Interview w/OL Alex Pihlstrom, Illinois

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.