Ben Longshaw - Media Day

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Ben, this is Clint Mitchell from the Davenport Morningstar. Just a few questions.

1. Where do you see yourself among the rest of this year's offensive line class?
2. Which NSFL team's aesthetic do you find the most appealing?
3. Are there any offensive linemen in this draft class you're hoping to team up with?
4. Similarly, are there any defensive linemen you'd be excited to face off against?

Thank you for your time.

Hi Clint, thanks very much for the questions.

1 - I consider myself the top overall offensive line prospect. The draft class is admittedly thin for o-linemen, but that's not why I believe I'm #1. What sets me apart is my work ethic: you'll see me around everywhere and I'll always be working to build my TPE and develop as a player. There may be some guys who are better in one area or another than me right now, but that won't last, and as a pure pass-blocker I'm confident that there isn't a better guy in this class than me. I'm also going to be a great spokesperson for the team that drafts me, and the NSFL as a whole.

2 - The GM's of this league have done an outstanding job with their designs, and I can honestly say there isn't a single team whose colors I wouldn't love to see myself in. No matter how dirty it gets in the trenches, this football league is gonna look pretty!

3 - There's some other great pass-blocking guys in this class, guys like Dan Robicheaux, who if I teamed up with I know we'd have a QB who never got his jersey dirty. I could also see myself shoulder-to-shoulder with a big athletic guy like Angus Winchester, or with Bender Rodriguez inside me helping to pound the rock. I'm teamed up with John Floggity, a great OL technician prospect out of Hawaii, for the All-American Bowl, so I'm looking forward to seeing how we play together.

4 - Honestly, I think every single defender brings something unique to the game regardless of how talented they are overall. There's such a diverse range of guys in this class that I'm excited to see what sort of individual strengths and quirks they have in their game that I have to adjust to. There's no individual guy that I want to single out, but I'm certainly looking forward to the challenge.