Perrion Winfrey

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Perrion Winfrey
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Winfrey at Classic Park in 2023
Personal information
Born: (2000-08-15) August 15, 2000 (age 23)
Maywood, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:290 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school:Lake Park
(Roselle, Illinois)
College:Iowa Western CC (2018–2019)
Oklahoma (2020–2021)
Position:Defensive tackle
NFL draft:2022 / Round: 4 / Pick: 108
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:25
Sacks:0.5
Pass deflections:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Perrion Winfrey (/ˈpɛriɒn/ PERR-ee-on; born August 15, 2000) is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Iowa Western and Oklahoma, and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft.

Early years[edit]

Winfrey grew up in Maywood, Illinois, and attended Lake Park High School in Roselle, Illinois.[1] Winfrey was rated a three-star prospect, but was not heavily recruited after failing to qualify academically to play NCAA Division I football.[2]

College career[edit]

Winfrey began his collegiate career at Iowa Western Community College at the recommendation of coaches at Iowa State.[3] Over two seasons he recorded 55 tackles with 23 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks.[4] Winfrey was rated the best junior college prospect in the nation by 247Sports.com and committed to transfer to Oklahoma over offers from Alabama, Baylor, LSU, and Texas.[5][6]

In his first year at Oklahoma, Winfrey played in all 11 of the Sooners' games and became a starter at defensive tackle. He was named second-team All-Big 12 Conference by the league's coaches after recording 19 tackles, six for loss, and three pass breakups.[7] After the season Winfrey considered entering the 2021 NFL Draft, but opted to return to Oklahoma for his senior season.[8]

Professional career[edit]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
6 ft 3+5⁄8 in
(1.92 m) 		290 lb
(132 kg) 		35+1⁄4 in
(0.90 m) 		10+1⁄4 in
(0.26 m)		 4.89 s 1.68 s 2.85 s
All values from NFL Combine[9][10]

Cleveland Browns[edit]

Winfrey was drafted by the Cleveland Browns with the 108th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft.[11] Winfrey appeared in 13 games as a rookie. He had .5 sacks, 22 total tackles, and two passes defensed.[12]

On July 19, 2023, Winfrey was waived by the Browns, after being investigated for threatening and pulling a gun on a woman in Cleveland.[13]

New York Jets[edit]

On November 7, 2023, Winfrey was signed to the practice squad of the New York Jets.[14] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent upon the expiration of his practice squad contract.[15]

Legal issues[edit]

On April 10, 2023, Winfrey was arrested on a misdemeanor assault charge in Harris County, Texas.[16] On July 19, 2023, Fox 8 Cleveland announced that Winfrey was under investigation by Cleveland police for allegedly pulling a gun on a woman and threatening her in Cleveland. [13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gregor, Scot (May 14, 2022). "Lake Park grad Winfrey determined to make his NFL mark with Browns". Daily Herald. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Buettner, Joe (June 14, 2019). "OU football recruiting notepad: Perrion Winfrey's commitment comes at critical time". The Norman Transcript. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Sautter, Mike (May 8, 2019). "Suddenly, Iowa Western's Perrion Winfrey has offers from near, far — including Nebraska". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  4. ^ Mussatto, Joe (October 28, 2020). "OU football: Perrion Winfrey's JUCO coach knew he was 'an unbelievable talent' — and now he knows he's grateful, too". The Oklahoman. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  5. ^ Aber, Ryan (August 26, 2019). "OU commit Perrion Winfrey elevated to top juco player in 2020 class". The Oklahoman. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  6. ^ Mussatto, Joe (June 12, 2019). "Top JUCO defensive lineman Perrion Winfrey commits to Sooners". The Oklahoman. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  7. ^ Aber, Ryan (August 19, 2021). "Oklahoma banking on Perrion Winfrey to emerge on this year's defensive line". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  8. ^ Bailey, Eric (January 3, 2021). "OU football: Offensive lineman Marquis Hayes announces he'll return in 2021, Perrion Winfrey indicates return as well". Tulsa World. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  9. ^ "Perrion Winfrey Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  10. ^ "Perrion Winfrey, Oklahoma, DT, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  11. ^ Poisal, Anthony (April 30, 2022). "Browns select DT Perrion Winfrey with the 108th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  12. ^ "Perrion Winfrey 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  13. ^ a b Easterling, Chris (July 19, 2023). "Cleveland Browns release Perrion Winfrey following latest off-the-field incident". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  14. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (November 7, 2023). "Jets Sign DL Perrion Winfrey to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
  15. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (January 8, 2024). "Jets Sign Nine Players to Reserve/Future Contracts". newyorkjets.com.
  16. ^ "Browns DT Perrion Winfrey arrested for misdemeanor assault in Texas". NFL.com. April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.

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