{"id":102625,"date":"2023-04-07T14:53:15","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T19:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=102625"},"modified":"2023-04-07T14:53:15","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T19:53:15","slug":"watch-im-living-out-a-dream-4-northwestern-draft-prospects-shine-in-nfl-combine-performances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/watch-im-living-out-a-dream-4-northwestern-draft-prospects-shine-in-nfl-combine-performances\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: \u2018I\u2019m living out a dream\u2019: 4 Northwestern draft prospects shine in NFL Combine performances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>By John Riker<br \/>\n<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medill Reports<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INDIANAPOLIS \u2014 The NFL Scouting Combine gives draft hopefuls the chance to showcase their speed, power and smarts in front of NFL teams and fans. Traditional powers Alabama and Georgia were well-represented, along with smaller schools sending their best to the pro level. Medill Reports made the trip to Indy last month to track down Northwestern\u2019s soon-to-be \u201cPro Cats.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"NU Wildcats at NFL Combine\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/815401681?h=408268decc&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>TRANSCRIPT:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>INTRO<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL WON JUST A SINGLE GAME IN THE 2022 SEASON, BUT THE WILDCATS COULD MAKE HISTORY IN A GOOD WAY IN A MATTER OF WEEKS. LED BY OFFENSIVE TACKLE PETER SKORONSKI AND DEFENSIVE LINEMAN ADETOMIWA ADEBAWORE, FOUR NU PLAYERS COMPETED AT THE NFL SCOUTING COMBINE IN INDIANAPOLIS THIS WEEK. IF ALL FOUR ARE DRAFTED IN LATE APRIL, THE CATS WOULD HAVE THEIR FIRST FOUR-PERSON DRAFT CLASS SINCE 1985. I FOLLOWED ALONG FROM INDIANAPOLIS AS ALL FOUR TRIED TO MAKE THEIR BEST IMPRESSION ON SCOUTS AND SHAPE THEIR NFL FUTURE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[SHOT OF INTERVIEW STAGES]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>ADETOMIWA ADEBAWORE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Northwestern allowed me to grow and blossom into the leader I was. It got me out of my comfort zone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>BRANDON JOSEPH<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The Wildcat program made me exactly who I am. Notre Dame was able to finish off everything, but Northwestern, that\u2019s my blood and where I played the majority of my career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>PETER SKORONSKI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It\u2019s great to represent Northwestern because they\u2019ve done so much for me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>EVAN HULL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The more I\u2019m able to do on the field, the better it can help me out. It\u2019s something I\u2019ve taken a lot of pride in, starting at Northwestern to now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FOR A PROGRAM WITH ONE WIN TO SPEAK OF IN 2022, NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL HAS BEEN A FREQUENT TOPIC AT THE NFL COMBINE IN INDIANAPOLIS. FOUR MEMBERS FROM LAST YEAR\u2019S TEAM COMPETED IN COMBINE DRILLS, WHILE TWO RECENT TRANSFERS WHO STARTED CAREERS IN EVANSTON ARE ALSO IN THE MIX.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>EKU LEOTA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: We\u2019ve got a good group of Cats here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TWO YEARS AGO, ALL SIX MADE THE TRIP TO INDIANAPOLIS FOR THE 2020 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP. NOW, THEY\u2019RE BACK, WITH NFL CAREERS AND DRAFT SELECTIONS IN THE BALANCE. IT\u2019S BEEN A LOT TO TAKE IN.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>SKORONSKI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It\u2019s happened pretty fast, and there\u2019s been a couple moments where I\u2019ve had to say, \u201cWow, this is really happening. Like, holy crap, I\u2019m living out a dream.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">THE WEEK HAS INCLUDED INTERVIEWS WITH TEAMS, PRESS CONFERENCES, RADIO APPEARANCES AND, OF COURSE, DRILLS.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DEFENSIVE LINEMAN ADETOMIWA ADEBAWORE TOOK THE PODIUM FIRST AND SET THE BAR HIGH. ADEBAWORE IS A KANSAS CITY NATIVE AND HOPES TO BE A FIRST-ROUND PICK IN THE DRAFT, WHICH WILL BE HELD IN KANSAS CITY. HIS DRAFT PLANS ARE LOCKED IN, TOO.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>ADEBAWORE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: I\u2019m from Kansas City, so no matter what, I will be in Kansas City.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ADEBAWORE USED A STRONG SHOWING AT THE SENIOR BOWL TO BOOST HIS DRAFT STOCK. NOW, HE\u2019S HOPING HIS ATHLETICISM WILL IMPRESS SCOUTS IN INDIANAPOLIS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>ADEBAWORE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: I think I\u2019m very athletic. I think you guys are going to see that tomorrow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[VIDEO OF THE 40-YARD DASH]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>DANIEL JEREMIAH<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: That\u2019s an excellent 10. \u2026 That\u2019s 282 pounds running a 4.54, Rich.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ADEBAWORE BECAME THE CENTER OF ATTENTION, ON NFL NETWORK SCREENS AND IN THE STADIUM.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>PETER SCHRAGER<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Maybe he worked his way into a first-round selection. That\u2019s the beauty of the combine. You come in, you get to meet the teams, then you get to meet your dreams when you go out there and perform like he did.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ADEBAWORE\u2019S TEAMMATES KNEW WHAT WAS COMING ALL ALONG.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>SKORONSKI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Seeing guys like Adetomiwa light it up out there, it\u2019s awesome. I\u2019ve always known how special these guys were. It\u2019s cool to see them on the stage and see the football world notice that too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FELLOW CAPTAIN PETER SKORONSKI IS CONSIDERED A LOCK FOR THE TOP 10. SKORONSKI WAS A UNANIMOUS ALL-AMERICAN SELECTION ON NORTHWESTERN\u2019S OFFENSIVE LINE AND LEFT SCHOOL A YEAR EARLY TO PURSUE HIS NFL DREAMS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>SKORONSKI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: I felt it was the right time to sort of maximize my dream of playing football in the NFL. I felt this was the time to do it, and I couldn\u2019t pass this up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HIS GRANDFATHER, BOB, IS IN THE PACKERS\u2019 HALL OF FAME AND IS SKORONSKI\u2019S FOOTBALL IDOL. PETER SHARED STORIES OF BOB\u2019S INTERACTIONS WITH VINCE LOMBARDI WITH REPORTERS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>SKORONSKI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Lombardi was on them about keeping weight down and stuff like that. He was getting ice cream, and Lombardi walks in the ice cream shop and he saw him, so he hid his cone behind his back so Lombardi wouldn\u2019t see him eating the ice cream and putting on some weight. That\u2019s just one funny story I remember.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SKORONSKI DIDN\u2019T QUITE RECORD THE EYE-CATCHING RESULTS AS HIS TEAMMATE BUT HELD HIS OWN.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IN THE FINAL DRILLS OF THE FINAL DAY, RUNNING BACK EVAN HULL PUT ON A SHOW. HULL AND CORNERBACK CAM MITCHELL BESTED ADEBAWORE\u2019S MARK WITH FOUR 4.7s IN THE 40-YARD DASH. HULL\u2019S HUSTLE ALSO SET HIM APART, TAKING EVERY CARRY AND CATCH TO THE END ZONE.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">THAT\u2019S SOMETHING HE LEARNED FROM THE TRIALS OF A 1-11 SEASON.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>HULL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: After however many losses you\u2019ve had, coming back to fully padded practice the next, you\u2019ve got to bring that same energy and intent and focus and juice that you\u2019ve had since Game 1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">THE FORMER WILDCATS SPOKE AT LENGTH ABOUT THEIR EXCITEMENT FOR THE NEXT LEVEL. BUT DESPITE THE MANY LOSSES OVER THE YEARS, THEY CHERISH THEIR NORTHWESTERN CONNECTIONS. FOR EACH OF THEM, HAVING THEIR FOOTBALL FAMILY THERE MADE CHASING THEIR DREAMS EVEN SWEETER.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>ADEBAWORE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It\u2019s absolutely fun, to see some of my teammates be recognized as well and being a part of this process, it\u2019s truly a blessing and fun to see.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>SKORONSKI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It would have been great to have a few more wins based off all of the draftees, but all of these guys who are here deserve it and are unbelievable players.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>HULL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It\u2019s really cool because we\u2019re all in this process together. We get to share about how our experiences have been, how training has been. It\u2019s almost like being back in the locker room in a sense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>TAG:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> NEXT UP, NORTHWESTERN WILL HOST ITS PRO DAY ON MARCH 14 IN RYAN FIELDHOUSE, GIVING SCOUTS ANOTHER CHANCE TO SEE WHAT THE WILDCATS CAN DO ON THE FIELD. REPORTING FROM INDIANAPOLIS, JOHN RIKER, MEDILL REPORTS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Riker is a sports media graduate student at Medill. You can follow him on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JhnRiker\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By John Riker Medill Reports INDIANAPOLIS \u2014 The NFL Scouting Combine gives draft hopefuls the chance to showcase their speed, power and smarts in front of NFL teams and fans. Traditional powers Alabama and Georgia were well-represented, along with smaller schools sending their best to the pro level. 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