College career
Although recruited as a safety, Winters' position was quickly changed to linebacker when he arrived at TCU. [5] As a true freshman, he appeared in 11 games, two of which he started, and posted 28 tackles and a sack. [3] The following year, he won the starting job, started all 10 matches and placed second on the team with 65 tackles, 9.5 of which were for a loss. [4] [6] He remained a starter in 2021, starting all 12 games and leading TCU with 74 tackles while being third on the team with five tackles-for-loss. [4]
As a senior in 2022, Winters led a defense that brought TCU to the national championship game, earning first-team All-Big 12 Conference honors after tallying 79 tackles, the fourth-best on the squad, a team-leading 14.5 tackles-for-lossp (tied with Dylan Horton), and 7.5 sacks, placing second on the team. [4] He was named most valuable player of their playoff semifinals win over Michigan after recording seven tackles, three of which were for a loss, a pass breakup and a 29-yard interception return touchdown. [4] After the season, he was invited to the Senior Bowl. [4] At the time of his graduation, Winters was the career leader in stops among active TCU players. [4]
College statistics
| Season | Team | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles |
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| Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | FF | FR | TD |
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| 2019 | TCU | 11 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2020 | TCU | 10 | 65 | 40 | 25 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2021 | TCU | 12 | 74 | 53 | 21 | 1.0 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2022 | TCU | 15 | 79 | 48 | 31 | 7.5 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| Career | 48 | 246 | 160 | 86 | 12.5 | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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