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1. He thinks he should be the No. 1 pick in this year's draft – just like every competitor does.

Mariota was asked the same question two different times by reporters during his eight-minute interview: "Do you think you're worthy of the No. 1 pick in this year's draft?" He didn't give a difinitive answer, but said that, as a competitor, he had to. "Any player will stand in front of you and tell you that they're confident in their abilities," he said. "I'm no different. I feel that what I've been able to do at the University of Oregon, what I've learned, has prepared me for this level."

2. He hasn't met with any of the Buccaneers' staff yet.

Mariota said he hasn't met with Buccaneers head coach Lovie Smith or general manager Jason Licht. He did not say if he had met with other head coaches or general managers, but told reporters that he did speak with the Eagles' quarterback coach.

3. Huddling up may be one of his biggest challenges in the NFL.

High school was the last time that Mariota ran an offense that called plays in the huddle. He said that it could be one of his biggest challenges at the next level. "I haven't huddled in a while, so that will be one (challenging) thing," he said. "For everyone, it seems like a little detail. But that is a big thing." Mariota has been working with Kevin O'Connell, now the Browns' quarterback coach, to get acclimated with pro-style play-calling. "He's given me a play sheet and at night he tells me just to read the play calls out loud," Mariota said. "That's something little but I think as this process goes it's going to help me, whatever team I go to, in terms of just speaking in the huddle and articulating the plays."