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Juwann Winfree bio

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JUWANN WINFREE
WR GÇó 6-3 GÇó 205 GÇó Englewood, N.J. GÇó Dwight Morrow/Maryland/Coffeville

JUNIOR COLLEGEGÇöHe earned honorable mention All-KJCCC honors as a sophomore, when he was ranked as the No. 26 JUCO prospect in the nation and as the fifth receiver. He had 55 receptions for 837 yards and seven touchdowns; he had four 100-yard games in averaging 15.2 yards per catch. Top games: in a 79-21 win over Independence, he caught four passes for 144 yards and two scores (with his season long reception of 80 yards); in a 42-39 loss to Butler, he had eight catches for 154 yards and two scores; he had six for 115 yards and a score in a 34-28 loss to Dodge City; and caught six for 113 yards and two TDs in a 48-42 win over Iowa Western. Under coach Aaron Flores, Coffeyville was 8-3 his sophomore season, his only year in the program after transferring from the University of Maryland.

AT MARYLAND (2014, Fr.)GÇöHe saw action in eight games (no starts), making 11 receptions for 158 yards and two touchdowns as a true freshman at Maryland. His first career touchdown was a 30-yard reception at Indiana, and had his season high in both receptions and yards (4-80) at No. 13 Michigan State (one of those was a 31-yard touchdown). In the Foster Farms Bowl, he had one catch for 14 yards against Stanford.

HIGH SCHOOLGÇöAs a senior, he was ranked as the No. 52 wide receiver prospect in the nation by Scout.com when he was named third-team All-State on defense. He also earned first-team All-Bergen County honors and was selected for two All-Star games, the Offense-Defense All-America Game and the New York vs. New Jersey All-Star Classic. As a senior, he caught 33 passes for 733 yards and eight touchdowns, averaging 22.2 yards per catch with four 100-yard games; on defense, he was in on 42 tackles (40 solo), with two interceptions and a pass deflection. He also returned one punt, but made it count, going 55 yards. Top games as a senior: in a 41-26 win over Ramsey, he caught six passes for 108 yards and a touchdown, while rushing three times for 60 yards and another score with eight tackles on defense; in a 41-14 win over Pascack Hills, he had three receptions for 114 yards and a TD; and in a 34-6 win over Ridgefield Park, he caught four for 121 with a score. Under coach Barry Harris, Dwight Morrow was 6-4 his senior year and 5-4 his junior season. He also participated in track (sprints and relays) and played basketball his freshman year.

ACADEMICSGÇöHe is interested in Communication as his major at Colorado.

PERSONALGÇöHe was born was born September 4, 1996 in Manhattan, N.Y. His hobbies include drawing and playing video games. Father (Carl) played college basketball at Sacred Heart University, and a cousin (Garel Craig) was a college basketball player at NAIA Georgetown. He was the first player from Dwight Morrow to play football at an FBS school in eight years when he hit the field for Maryland. (He has three years to play two in eligibility; First name is pronounced juh-juan.)