William Jesse Winn, Jr. (born April 15, 1989) is an American former professional football defensive end. He played college football for the Boise State Broncos. He was considered one of the best defensive tackle prospects for the 2012 NFL draft and was selected in the sixth round by the Cleveland Browns.[1] He also played for the Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos and Green Bay Packers.
.JPG) Winn with the Denver Broncos in 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | April 15, 1989 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Las Vegas | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Boise State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2012 / round: 6 / pick: 205 | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
editWinn attended Las Vegas High School, graduating in 2007.
College career
editWinn attended Boise State University from 2007 to 2011. Where he recorded 133 tackles and 16 sacks.[2]
Professional career
editCleveland Browns
editWinn was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round with the 205th overall pick of the 2012 NFL draft.[3]
Winn had a strong rookie season with 26 tackles, one sack, and one interception.
Indianapolis Colts
editOn September 11, 2015, Winn was traded to the Indianapolis Colts for a conditional 2017 draft pick. He was placed on season-ending injured reserve on December 21.[4]
Denver Broncos
editOn July 31, 2016, Winn signed with the Denver Broncos.[5] His free agent contract is for one-year and $760,000.[6]
On May 3, 2017, Winn re-signed with the Broncos.[7] He suffered a torn ACL in the Broncos first preseason game and was ruled out for the season.[8]
On April 22, 2019, Winn re-signed with the Denver Broncos.[9] He was placed on injured reserve on August 4, 2019, with a triceps injury.[10] On March 5, 2020, Winn was released by the Broncos.
Green Bay Packers
editOn September 16, 2020, Winn was signed the Green Bay Packers' practice squad.[11] He was elevated to the active roster on September 26 for the team's week 3 game against the New Orleans Saints, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[12] He was elevated again on October 5 for the week 4 game against the Atlanta Falcons, and reverted to the practice squad again following the game.[13] He was promoted to the active roster on October 24.[14] He was placed on injured reserve on December 9, 2020.[15]
NFL career statistics
editRegular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||||
| 2012 | CLE | 16 | 10 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | CLE | 11 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | CLE | 13 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | IND | 12 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | DEN | 16 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | GB | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 74 | 23 | 112 | 65 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| Source: NFL.com | ||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ NFL Draft Scout
- ^ "Billy Winn College Stats". Sports reference.
- ^ "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". blogs.colts.com. December 21, 2015. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ^ Mason, Andrew (July 31, 2016). "Broncos place NT Phil Taylor on injured reserve; sign DE Billy Winn". denverbroncos.com. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "Sportrac.com: Billy Winn contract". Sportrac.com. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ^ Swanson, Ben (May 3, 2017). "Broncos re-sign defensive end Billy Winn, waive Bobby Richardson". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (August 11, 2017). "Broncos defensive end Billy Winn suffers torn ACL". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (April 22, 2019). "Broncos sign DL Billy Winn, DL Mike Purcell, OL Jake Rodgers". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 4, 2019). "Broncos sign running back Theo Riddick". DenverBroncos.com.
- ^ "Packers sign Ryan Pope and Billy Winn to practice squad". Packers.com. September 16, 2020.
- ^ Kruse, Zach (September 26, 2020). "Packers elevate DL Billy Winn from practice squad for Week 3". USA Today. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
- ^ Kruse, Zach (October 5, 2020). "Packers elevate DL Billy Winn, LB De'Jon Harris from practice squad for Week 4". USA Today. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. October 24, 2020.
- ^ "Packers activate G Simon Stepaniak from reserve/non-football injury". Packers.com. December 9, 2020.
External links
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- Career statistics from NFL.com · ESPN · Yahoo Sports · Pro Football Reference
- Boise State Broncos bio at the Wayback Machine (archived February 28, 2012)