The JDV Experience takes a unique spin on the podcast, interviewing DB Trey Ballentine (Cumberland State) and LB Kareem Bryant (Giles County High School) with the approach of a prospect getting recruited and moving to college. Trey breaks down how he started playing football, when he got serious about playing the sport, and what he's working on improving at the college level while Kareem Bryant goes into detail about replacing Trey at Giles County High School and what his focus is.
John Vogel sits down with Redlands cornerback Derwin Johnson and talks about his career, starting with flag football in 4th grade. Derwin talks about his upbringing as a wide receiver safety and details his process as a player and how he has developed over the stops that he made along the way to Redlands.
NFL Draft analyst John Vogel sits down with Vanderbilt cornerback prospect Jeremy Lucien and discusses his football career. Jeremy talks through his decision to transfer to Vanderbilt from UConn in 2022, why he chose Vanderbilt, and talks a lot about his game and his process.
John Vogel sits down with Illinois offensive lineman Alex Pihlstrom and talks about Alex's versatility and how he developed his passion for the sport. Alex details moving from tight end to offensive guard while at Illinois and discusses the difference in the mentality and what he had to develop at that position.
John Vogel brings forward his NFL Combine Soundbites Special episode featuring interviews with several top players entering the 2023 NFL Draft, including exclusive conversations with Will McDonald, Dorian Williams, Ivan Pace Jr, Adetomiwa Adebawore, Thomas Incoom, and several more! Enjoy the Soundbites Special from the 2023 NFL Combine.
John Vogel is joined for this episode by Senior Bowl scout and private offensive coach Greg Moore II. Greg details his experience going through five colleges in pursuit of an NFL dream, and his experience in training camp with the Indianapolis Colts. After that, Greg tells us about how he got into private coaching, how the Senior Bowl opportunity opened, and what his scouting process looks like.
John Vogel sits down with Sacred Heart wide receiver/running back Devin Young and talks about his football career. Devin explains how he started playing football in New York City, how he ended up at Maine, transferring to Sacred Heart, and what he is working on this offseason as a part of his game.
John Vogel sits down with Vanderbilt safety prospect Max Worship and talks about his football career. Max discusses playing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, his recruitment process, playing against three first-round NFL quarterbacks this year (and beating two of them), and what he's working on getting better at this year.
John Vogel sat down with South Dakota State safety Isaiah McDaniels and talked about his football career, playing in the 2023 Podyum Bowl, and what his career aspirations are beyond football.
John Vogel sits down with Grambling State safety prospect Lawrence Asiedu and talks about his football career. "Law" discusses switching from soccer to football as a freshman in high school, going through JUCO, and playing at Grambling State through a coaching change.
John Vogel sits down to chat with St. Ambrose running back prospect T'Nahleg Hall and discusses his football career. Hall talks about his entry into football, how he ended up at the University of Indianapolis and transferred to St. Ambrose, and his aspirations of becoming a neurosurgeon after his football career.
John Vogel sits down with Florida A&M wide receiver prospect Xavier Smith and talks about how Xavier started playing football at 4 years old. Xavier details his football career and explains how he was working at Amazon for a year before walking onto Florida A&M, how his dream was to play in the Florida Classic as a kid, and what he's working on improving over the offseason as he sets for the HBCU Legacy Bowl and Combine.
John Vogel sits down with Limestone running back prospect Anthony McAfee II who discusses his football career and why he chose Limestone when he left Coastal Carolina. Anthony talks about his football journey, his game, and what he wants to impress upon interested teams about the type of person and player that he is.
John Vogel sits down with Baldwin-Wallace cornerback prospect Robbie Williamson and discussed his football career. Robbie talked about what he was able to take away from the FCS Bowl, Podyum Bowl, and the Tropical Bowl Scrimmage, and details how he moved from linebacker to cornerback in high school. He then explains what he is working on improving this offseason, and what he wants people to take away from his ability to play.
John Vogel sits down with Samford cornerback Trey Elston and discusses his football career - how he played a single season of high school football and was able to play at West Alabama where they moved him from wide receiver to cornerback. Elston talks about going from West Alabama to Auburn and Samford, and talks about the coaches that made profound impacts on his life. They discuss Trey's mentality, what he's working on this offseason, and how Coach Derrick Mason changed the way he looked at the game.
John Vogel sat down with Texas A&M-Kingsville running back Morian Walker Jr and discussed his football career, how he was mentored by legendary college players his entire life, and how he's been able to make the most of every situation he's been in. Between his days at Utah State, Nevada, Colorado-Mesa, and Texas A&M-Kingsville, Walker is an interesting personality who is a student of the game.
NFL Draft analyst John Vogel sits down with Auburn defensive end prospect Marcus Bragg and talks about his football career and how he's only been playing football for six years. Marcus breaks down his journey through two JUCO schools to Western Kentucky and how he ended up at Auburn despite the recruiting interest from Nick Saban at Alabama and Jim Harbaugh at Michigan.
John Vogel sits down with Southern Utah defensive lineman Francis Bemiy Jr. He breaks down how he started playing football in Canada, convinced by a classmate in junior high detention to play. Francis talks about his game, what he's working on improving, and how he plans to make his impact in the NFL.
John Vogel sits down with Lawrence Tech quarterback Tyler Kulka and talks about his career and how he went from serving a two-year mission as a member of the Church of Latter-Day Saints to a five-year starter at Lawrence Tech. Tyler and John talk about his game, how he's built a "profile" type of receivers to understand how to throw them the ball, how and why he chose football over hockey, and what he hopes to do at the National Scouting Combine.
I sat down with Kutztown wide receiver Jerome Kapp and talked about how he grew into the football player that he is today. The Tropical Bowl special teams most valuable player, Jerome showed out his ability to both play wide receiver and special teams but credited it all to God, and the people put around him. Jerome talked about how he adds "tools to his toolbelt" to get the job done better and grow as a player.