Mitchell Trubisky

North Carolina quarterback Mitchell Trubisky says he hopes to meet hometown hero LeBron James.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Quarterback Mitchell Trubisky says he has always looked up to LeBron James, and he hopes someday, whether he is drafted by the Cleveland Browns or not, to meet the kid from Akron who delivered a title to Cleveland.



Trubisky, the Mentor, Ohio native who declared for the NFL draft after starting 13 games at the University of North Carolina, joined ESPN's 6 p.m. SportsCenter with Michael Smith and Jamele Hill on Monday after taking part in analyst John Gruen's QB Camp.



Smith and Hill grilled Trubisky for an interview segment that included asking the former Mentor Cardinal to name all of the Browns starting quarterbacks since 1999.



Toward the end of the interview, the hosts noted that a deep investigation of Trubisky's Twitter account revealed his affection for LeBron.



Trubisky said he is looking forward to possibly meeting James someday.



"From what I've heard, he's a great person in the way he carries himself on and off the floor," Trubisky said. "Nobody's been under the amount of pressure that he's been since he was basically 16 years old. From what I've seen, he's delivered every bit of it."



Smith and Hill went on to speculate whether Trubisky could copy James in making good on bringing a title to Cleveland after (re)joining a hometown franchise.



"How cool would it be for two hometown kids to get these franchises championships?" Smith asked, alluding to the possibility that the Browns could draft Trubisky next month.



Hill quickly noted that Trubisky might have a better chance at meeting James if he gets drafted by the Dallas Cowboys, a team that James has declared his passion for in the past.



"I think he'll support a hometown kid if he finds out about me," Trubisky joked.