- Title: Kendré Gant
- Place: LB
- School: College of Houston
- Top: 6’2”
- Weight: 226 lbs
- X (Twitter): ballistic_gant3
- Instagram: @kgant.6
What made you determine you needed to be a football player?
At an early age, I used to be very aggressive and my mother needed to search out one thing I may channel my aggressive vitality into. So I began enjoying contact soccer after I was 5 years previous and I fell in love as quickly as I began enjoying.
What are your favourite moments out of your soccer life?
1) In 2023 at The College of Louisiana Lafayette after like 4 video games I used to be the highest-graded linebacker within the nation by PFF.
2) In 2023 led my crew in tackles for no achieve/tackles for loss and I received the turnover belt.
3) 2021 at The College of Louisiana we went 13-1 and received a Solar Belt Championship ( I realized quite a bit from that season).
What are you seeking to obtain as a soccer participant going ahead?
Some issues I’m seeking to obtain is enjoying on the highest degree, getting drafted or picked up by a crew. I need to convey again that violent fashion of play on the inside/exterior linebacker place like Lawrence Taylor, Ray Lewis, Derrick Brooks, Patrick Willis, Luke Kuechly.
In the event you may hang around with any soccer participant previous or current for a day, who and why?
A participant from the previous could be Luke Kuechly. He’s so good and his data for the sport of soccer is unmatched. So I might positively spend a day with him and decide his mind all day. A participant from the current could be Von Miller. I like the best way he performs the sport of soccer jogs my memory of how they use to play again within the day. Spending a day with him and getting nuggets from him could be nice.
Which one among your loved ones members conjures up you essentially the most and why?
My cousin Dallas Turner he performs for the Minnesota Vikings he was drafted within the first spherical in final 12 months’s draft. Seeing how he grew into the participant he’s and the way laborious he works at his craft positively conjures up me.
What’s your favourite defensive scheme and why?
Positively a 4-2-5 however as an alternative of utilizing a star/nickel, put an enormous lengthy and rangy sam linebacker to the sphere that may play in house, have good zone drops, fluent hips, can rush the quarterback, and might cowl tight ends and operating backs.
What ought to we learn about Kendré Gant the particular person?
I’m keen to do no matter to make the subsequent particular person smile. I’m not a egocentric particular person I’ll give a stranger the shirt off my again. I needed to struggle via quite a bit adversity and heartbreak rising up. One in all my grandmas acquired killed after I was youthful, I misplaced my nice grandparents that are the primary those who raised me moreover my mother and stepdad, I loss a greatest pal who cherished the sport of soccer after we was youthful, I misplaced a cousin that acquired killed attempting to guard some children and I misplaced one among my uncles who additionally helped raised me. I labored my ass off to get to the place I’m at. I’ve been the underdog my complete life. I at all times needed to take the lengthy route and there’s no different means I might need it to be.
What stands out about your movie essentially the most?
My versatility. I play inside and outdoors linebacker. I’ve performed a number of positions like sam, will and mike linebacker I’ve additionally performed star in some packages. My capacity to cowl in house, play on the perimeter, go rush, set the sting and take the ball away.
How do you deal with challenges each in life and on the soccer area?
I need to keep energetic, work out, and be round my teammates and the those who love me.
What would a crew get in a participant such as you?
A extremely pushed participant who’s humble, disciplined, hardworking, clever, adaptable, and unselfish. A participant that has a powerful work ethic who cares about and understands the grind it takes to succeed. A participant who is aware of easy methods to execute properly beneath strain, keep optimistic via powerful conditions and rapidly be taught new methods.
What do you’re keen on essentially the most concerning the sport of soccer?
I like that it could actually change lives not simply yours however the individuals round you. Simply by you being profitable within the sport of soccer you’ll be able to inspire others to be nice. I additionally simply love the grind! Grinding within the offseason to good your craft so when it’s time to carry out beneath the lights it’s second nature.
Who’s essentially the most underrated participant you’ve performed with and why?
Landon Burton he performed middle at The College of Louisiana. This previous 12 months was his senior 12 months. He simply declared for the draft. He’s a man that began as a stroll on, actually put within the work and grinded to earn a scholarship. Then he stored grinding and took over the beginning middle place.
Author/Scout/Interviewer for Draft Diamonds since January 2020. You’ll find me on X at @jrberendzen and Instagram at justinberendzen
