Perrion Winfrey

Perrion Winfrey
Oklahoma Sooners – No. 8
Position	Defensive Tackle
Class	Senior
Major	Communication
Personal information
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	292 lb (132 kg)
Career history
College	Iowa Western CC (2018–2019); Oklahoma (2020–present);
Bowl games	2020 Cotton Bowl Classic;
High school	Lake Park; (Roselle, Illinois)
Career highlights and awards
	2× Second team All-Big 12 (2020, 2021);
	Stats at ESPN.com;

Perrion Winfrey 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 because he failed to qualify academically.[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

"OU football recruiting notepad: Perrion Winfrey's commitment comes at critical time". The Norman Transcript. June 14, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
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.
"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.
"OU commit Perrion Winfrey elevated to top juco player in 2020 class". The Oklahoman. August 26, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
"Top JUCO defensive lineman Perrion Winfrey commits to Sooners". The Oklahoman. June 12, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
"Oklahoma banking on Perrion Winfrey to emerge on this year's defensive line". Austin American-Statesman. August 19, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
"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

Oklahoma Sooners bio

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[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.