Q. How long have you been practicing the "Duval"? When did you first hear about "Duval"?
DEVIN LLOYD: I heard about it, I want to say it was like a Mic'd Up or something. This was a while ago, though. But I haven't been practicing it at all. I had no idea I was going to Jacksonville. They haven't even really spoke to me like that, so I had no clue. But as soon as I saw the Jacksonville number, I was like, ooh, Duval. I knew I could finally say that because I like the chant. It's cool.
Q. What was it like for you, Devin? I know a lot of people had you projected to go a little bit earlier, being in the green room, watching other guys get up and waiting for your name to be called?
DEVIN LLOYD: Yeah, for sure. It was a long way. I wasn't really expecting that. But I'm a Jag, and I know God does not make mistakes. So I'm excited to be here and I'm excited to get to work.
Q. Devin, do you see yourself as a plug and play, ready for the NFL linebacker?
DEVIN LLOYD: Well, personally you have to go in and earn the spot. You have to earn the trust of everyone around you, the players, coaches, ownership. You have to earn everything you have.
But for me and my confidence, if you're asking me personally, yes, I see myself as a plug and play. I want to come in and help immediately, handle myself like a pro, earn everything, and I mean, really go out and win. Do everything I can to be a winner, champion.
Q. What do you know of Travon Walker? How much do you know of him, and you two guys coming in here and partnering for the foreseeable future as the building blocks of this defense?
DEVIN LLOYD: Yeah, yeah, not a whole lot outside of what I've seen and heard. But I know that he's going to be a force and he's a dominant player. He went No. 1 overall for a reason. So I'm excited to get to work. I know we're going to do good things. We're going to be special.
Q. I'm sure you're probably aware that Jacksonville is a Navy town, and with the background of your own parents, could you talk a little bit about that? Does that give you an extra little more excitement about coming to a city that takes great pride in the military?
DEVIN LLOYD: You know, I actually didn't know that it was a huge Navy town. I knew there was military bases kind of all over, especially on the East Coast. I didn't know it was a huge Navy town, though. But that's amazing. I feel like that'll make me feel even more right at home. I'm from San Diego, which is right by the beach. There's a lot of military, and I feel like there's a lot of similarities in Jacksonville, as well. I'm excited. I'm ready.
Q. As a follow-up to that, when did you move away from Kansas City?
DEVIN LLOYD: I was born in Kansas City. When I was seven, I moved to Dallas when I was 12 and then I moved to San Diego when I was 12 -- did I say that right? I was born in Kansas City, moved to Dallas when I was seven, moved to San Diego when I was 12.
Q. What do you think when you hear people comparing you to Darius Leonard?
DEVIN LLOYD: You know, I'm not huge on comparisons just because everybody is their own player. Everybody has their own skill set, and everybody is special at what they do.
That being said, I think there is similarities in our game, our mentality, our play style. He's a special player. Every time I watch him on film, and I watch a lot of him, he's always making big plays, changing the game, which is something I pride myself on doing as a linebacker. I think there's a lot of similarities in our game.
Q. Trent Baalke mentioned the same thing when he was talking about you and Travon. It's the versatility to move around a little bit and be used in different ways. How do you think that sets you apart from maybe some other guys?
DEVIN LLOYD: Yeah, definitely, being able to do everything at a high level that you could ask a linebacker to do, cover tight ends, running backs, play zone coverage, play the run, rush the passer, doing all those things I feel like I'm the most complete when it comes to doing all those things at a high level and I'm only going to continue to get better. I feel like my ceiling is really high, and I can't wait to get out with my coaches, my coaches in the NFL and really just perfect my craft really.
Q. Jamal Agnew, do you guys know each other at all? Did you overlap at all?
DEVIN LLOYD: Don't know him but I've seen a lot about him. I've heard a lot about him. I know he's a baller. I also knew he was from San Diego, too. I definitely have been following him. But yeah, it's going to be cool having some 619 love over there.
Q. I know you really only met with the Jags at the combine per se. Was there any coach in particular that you met with, whether that was Mike Caldwell or someone on the defensive staff, that you really met with one-on-one?
DEVIN LLOYD: Not really. No.
Q. Devin, as you know, the AFC South is probably as tough a division as there is in terms of running backs, with Derrick Henry there and Jonathan Taylor. How much do you look forward to what will most certainly be mano-a-mano games because of the physicality of those two backs?
DEVIN LLOYD: Ooh, I love it. In the PAC we passed a lot. I love playing the run. I just love playing football. But yeah, whenever it comes to physicality, I feel like I'm an expert at that. Really just -- I'm excited for whatever challenges, whatever I have in front of me. Just know I'm going to attack it with everything I have.
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