Perrion Winfrey

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 Oklahoma.

Perrion Winfrey
Cleveland Browns
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:August 15, 2000 (age 21)
Maywood, Illinois
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:292 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school:Lake Park
(Roselle, Illinois)
College:Iowa Western CC (2018–2019)
Oklahoma (2020–2021)
NFL Draft:2022 / Round: 4 / Pick: 108
Career history
Roster status:Unsigned Draft Pick
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

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
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash
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]

References
  1. "OU football recruiting notepad: Perrion Winfrey's commitment comes at critical time". The Norman Transcript. June 14, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  2. 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.
  3. "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.
  4. "OU commit Perrion Winfrey elevated to top juco player in 2020 class". The Oklahoman. August 26, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  5. "Top JUCO defensive lineman Perrion Winfrey commits to Sooners". The Oklahoman. June 12, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  6. "Oklahoma banking on Perrion Winfrey to emerge on this year's defensive line". Austin American-Statesman. August 19, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  7. "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.
  8. "Perrion Winfrey Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  9. "NFL Combine: Official measurements for every NFL Draft prospect in Indianapolis". theathletic.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  10. "Perrion Winfrey, Oklahoma, DT, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
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