The former Maryland high school star and likely NFL first-round pick says that while football is the sport he loves, 'it doesn't define me.'
Dwayne Haskins, who attended high school in Maryland and starred at Ohio State, is a projected first-round pick in this year's NFL draft. By Adam Kilgore Adam Kilgore Reporter covering national sports Email Bio Follow April 24 at 10:57 AM The Haskinses of Highland Park, N.J., Dwayne Sr. and his wife Tamara, wanted to nurture their son’s gift without dislodging their family life, but as high school approached, that became complicated. Dwayne Jr.
“I play football, but at the end of the day, it doesn’t define me,” Haskins said. “I’m more than just a football player. I do more than just football. Yes, it’s a big part of my life. Faith, family, who I am as a person, what I do off the field, my friends, my time, my dogs — it’s more than just football.”
When he was 12, Haskins attended a football camp in Hillsborough, N.J., near his home. Also in attendance was Shawn Springs, an NFL cornerback whose son lived in the area and also went to the camp. Springs noticed Haskins heaving passes half the field and throwing perfectly timed out routes.Springs took an interest and sought out Dwayne Sr. in the bleachers. They struck up a conversation, exchanged numbers and vowed to keep in touch. Eventually, he suggested to Haskins Sr.
“I wanted to find a school where I got at least two years of experience and play and go to the NFL,” Haskins said. “I thought that was Ohio State, but that didn’t work out like that.”Haskins redshirted his first season, and during his second year, became the backup to J.T. Barrett, a team captain and one of the most decorated players in Ohio State history. Like many other top-shelf quarterback recruits stuck behind incumbents, Haskins considered transferring.
Haskins and his family made it a rule not to discuss NFL prospects. But by midseason, they could sense the possibility of leaving early for the NFL. In a defining stretch of late-season games against Maryland, Michigan and Northwestern, Haskins averaged 433 yards while throwing 14 touchdowns and two interceptions.
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