- Name: Dante Beard
- Position: WR
- College: Johnson C. Smith University
- Height: 6’2
- Weight: 201
- Twitter: __DeeBeard
- Instagram: __deebeard
What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2023 NFL Draft?
- My ability to catch the ball and move as quick for my size.
At what age were you first interested in the sport of football?
What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?
- My work ethic is outstanding and I never give up.
If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be?
- Taking care of the homeless.
What is the best advice you have ever received?
- “Control what you can control and let God take care of the rest.”
Who was your childhood hero?
Who is the most underrated teammate in your locker room at your school?
What is your biggest pet peeve?
- Wasting time because you can’t get it back.
What is the best part of football?
- Hearing the crowd scream, creating bonds and memories with teammates.
Overcoming adversity is what defines character, what was the hardest moment in your life to overcome?
- Losing my brother to gun violence.
Tell me something about your school and why it is so special to you?
- JCSU played in the first-ever HBCU college football game against Livingstone. It is special because it’s the rival school of the place I graduated from.
What is your favorite snack food?
- Hot Cheetos and life saver gummies
What is the best part of football?
- Hearing the crown scream, creating bonds and memories with teammates.
If you could sell yourself in one sentence what would you say?
- Overall I am a complete package of what an athlete is defined to be with great character, work ethic, athletic ability, and a great personality.
If you could compare your play to one player in the NFL who would it be?
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why?
- My brother Jabrie, Recardell “CJ” Sheppard, and Young Dolph. CJ and Jabrie are my brothers that I lost too soon and Young Dolph is one of my favorite artists I never will or had the chance to meet.
