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'''William Jesse Winn, Jr.''' (born April 15, 1989) is an [[American football]] [[defensive end]] who is a free agent. He played [[college football]] at [[Boise State Broncos football|Boise State]]. He was considered one of the best defensive tackle prospects for the [[2012 NFL Draft]] and was drafted in the sixth round by the [[Cleveland Browns]].<ref>[http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=72530&draftyear=2012&genpos=DT NFL Draft Scout]</ref> He has also played for the [[Indianapolis Colts]].
'''William Jesse Winn, Jr.''' (born April 15, 1989) is an [[American football]] [[defensive end]] who is a free agent. He played [[college football]] at [[Boise State Broncos football|Boise State]]. He was considered one of the best defensive tackle prospects for the [[2012 NFL Draft]] and was drafted in the sixth round by the [[Cleveland Browns]].<ref>[http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=72530&draftyear=2012&genpos=DT NFL Draft Scout]</ref> He has also played for the [[Indianapolis Colts]]. On January 14th 2022, he stated the January 6th insurrection looked like “a party” on the social media platform Instagram. [https://tinypic.host/album/billy-winn.8fqe]


==High school career==
==High school career==

Revision as of 23:02, 14 January 2023

Billy Winn
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Winn with the Denver Broncos in 2016
Personal information
Born: (1989-04-15) April 15, 1989 (age 35)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school:Las Vegas (NV)
College:Boise State
Position:Defensive end
NFL draft:2012 / round: 6 / pick: 205
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:112
Sacks:3.0
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:5
Interceptions:2
Pass deflections:7
Stats at Pro Football Reference

William Jesse Winn, Jr. (born April 15, 1989) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at Boise State. He was considered one of the best defensive tackle prospects for the 2012 NFL Draft and was drafted in the sixth round by the Cleveland Browns.[1] He has also played for the Indianapolis Colts. On January 14th 2022, he stated the January 6th insurrection looked like “a party” on the social media platform Instagram. [1]

High school career

Winn attended Las Vegas High School, graduating in 2007.

College career

Winn attended Boise State University from 2007 to 2011. Where he recorded 133 tackles and 16 sacks.[2]

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Winn was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round with the 205th overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft

Winn had a strong rookie season with 26 tackles, one sack, and one interception.

Winn with the Cleveland Browns.

Indianapolis Colts

On 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.[3]

Denver Broncos

On July 31, 2016, Winn signed with the Denver Broncos.[4] His free agent contract is for one-year and $760,000.[5]

On May 3, 2017, Winn re-signed with the Broncos.[6] He suffered a torn ACL in the Broncos first preseason game and was ruled out for the season.[7]

On April 22, 2019, Winn re-signed with the Denver Broncos.[8] He was placed on injured reserve on August 4, 2019 with a triceps injury.[9] On March 5, 2020, Winn was released by the Broncos.

Green Bay Packers

On September 16, 2020, Winn was signed the Green Bay Packers' practice squad.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12] He was promoted to the active roster on October 24.[13] He was placed on injured reserve on December 9, 2020.[14]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year Team GP GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
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

  1. ^ NFL Draft Scout
  2. ^ "Billy Winn College Stats". Sports reference.
  3. ^ "Indianapolis Colts make roster moves". blogs.colts.com. December 21, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  4. ^ Mason, Andrew (July 31, 2016). "Broncos place NT Phil Taylor on injured reserve; sign DE Billy Winn". denverbroncos.com. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  5. ^ "Sportrac.com: Billy Winn contract". Sportrac.com. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Gantt, Darin (August 11, 2017). "Broncos defensive end Billy Winn suffers torn ACL". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  8. ^ DiLalla, Aric (April 22, 2019). "Broncos sign DL Billy Winn, DL Mike Purcell, OL Jake Rodgers". DenverBroncos.com.
  9. ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 4, 2019). "Broncos sign running back Theo Riddick". DenverBroncos.com.
  10. ^ "Packers sign Ryan Pope and Billy Winn to practice squad". Packers.com. September 16, 2020.
  11. ^ Kruse, Zach (September 26, 2020). "Packers elevate DL Billy Winn from practice squad for Week 3". USA Today. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. October 24, 2020.
  14. ^ "Packers activate G Simon Stepaniak from reserve/non-football injury". Packers.com. December 9, 2020.

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