Interview with North Dakota State running back/fullback Tyler Roehl.

What is your current height, weight and workout numbers?
Roehl: I was 5’10 and 230. My best forty-time was a 4.58 electronic and some had me at 4.55 hand held. Max bench is 405, squat is 460, and vertical is 30 inches.

Where did you go to high school?
Roehl: West Fargo High School.

Did you play any other sports in high school besides football?
Roehl: Baseball.

What is your major and GPA?
Roehl: Physical Education and 3.35.

When do you expect to graduate?
Roehl: Spring 2009.

What is your learning style? (board only, board & walk thru or visual-have to see it.)
Roehl: Probably board and walk thru.

What is the biggest adversity you have had to overcome in your college career or life?
Roehl: I broke my leg in half my first year in spring ball and had a rod and 4 screws put into it.

Talk about your family background such as parents, siblings, and employment.
Roehl: Grew up in a good community. Dad is a cabinet-maker and my mom works in a nurse’s office. My brother is in the army and just got back from Iraq. He is married and has a kid. My sister is single and has a kid and she is younger than me.

Are you married or single?
Roehl: Single.

Do you have any kids?
Roehl: Nope.

Do you have any relatives who played in the NFL?
Roehl: No.

What do you feel are your strengths and weaknesses?
Roehl: I am strong, fast for my size, and I am pretty football smart too. I am not a track guy but I like to just go and hit people. I think I need to improve pass blocking and my height.

Have you ever long snapped?
Roehl: No

Which position would you rather play in the NFL?
Roehl: Doesn’t matter to me. I could play both TB and FB. I don’t have a preference. I think I fit in the Jacob Hester mold.

What is the highlight of your career?
Roehl: I would probably say the Minnesota game because I had 262 yards.

Who is the best player you have faced in your career?
Roehl: Joe Mays at NDSU.

Who is the best player on your team?
Roehl: I would say a combo of Kole Heckendorf and Nick Schommer.

Is there anyone else on your team who has NFL potential?
Roehl: Jerimiah Wurzbacher, Ramon Humber, Nick Schommer, Kole Heckendorf, and Joe Lardinois.

What are your goals for this year?
Roehl: We are eligible for the playoffs so make the playoffs and win a national championship. Also I want to hopefully get All American again.

What are your future goals?
Roehl: Hopefully get a chance to play in the NFL. Then get married, have kids and be a football coach.