Perrion Winfrey

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Perrion Winfrey
Oklahoma Sooners – No. 8
PositionDefensive Tackle
ClassSenior
MajorCommunication
Personal information
Born:August 15, 2000 (age 21)
Maywood, Illinois
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight292 lb (132 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolLake Park
(Roselle, Illinois)
Career highlights and awards

Perrion Winfrey (PAIR-ee-ahn; born August 15, 2000) is an American college football defensive tackle for the Oklahoma Sooners.

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. [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]

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.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""