the NFL... Doug
Datish was picked by the Falcons
in the 6th round, back in
2007... De'Veon Smith is
hoping to be NEXT. Sports
Director Ryan Allison caught up
with the Michigan tailback,
and THREE time member of our Big
22...on the eve of the NFL
Draft.
[15870]20170426 DEVEON SMITH
NFL-PK
HOWLAND GRADUATE, DE'VEON
SMITH: "THIS WHOLE
ENTIRE PROCESS HAS BEEN... I
DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE
IT...
IT'S KIND OF SOMETHING YOU'VE
WAITED FOR YOUR WHOLE LIFE, BUT
YOU CAN'T WAIT FOR IT TO BE
OVER."
RYAN ALLISON: DE'VEON SMITH HAS
ALREADY MET AND INTERVIEWED WITH
ALL 32 NFL TEAMS... AND HE
DEFINITELY HAS A FEW
FAVORITES... BUT
GOOD LUCK GETTING IT OUT OF HIM.
DE'VEON SMITH: "NAH, I CAN'T
EVEN SAY THAT. IT'S ALL 32
TEAMS, 32
TEAMS LET ME KNOW. I ONLY NEED
ONE TEAM HONESTLY. I JUST
NEED ONE TEAM. GIVE ME A SHOT."
RYAN ALLISON: DE'VEON WILL GET
HIS SHOT THIS WEEKEND, AND WHEN
THAT MOMENT COMES...
SMITH: "I ALREADY KNOW WHAT THE
MOMENT IS GOING TO BE LIKE.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF
TEAR SHEDDING. FOR SURE MY MOM
IS
GOING TO BE THE FIRST TO
BREAKDOWN. I'M GOING TO BREAK
DOWN TOO, ALL MY BROTHERS AND MY
LITTLE SISTER."
RYAN ALLISON: THIS ISN'T THE
FIRST TIME DE'VEON HAS BEEN
EXCITED TO
JOIN A NEW TEAM... WHEN HE
COMMITTED TO MICHIGAN 5 YEARS
AGO... HE TOLD US ABOUT A VIDEO
GAME VERSION OF HIMSELF WITH THE
WOLVERINES. SMITH: YEAH, I
ACTUALLY
CREATED MYSELF ON THE NCAA
FOOTBALL GAME. I WAS JUST SEEING
WHAT I'D LOOK LIKE IN THE MAIZE
AND BLUE, SEE WHAT KIND OF STUFF
I
WOULD WEAR, SO I HAVE IMAGINED
THAT YEAH.
NATS - "SMITH WILL RUN IT AGAIN,
AND HE SCORES."
RYAN ALLISON: "AND IF YOU'RE
WONDERING WHETHER HE'S HAD
THE SAME DIGITAL DEBUT IN MADDEN
N-F-L?
SMITH: DEFINITELY, I DEFINITELY
MADE A PLAYER, CREATED A PLAYER
TO SEE WHAT UNIFORM FIT ME THE
BEST. WHAT NUMBER WAS
AVAILABLE AND JUST HAVING FUN
WITH IT.
RYAN ALLISON: OVER THE LAST 4
YEARS IN ANN ARBOR, DE'VEON
SMITH HAS RUSHED FOR OVER 21
HUNDRED YARDS AND SCORED 22
TOUCHDOWNS... SOME OF WHICH,
WERE SPECTACULAR.
NATS - "DE'VEON SMITH BREAKS
FREE, AND SCORES"
RYAN ALLISON: BUT HIS BIGGEST
ASSET... MAY BE BLOCKING, AND
MORE IMPORTANTLY PROTECTING THE
QUARTERBACK...
AND IF YOU ASK HIM THE ADVANTAGE
HE HAS OVER EVERY OTHER BACK.
SMITH: THAT I'M THE BEST PASS
PROTECTOR IN THIS DRAFT CLASS. I
DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY PASS
PROTECTOR THAT CAN PROTECT LIKE
ME HONESTLY. I MEAN ONLY TIME
WILL TELL, GOING TO HAVE TO
PROVE
THEM WRONG. WHATEVER TEAM PICKS
ME, THERE GOING TO SEEM,
AND THE OTHER TEAMS THAT DIDN'T
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