Darrick Forrest: I’ll pick a jersey number, when I feel like I’ve earned a number

Darrick Forrest is addressing the media now. He said he felt like Washington likes his special teams value and spoke to two of the team's ST coaches. He's looking forward to carving out his role there.

— Zach Selby (@ZachDSelby) May 1, 2021

Darrick Forest says 'Washington was on me heavy' and they really value his ability on special teams. They like how he 'can be a dog' on specials and 'make my role'

— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) May 1, 2021

Darrick Forrest said he made a bet with his sister when he was 10 years old that he would go to the NFL. Bet $50.

Time to collect.

— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) May 1, 2021

Forrest said it was so exciting to get that call from Washington. The first thing Rivera asked him was if he was ready to be a member of the Washington Football Team.

— Zach Selby (@ZachDSelby) May 1, 2021

Forrest said he feels like he is pretty versatile and will perform no matter where he is placed on defense, whether it's at strong or free safety.

— Zach Selby (@ZachDSelby) May 1, 2021

Forrest says he can play both safety positions but mentioned strong initially.

— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) May 1, 2021

Forrest did say that most of his interceptions in college — he had six — came as a free safety while covering the post route. https://t.co/TYUEEU47jf

— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) May 1, 2021

Forrest said the altered draft process has given him more opportunities to train so that when rookie minicamps come, he knows he will be ready.

— Zach Selby (@ZachDSelby) May 1, 2021

One thing that most/all of Washington's draft picks have said - Rivera and the coaching staff made clear they were serious targets. Lots of Zoom calls, lots of questions.

— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) May 1, 2021

Forrest doesn't know what number he's going to get, but "when I feel like I've earned a number," he'll start thinking about what number he'll wear.

— Zach Selby (@ZachDSelby) May 1, 2021

Forrest said he grew a lot as a leader in the secondary at Cincy and made sure he and his teammate practiced like champions every day.

— Zach Selby (@ZachDSelby) May 1, 2021

Forrest said ST coordinator Nate Kaczor struck him as a coach who knew exactly what he wants out of players, and he appreciates the opportunity to show what he can do.

— Zach Selby (@ZachDSelby) May 1, 2021

Fifth-round safety Darrick Forrest on joining @WashingtonNFL's defense:

"We got a great front, we got some great linebackers. They got some great DBs over there right now, but it's time to transition to another level."

— Kyle Stackpole (@kylefstackpole) May 1, 2021