2016 Football Roster

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Wyoming

Sep 20 (Sat)

8:15 p.m.

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Juwann Winfree
Juwann Winfree
Jersey Number 9

Juwann Winfree

  • Position:
    Wide Receiver
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    205
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Englewood, N.J.
  • High School:
    Dwight Morrow
  • Prev School:
    Maryland/Coffeyville
AT COLORADO: Career—He finished 57th all-time on CU’s receptions list with 49, and was 58th in receiving yards (649).; 24 of those receptions earned first downs.

2018 (Sr.)—He appeared in eight games, with six starts; he missed four games (three through six) after suffering an ankle injury when hit out of bounds at Nebraska (no penalty was called); he had five catches for 48 yards against the Huskers at the time … He caught 28 passes on the year for 324 yards (both fourth on the team), averaging 11.6 yards per with two touchdowns; 17 earned first downs … Caught a career-high eight passes for a season-high 101 yards at Arizona … Also had four grabs against Oregon State (54 yards) and Washington State (59 yards) … His TD catches came in the opener against Colorado State in Denver and in the finale at California … Had four catches go for 20 or more yards and 16 for 10-plus …
Invited to and played in the NFLPA Bowl in Pasadena; he caught two passes for 30 yards, including a 22-yard TD pass that tied the game in his team’s (American) eventual 10-7 win … Athlon Sports named him to its All-Pac-12 fourth-team on its preseason list.

2017 (Jr.-RS)—He played in all 12 games and started one contest (vs. No. 7 Washington) … Caught 21 passes for 325 yards and two TDs – both of the 50-plus yard variety … His 15.5 average per reception was the highest on the team for any of the six Buffs who caught over 20 passes … Played in his first Division I game since 2014 in the season opener and had one catch for five yards … Caught two more passes in week two against Texas State for 28 yards … In his start against No. 7 Washington he caught five passes for 33 yards … Had a breakthrough performance against No. 15 USC, catching five passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns – the 163 yards ranking in a tie for the fifth highest single-game total by any Pac-12 receiver and the most gained by a Buff on the season … His TD receptions against the Trojans were from 79 and 57 yards out and marked the eighth time in Colorado history that a receiver caught two passes of 50 or more yards in the same game … The 79-yard score was CU’s longest play of the season … His 32.6 yards per catch average against USC was the fifth-highest single-game mark posted by any FBS player in 2017 (minimum of five receptions) … Ended 2017 on a strong note, catching nine passes for 216 yards in the final two games, which accounted for 42.9 percent of his receptions for the season and 66.5 percent of his receiving yardage.

2016 (Jr.)—He was making an immediate impact in camp at wide receiver, but two weeks into practices (August 18) he suffered a torn ACL that required surgery and he was lost for the season (he came to CU with three years to play two in eligibility, thus he redshirted this season) ... He was coming off a fine junior college season combined with some previous Division I experience at Maryland ... He enrolled at Colorado for summer school after completing the spring semester at Coffeyville (Kan.) Community College. 
 
AT COFFEYVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (2015, Soph.)—He earned honorable mention All-KJCCC honors as a sophomore at Coffeyville, when he was ranked as the No. 26 JUCO prospect in the nation and as the fifth receiver … 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.)—He 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 SCHOOL—As 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.
 
ACADEMICS—He graduated from Colorado in December 2018 with a degree in Sociology.
 
PERSONAL—He was born was born in Manhattan, N.Y. on Sept. 4, 1996 … Hobbies include skateboarding, 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.  (First name is pronounced juh-juan.)
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