEWS

4. PREPARATION -Practice, meeting, tapes, weight training, mental and
Physical, in-season and off-season, 20 hour rule.

5. COMMUNICATION - Verbal skills, focus, confidence, concentration,
intelligence, personality.

6.COMPETITIVENESS - Courage, drive, inner strength, pride, self-esteem,
determination, confidence.

43

INTERVIEWS

7. RELATIONSHIPS - Coaches, teammates, teachers, family, best friend,
wife/girlfriend.
8. GOALS - Aspirations, achievements, future, NFL, post-football,
team/individual

44

INTERVIEW

GM'S & COACHES

45

INTERVIEWS

GM/COACH INTERVIEWS

1.What is his attitude towards coaching?

2.Will he accept criticism?

3.Can he handle a loud coach?

4.Will he follow and carry out instructions?

5.What type of personality? (Introvert --
Outgoing)

6.Has he ever experienced conflicts with
any member of the coaching staff?

7.Has he had any problems with discipline?

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INTERVIEWS

8.Has player ever been involved in controlled
substance abuse?

9.What are his social habits? Does he dissipate?
Anything out of the usual?

10. Is he involved in campus and community
activities?

11. Does he possess the ability to be a leader?
What kind? Positive vs. Negative, Vocal vs.
Example.

12. How does player interrelate to people?

13. Is he self-centered?

14. Is he dependable? On time for practice,
meetings, study hall, etc.

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