Juwann Winfree

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Juwann Winfree
No. 88 – Green Bay Packers
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1996-09-04) September 4, 1996 (age 25)
Manhattan, New York
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Dwight Morrow High School
(Englewood, New Jersey)
College:Colorado
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 6 / Pick: 187
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2021
Receptions:8
Receiving yards:58
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Juwann Winfree (born September 4, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Colorado, and was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.[1]

College career[]

Winfree first began his college career at the University of Maryland, where as a freshman, he finished the 2014 season with 158 receiving yards on 6 receptions. He was dismissed from the team due to an undisclosed code of conduct violation. He admitted to Coffeyville Community College for the 2015 season. After a year at Coffeyville, Winfree transferred to the University of Colorado. He did not play in 2016 due to a torn ACL he suffered from earlier off-season workouts. In 2017, he made his first NCAA appearance in three years, finishing the year with 325 receiving yards. During an injury-riddled 2018 season, he finished with 324 receiving yards.

College statistics[]

Year Team Position GP Receiving
Rec Yards Avg TD
2014 Maryland WR 6 11 158 14.4 2
2017 Colorado WR 7 21 325 15.5 2
2018 WR 8 28 324 11.6 2
Career totals 21 60 807 13.5 6

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Professional career[]

Denver Broncos[]

Winfree was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the sixth round (187th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[3] He played in three games before being placed on injured reserve on December 14, 2019.[4]

On September 5, 2020, Winfree was waived by the Broncos.[5]

Green Bay Packers[]

On October 1, 2020, Winfree was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad.[6] He was elevated to the active roster on November 14 and December 12 for the team's weeks 10 and 14 games against the Jacksonville Jaguars and Detroit Lions, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[7][8] On January 26, 2021, Winfree signed a reserves/futures contract with the Packers.[9] On August 31, 2021, Packers released Winfree as part of their final roster cuts.[10] He was signed to the practice squad the next day.[11] He was elevated to the active roster on October 16, 2021, for the game against the Chicago Bears,[12] in which he played 2 snaps, but finished a game without a target. He was reverted back to practice squad next day. He was elevated to the active roster again on October 28 ahead of a Week 8 game against the Arizona Cardinals,[13] during which he recorded his first NFL catch, a 12-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers. He finished the game with four catches for 30 yards. He was elevated to the active roster again on November 20 ahead of a Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings.[14] On December 14, 2021, the Packers signed Winfree to their active roster.[15]

Personal life[]

Winfree graduated from Academies @ Englewood at Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood, New Jersey. He received a "Key to the City" of Englewood from Mayor Michael Wildes on June 23, 2019, during an event at which his father announced the formation of Team Winfree Youth Foundation, a nonprofit that will host low-cost camps for football, soccer, and basketball, as well as leadership conferences for area youth.[16]

References[]

  1. ^ "CU Buffaloes WR Juwann Winfree Is A Bronco: Denver Selects Winfree In 6th Round". April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Juwann Winfree College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  3. ^ DiLalla, Aric (April 27, 2019). "Broncos trade up to select WR Juwann Winfree in sixth round of NFL Draft". DenverBroncos.com.
  4. ^ "Broncos sign DL Kyle Peko, promote DL Deyon Sizer to active roster". DenverBroncos.com. December 14, 2019.
  5. ^ DiLalla, Aric (September 5, 2020). "Broncos make series of transactions to reach 53-man roster limit". DenverBroncos.com.
  6. ^ "Packers sign WR Juwann Winfree to the pracnorth squad". Packers.com. October 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "Packers activate LB Christian Kirksey from injured reserve". APNews.com. November 14, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  8. ^ "Packers activate RB AJ Dillon from the exempt/COVID-19 list". packers.com (in American English). December 12, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Packers sign six free agents". packers.com (in American English). January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Packers announce roster moves". packers.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  11. ^ "Packers sign 16 players to practice squad". packers.com. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  12. ^ "Packers elevate WR Juwann Winfree for gameday as COVID-19 replacement". packers.com. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  13. ^ "Packers elevate WR Juwann Winfree for gameday as COVID-19 replacement". Packers.com. October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  14. ^ "Packers elevate LB La'Darius Hamilton, WR Juwann Winfree for gameday". packers.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  15. ^ "Packers sign WR Juwann Winfree to active roster". Packers.com. December 14, 2021.
  16. ^ Viders, Hillary. "Englewood Football Star Receives Key to the City" (in American English). Retrieved July 8, 2019.

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