Presenting our Mavericks of Sports and spring issue cover star, @FernandoMendoza.
He won the Heisman Trophy, a national championship at Indiana University, and everyone knows he’s going first in the NFL draft this month. He might look like a Peyton Manning or a Tom Brady or an Eli Manning, but Mendoza also has something to say. He doesn’t just want to explain things—he needs to.
At the link in our bio, the 22-year-old phenom opens up about his faith, his NFL plans, and how he holds it all together.
Story by Ryan D’Agostino @rhdagostino
Photographed by Chantal Anderson @chantalaanderson
Styled by Alfonso Fernandez Navas @alfonsofn
Grooming by Dillon Peña at The Only Agency @dillonpena @theonly.agency
Esquire Executive Design Director: Martin Hoops @mhoopsdesign
Esquire Visual Director: James Morris @james_alexander_photo
Esquire Entertainment Director: Andrea Cuttler @angcutt
Esquire Editor-in-chief: Michael Sebastian @michaeljsebastian
Presenting our Mavericks of Sports and spring issue cover star, @FernandoMendoza.
He won the Heisman Trophy, a national championship at Indiana University, and everyone knows he’s going first in the NFL draft this month. He might look like a Peyton Manning or a Tom Brady or an Eli Manning, but Mendoza also has something to say. He doesn’t just want to explain things—he needs to.
At the link in our bio, the 22-year-old phenom opens up about his faith, his NFL plans, and how he holds it all together.
Story by Ryan D’Agostino @rhdagostino
Photographed by Chantal Anderson @chantalaanderson
Styled by Alfonso Fernandez Navas @alfonsofn
Grooming by Dillon Peña at The Only Agency @dillonpena @theonly.agency
Esquire Executive Design Director: Martin Hoops @mhoopsdesign
Esquire Visual Director: James Morris @james_alexander_photo
Esquire Entertainment Director: Andrea Cuttler @angcutt
Esquire Editor-in-chief: Michael Sebastian @michaeljsebastian
