Billy Winn (American football) explained

Billy Winn
Number:90, 99, 97, 93
Position:Defensive end
Birth Date:15 April 1989
Birth Place:Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lbs:300
High School:Las Vegas (NV)
College:Boise State
Draftyear:2012
Draftround:6
Draftpick:205
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Total tackles
Statvalue1:112
Statlabel2:Sacks
Statvalue2:3.0
Statlabel3:Forced fumbles
Statvalue3:2
Statlabel4:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue4:5
Statlabel5:Interceptions
Statvalue5:2
Statlabel6:Pass deflections
Statvalue6:7
Pfr:WinnBi00

William Jesse Winn, Jr. (born April 15, 1989) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at Boise State. He was considered one of the best defensive tackle prospects for the 2012 NFL draft and was selected in the sixth round by the Cleveland Browns.[1] He has also played for the Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos and Green Bay Packers.

Early life

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.[3]

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

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.[4]

Denver Broncos

On July 31, 2016, Winn signed with the Denver Broncos.[5] His free agent contract is for one-year and $760,000.[6]

On May 3, 2017, Winn re-signed with the Broncos.[7] He suffered a torn ACL in the Broncos first preseason game and was ruled out for the season.[8]

On April 22, 2019, Winn re-signed with the Denver Broncos.[9] He was placed on injured reserve on August 4, 2019, with a triceps injury.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13] He was promoted to the active roster on October 24.[14] He was placed on injured reserve on December 9, 2020.[15]

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
CLE16 10 23 16 7 1.0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
CLE11 3 19 16 3 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CLE13 5 31 17 14 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
IND12 3 14 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
DEN16 2 19 8 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
GB6 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

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=72530&draftyear=2012&genpos=DT NFL Draft Scout
  2. Web site: Billy Winn College Stats. Sports reference.
  3. Web site: 2012 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-05-14 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  4. Web site: Indianapolis Colts make roster moves. blogs.colts.com. December 21, 2015. December 21, 2015. December 22, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222163913/http://blogs.colts.com/2015/12/21/indianapolis-colts-make-roster-moves-127/. dead.
  5. Web site: Broncos place NT Phil Taylor on injured reserve; sign DE Billy Winn. Mason. Andrew. denverbroncos.com. July 31, 2016. July 31, 2016.
  6. Web site: Sportrac.com: Billy Winn contract. November 7, 2016. Sportrac.com.
  7. Web site: Broncos re-sign defensive end Billy Winn, waive Bobby Richardson. Swanson, Ben. DenverBroncos.com. May 3, 2017. May 3, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170504011800/http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Broncos-re-sign-defensive-end-Billy-Winn-waive-Bobby-Richardson/b4f612be-2858-433e-9d9e-802cde1377ec. May 4, 2017. dead.
  8. Web site: Broncos defensive end Billy Winn suffers torn ACL. Gantt, Darin. ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com. August 11, 2017.
  9. Web site: Broncos sign DL Billy Winn, DL Mike Purcell, OL Jake Rodgers. DiLalla, Aric. DenverBroncos.com. April 22, 2019.
  10. Web site: Broncos sign running back Theo Riddick. DiLalla, Aric. DenverBroncos.com. August 4, 2019.
  11. Web site: Packers sign Ryan Pope and Billy Winn to practice squad. Packers.com. September 16, 2020.
  12. Web site: Kruse . Zach . Packers elevate DL Billy Winn from practice squad for Week 3 . USA Today . September 27, 2020 . September 26, 2020.
  13. News: Kruse, Zach . Packers elevate DL Billy Winn, LB De'Jon Harris from practice squad for Week 4 . USA Today . October 5, 2020 . October 7, 2020.
  14. Web site: Packers announce roster moves. Packers.com. October 24, 2020.
  15. Web site: Packers activate G Simon Stepaniak from reserve/non-football injury. Packers.com. December 9, 2020.