Dee Winters

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Dee Winters

| image =

| image_size =

| alt =

| caption =

| current_team = San Francisco 49ers

| number = 53

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|10|17}}

| birth_place = Brenham, Texas, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 227

| high_school = Burton (TX){{Cite web|title=Tigers earn third straight trip to state championship|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/984893458/?match=1&terms=%22De%27Monderick%20winters%22|access-date=2024-01-04|website=Waco Tribune-Herald|language=en-US}}

| college = TCU (2019–2022)

| undraftedyear =

| draftyear = 2023

| draftround = 6

| draftpick = 216

| pastteams =

San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2023}}–present)

| status = Active

| highlights =

First-team All-Big 12 (2022)

| statseason = 2024

| statweek =

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 54

| statlabel2 = Pass deflections

| statvalue2 = 5

| pfr = WintDe00

}}

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

Early life

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.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/draft/news/dee-winters|magazine=Sports Illustrated|title=NFL Draft Profile: Dee Winters, Linebacker, TCU Horned Frogs|date=March 29, 2023}} He played football at Burton High School and was a two-way player, although he was primarily used at wide receiver.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123505962/fort-worth-star-telegram/|newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|via=Newspapers.com|date=November 9, 2020|page=B7|title=LB Dee Winters making small town of Burton proud|author=Davison, Drew}} {{Open access}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballnetwork.com/dee-winters-lb-tcu-nfl-draft-scouting-report-2023/|publisher=Pro Football Network|title=Dee Winters, LB, TCU {{!}} NFL Draft Scouting Report|author=Garrett, Tommy|date=April 9, 2023}}

College career

Although recruited as a safety, Winters' position was quickly changed to linebacker when he arrived at TCU.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/college/tcu/football/football-dee-winters-works-at-tcus-pro-day-in-front-of-all-32-nfl-teams|magazine=Sports Illustrated|title=Football: Dee Winters Works at TCU's Pro Day in Front of All 32 NFL Teams|author=Wilson, Davis|date=April 2, 2023}} As a true freshman, he appeared in 11 games, two of which he started, and posted 28 tackles and a sack. 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.texasfootball.com/article/2022/07/28/the-lone-star-50-tcu-linebacker-dee-winters-checks-in-at-no-30?ref=article_preview_img|website=Dave Campbell's Texas Football|title=The Lone Star 50: TCU linebacker Dee Winters checks in at No. 30|date=July 28, 2022|author=Craven, Mike}} 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.

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

= College statistics =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! rowspan="2" \|Team ! rowspan="2" \|GP ! colspan="4" \|Tackles ! colspan="4" \|Interceptions ! colspan="3" \|Fumbles
Cmb !Solo !Ast !Sck !Int !Yds !Avg !TD !FF !FR !TD
2019 !TCU \|11 \|28 \|19 \|9 \|2.0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0
2020 !TCU \|10 \|65 \|40 \|25 \|2.0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|1 \|1
2021 !TCU \|12 \|74 \|53 \|21 \|1.0 \|2 \|7 \|3.5 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0
2022 !TCU \|15 \|79 \|48 \|31 \|7.5 \|1 \|29 \|29.0 \|1 \|0 \|1 \|0
colspan="2" \|[https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/dee-winters-1.html Career] !48 !246 !160 !86 !12.5 !3 !36 !12.0 !1 !0 !2 !1

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" |Season

! rowspan="2" |Team

! rowspan="2" |GP

! colspan="4" |Tackles

! colspan="4" |Interceptions

! colspan="3" |Fumbles

Cmb

!Solo

!Ast

!Sck

!Int

!Yds

!Avg

!TD

!FF

!FR

!TD

2019

!TCU

|11

|28

|19

|2.0

2020

!TCU

|10

|65

|40

|25

|2.0

2021

!TCU

|12

|74

|53

|21

|1.0

|3.5

2022

!TCU

|15

|79

|48

|31

|7.5

|29

|29.0

colspan="2" |[https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/dee-winters-1.html Career]

!48

!246

!160

!86

!12.5

!36

!12.0

Professional career

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 5

| height in = 11

| weight = 227

| dash = 4.49

| ten split = 1.56

| twenty split = 2.59

| shuttle = 4.46

| vertical = 31.5

| broad ft = 9

| broad in = 9

| bench = 20

| arm span = 31 5/8

| hand span = 8 5/8

| note = Sources:{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/dee-winters/32005749-4e76-7442-26b1-69f74bb7e584 |title=Dee Winters Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=May 1, 2023}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1047928&DraftYear=2023 |title=2023 NFL Draft Scout Dee Winters College Football Profile |access-date=May 1, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}

}}

Winters was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round (216th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft.{{Cite web|last=McDonald|first=Briana|title=49ers Select LB Dee Winters with the No. 216 Pick in the 2023 NFL Draft|url=https://www.49ers.com/news/dee-winters-nfl-draft-2023-linebacker-tcu-pick-216-round-six|website=49ers.com|date=April 29, 2023|access-date=April 30, 2023}}

NFL career statistics

class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" |Legend

Bold

|Career high

= Regular season =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" \|Year ! rowspan="2" \|Team ! colspan="2" \|Games ! colspan="4" \|Tackles ! colspan="5" \|Interceptions ! colspan="2" \|Fumbles
GP !GS !Cmb !Solo !Ast !Sck !PD !Int !Yds !Avg !TD !FF !FR
2023 !SF \|15 \|0 \|10 \|6 \|4 \|0.0 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0
2024 !SF \|14 \|9 \|38 \|23 \|15 \|0.0 \|4 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0
colspan="2" \|[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WintDe00.htm Career] !29 !9 !48 !29 !19 !0.0 !5 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" |Year

! rowspan="2" |Team

! colspan="2" |Games

! colspan="4" |Tackles

! colspan="5" |Interceptions

! colspan="2" |Fumbles

!GS

!Cmb

!Solo

!Ast

!Sck

!PD

!Int

!Yds

!Avg

!TD

!FF

!FR

2023

!SF

|15

|10

|0.0

2024

!SF

|14

|38

|23

|15

|0.0

colspan="2" |[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WintDe00.htm Career]

!29

!48

!29

!19

!0.0

= Postseason =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" \|Year ! rowspan="2" \|Team ! colspan="2" \|Games ! colspan="4" \|Tackles ! colspan="5" \|Interceptions ! colspan="2" \|Fumbles
GP !GS !Cmb !Solo !Ast !Sck !PD !Int !Yds !Avg !TD !FF !FR
2023 !SF \|3 \|0 \|1 \|1 \|0 \|0.0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0
colspan="2" \|[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WintDe00.htm Career] !3 !0 !1 !1 !0 !0.0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" |Year

! rowspan="2" |Team

! colspan="2" |Games

! colspan="4" |Tackles

! colspan="5" |Interceptions

! colspan="2" |Fumbles

!GS

!Cmb

!Solo

!Ast

!Sck

!PD

!Int

!Yds

!Avg

!TD

!FF

!FR

2023

!SF

|0.0

colspan="2" |[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WintDe00.htm Career]

!0.0

References

External links

[https://www.49ers.com/team/players-roster/dee-winters/ San Francisco 49ers bio]
[https://gofrogs.com/sports/football/roster/dee-winters/14435 TCU Horned Frogs bio]

Category:2000 births

Category:Living people

Category:American football linebackers

Category:Players of American football from Washington County, Texas

Category:TCU Horned Frogs football players

Category:San Francisco 49ers players

Category:Sportspeople from Brenham, Texas