Dee Winters

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Dee Winters
No. 53 – San Francisco 49ers
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (2000-10-17) October 17, 2000 (age 23)
Brenham, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:Burton (Burton, Texas)
College: TCU (2019–2022)
NFL Draft: 2023  / Round: 6 / Pick: 216
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Big 12 (2022)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:10
Pass deflections:1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

De'Monderick Winters (born October 17, 2000) is an American football linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at TCU.

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Early years

Winters was born on October 17, 2000, and grew up in Burton, Texas, a small town west of Houston that had only one gas station. [1] He played football at Burton High School and was a two-way player, although he was primarily used at wide receiver. [2] A three-star recruit, he ranked as the 87th-best player in the state and committed to TCU over Arkansas, Northwestern, Arizona State and Texas Tech. [2] [3]

College career

Although recruited as a safety, Winters' position was quickly changed to linebacker when he arrived at TCU. [4] As a true freshman, he appeared in 11 games, two of which he started, and posted 28 tackles and a sack. [2] 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. [3] [5] 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. [3]

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. [3] 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. [3] After the season, he was invited to the Senior Bowl. [3] At the time of his graduation, Winters was the career leader in stops among active TCU players. [3]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 11 in
(1.80 m)		227 lb
(103 kg)		31+5⁄8 in
(0.80 m)		8+5⁄8 in
(0.22 m)		4.49 s1.56 s2.59 s4.46 s31.5 in
(0.80 m)		9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)		20 reps
Sources: [6] [7]

Winters was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round (216th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "NFL Draft Profile: Dee Winters, Linebacker, TCU Horned Frogs". Sports Illustrated . March 29, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Davison, Drew (November 9, 2020). "LB Dee Winters making small town of Burton proud". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . p. B7 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Garrett, Tommy (April 9, 2023). "Dee Winters, LB, TCU | NFL Draft Scouting Report". Pro Football Network.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Davis (April 2, 2023). "Football: Dee Winters Works at TCU's Pro Day in Front of All 32 NFL Teams". Sports Illustrated .
  5. ↑ Craven, Mike (July 28, 2022). "The Lone Star 50: TCU linebacker Dee Winters checks in at No. 30". Dave Campbell's Texas Football .
  6. ↑ "Dee Winters Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  7. ↑ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Dee Winters College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  8. ↑ McDonald, Briana (April 29, 2023). "49ers Select LB Dee Winters with the No. 216 Pick in the 2023 NFL Draft". 49ers.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
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