Perrion Winfrey
| No. 97 – Cleveland Browns | |||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | August 15, 2000 (age 21) Maywood, Illinois | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 292 lb (132 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Lake Park (Roselle, Illinois) | ||||||
| College: | Iowa Western CC (2018–2019) Oklahoma (2020–2021) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2022 / round: 4 / pick: 108 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2022 | |||||||
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Perrion Winfrey (/ˈpɛriɒn/ PERR-ee-on; born August 15, 2000) is an American football defensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa Western and Oklahoma.
Early life and high school career
Winfrey grew up in Maywood, Illinois, and attended Lake Park High School in Roselle, Illinois. Winfrey was rated a three-star prospect, but was not heavily recruited after failing to qualify academically to play NCAA Division I football.[1]
College career
Winfrey began his collegiate career at Iowa Western Community College at the recommendation of coaches at Iowa State.[2] Over two seasons he recorded 55 tackles with 23 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks.[3] 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.[4][5]
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.[6] After the season Winfrey considered entering the 2021 NFL Draft, but opted to return to Oklahoma for his senior season.[7]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | ||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[8][9][10] | ||||||||||||
Winfrey was drafted by the Cleveland Browns with the 108th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft.[11]
References
- ^ "OU football recruiting notepad: Perrion Winfrey's commitment comes at critical time". The Norman Transcript. June 14, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "OU football: Perrion Winfrey's JUCO coach knew he was 'an unbelievable talent' — and now he knows he's grateful, too". The Oklahoman. October 28, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ "OU commit Perrion Winfrey elevated to top juco player in 2020 class". The Oklahoman. August 26, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ "Top JUCO defensive lineman Perrion Winfrey commits to Sooners". The Oklahoman. June 12, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ "Oklahoma banking on Perrion Winfrey to emerge on this year's defensive line". Austin American-Statesman. August 19, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ "OU football: Offensive lineman Marquis Hayes announces he'll return in 2021, Perrion Winfrey indicates return as well". Tulsa World. January 3, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ "Perrion Winfrey Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "NFL Combine: Official measurements for every NFL Draft prospect in Indianapolis". theathletic.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Perrion Winfrey, Oklahoma, DT, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Browns select DT Perrion Winfrey with the 108th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft". ClevelandBrowns.com. April 30, 2022.