Interview with Kevin Boss, TE, Western Oregon

Senior Writer

March 19, 2007

Kevin Boss is from a small school, but he is no sleeper. He may have played his ball for division II Western Oregon, but he is on every NFL team's radar and ranks as a top ten tight end prospect on almost all draft sites, including this site. Boss helped his stock with a great combine performance. At Indy, he had the quickest 3-cone time from all the tight ends. He finished his career at Western Oregon with 134 receptions. And just like Tony Gonzalez and Antonio Gates, he played college basketball.

What is your accurate height, weight and forty time?
Kevin Boss: 6'7 255 and recently at my pro day I ran a 4.66

What position do you expect to play in the NFL?
Kevin Boss: TE

What do you feel is your greatest strength as a football player and what area do you feel you need to improve in?
Kevin Boss: My greatest strength is my athleticism that makes me a great receiving threat. The one thing I need to continue to work on is my run blocking.

What NFL player do you do you think you compare favorably to?
Kevin Boss: Tony Gonzalez, because of our similar basketball backgrounds.

Who is the best player you have faced during your career?
Kevin Boss: Former teammate Jeff Charleston, now with the Colts.

What is your greatest football moment to date?
Kevin Boss: Beating rivals Linfield at their place my senior year.

Did you have a favorite pro team growing up? Favorite player?
Kevin Boss: My dad grew up in Detroit so he raised us Detroit Lions fans, so naturally my favorite player was Barry Sanders.

When you get your first professional paycheck what is the first thing you will buy?
Kevin Boss: Something for my parents, brother, and girlfriend.

How have you been preparing and training since the end of your college season?
Kevin Boss: I trained over in Orlando at The Disney's Wide World of Sports with Coach Tom Shaw at his combine training camp. I am now back home in Oregon training with my personal trainer Mark Mclaughlin at Performance Training Center in Beaverton, OR.

Obviously it is still early, but do you have any goals in mind when it comes to the NFL Draft?
Kevin Boss: My only goal is to get picked up and get into a camp somewhere.

What is the one thing you will most miss at college?
Kevin Boss: Friends and teammates

Where is the best place to get a bite to eat in Monmouth, OR?
Kevin Boss: Yang's.I will miss that place.

What was your favorite college course and why?
Kevin Boss: Exercise Science or nutrition, because that is the type of stuff I am interested in.

What have former college teammates now in the NFL told you about preparing for the league?
Kevin Boss: To remember to continue to work n the actual football skills while training for the combine because that is what is going to help you make the team.

Any pregame rituals? Food? Music?
Kevin Boss: Music and shower

What is something football fans may not know about you?
Kevin Boss: I played two years of basketball in college, and I also have a brother who plays pro soccer in Puerto Rico.

Do you read mock drafts or what draft experts have to say?
Kevin Boss: No, I definitely try to stay away from reading that stuff.

What do you plan to do once your playing career is over?
Kevin Boss: Spend a lot of time with my family!

Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions and good luck!
Kevin Boss: Thank you for the opportunity!

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