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The University of Mississippi Athletics
2018 Football Roster
Winters, Markel
vs
Arkansas
Sep 13 (Sat)
6:00 or 6:45 PM
Jersey Number 19
Markel Winters
- Position:
- DE
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 252
- Hometown:
- Tallahassee, Fla.
- High School:
- Rickards
- Prev. College:
- Jones County JC
- Major:
- General Studies
Bio
2017 (JUNIOR): Played in 11 games ... Ended year with five total tackles, 1.5 TFL, one pass breakup and one QB hurry ... Made his Rebel debut in the season opener vs. South Alabama (9/2/17): Credited with one pass breakup ... Made his first career tackle vs. LSU (10/21/17) ... vs. Arkansas (10/28/17): Had one TFL and a QBH ... Made two tackles, including 0.5 TFL in the win at Kentucky (11/4/17) ... Saw the field but did not record a stat in the win over Louisiana (11/11/17) ... Had one tackle against Texas A&M (11/18/17) ... Participated in the Egg Bowl win at No. 14 Mississippi State (11/23/17).
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Rated a 4-star prospect and the No. 13 overall junior college recruit in the country by 247Sports ... Listed as the No. 2 JUCO weakside DE in the country by 247Sports ... Rated a 3-star prospect by the other major recruiting services ... ESPN and Scout both have him as a top-50 JUCO recruit and top-10 JUCO DE ... Two-time All-MACJC and All-Region 23 selection as a freshman and sophomore ... Led the MACJC and ranked second in the NJCAA with 16 quarterback sacks as a sophomore ... Added 5.5 more tackles for loss ... National junior college player of the week in October when he registered four sacks for -17 yards, recovered a fumble and blocked an extra point against Hinds ... Posted 33 tackles, five sacks and two fumble recoveries as a freshman.
EAST CAROLINA: Redshirted at ECU in 2014 before transferring to Jones.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended high school at James Rickards in Tallahassee ... 2013 Nike NFTC defensive line MVP in Orlando ... Coached in high school by Quentin Lewis.
PERSONAL: Son of Kenisha Brooks and Gregory Winters ... Full name is Markel Juquise Winters ... Born: Sept. 29, 1995 ... Would like to be a college football coach after his playing career ... Graduated in May with a degree in General Studies.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Rated a 4-star prospect and the No. 13 overall junior college recruit in the country by 247Sports ... Listed as the No. 2 JUCO weakside DE in the country by 247Sports ... Rated a 3-star prospect by the other major recruiting services ... ESPN and Scout both have him as a top-50 JUCO recruit and top-10 JUCO DE ... Two-time All-MACJC and All-Region 23 selection as a freshman and sophomore ... Led the MACJC and ranked second in the NJCAA with 16 quarterback sacks as a sophomore ... Added 5.5 more tackles for loss ... National junior college player of the week in October when he registered four sacks for -17 yards, recovered a fumble and blocked an extra point against Hinds ... Posted 33 tackles, five sacks and two fumble recoveries as a freshman.
EAST CAROLINA: Redshirted at ECU in 2014 before transferring to Jones.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended high school at James Rickards in Tallahassee ... 2013 Nike NFTC defensive line MVP in Orlando ... Coached in high school by Quentin Lewis.
PERSONAL: Son of Kenisha Brooks and Gregory Winters ... Full name is Markel Juquise Winters ... Born: Sept. 29, 1995 ... Would like to be a college football coach after his playing career ... Graduated in May with a degree in General Studies.
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