“It feels great. First off, I would like to thank the Rams Nation for giving me a chance. (Owner) Mr. (Stan) Kroenke, (Head) Coach (Jeff) Fisher, (GM) Les Snead, (Offensive Line) Coach Paul Boudreau, just everybody in general. I’m just happy they believe in me and gave me this opportunity.”
“Yes sir, I look forward to blocking for him. Whatever it is I can do to help. I look forward to hearing from him and working with him.”
“That’s unbelievable. Just to share that with my family and those who gave me the opportunity and just show my emotion that’s a wonderful feeling.”
“I did play guard in high school, but like I said, I’m looking forward to anywhere I can help out. I’m looking forward to it.”
“I got a phone call this morning and I kind of had a feeling, but it was just so unbelievable I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t want to get any high expectations or get my hopes up and something go wrong. So I just waited it out and it made things a lot better just to get that pressure off of me.”
“Yes sir. It wasn’t a specific coach they were just confirming my number.”
“It means a lot. Everybody doesn’t get this opportunity and me personally, I plan on making the best out of it and just live up to all the hype and whatever they have in store for me. I’m just looking forward to a great career.”
“We worked hard last season at Auburn and we accomplished a lot of things, but I didn’t know exactly where I would end up at. I just knew if I worked hard I would put myself in a great position to be drafted high.”
“I had a great vibe. (Rams Offensive Line) Coach (Paul) Boudreau was so fired up just to work with me and I could tell that he’s going to be a great coach. After I finished the workout he was like, ‘Okay, it’s time for the board. Just be yourself. You’ve got eyes on you, so just make the best out of it.’ I took that advice. I knew they were very interested and a lot of people were projecting me to go there, but I just wanted to wait it out just to make it seem more real because I didn’t want to think I was there before it actually happened.”
“There’s a few things I need to work on. I look forward to working on that, taking it from the coaches and learning from other players.”
“That’s a great feeling and a blessing in itself. God has given me this opportunity to do those things and I plan on making my mom happy – happier than she is now.”
(On how much he knows about the city of St. Louis and the Rams’ roster since he got the feeling he’d be drafted by the Rams)