Dresser Winn
Dresser Winn (born November 11, 1998) is an American professional gridiron football quarterback for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UT Martin Skyhawks.
 Winn with the Elks in 2023 | |
| No. 14 – Edmonton Elks | |
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| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 11, 1998 Dresden, Tennessee |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Dresden (Dresden, Tennessee) |
| College: | UT Martin (2017–2022) |
| Undrafted: | 2023 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Practice Roster |
| CFL status: | American |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca | |
Early life and high school
Winn grew up in Dresden, Tennessee and attended Dresden High School.[1] During high school, he completed 137 out of 191 passing attempts for 2,630 yards with 38 touchdowns and eight interceptions while rushing for 739 yards and six scores on 82 carries.[2] He was rated a two-star recruit and originally committed to play college football at Western Michigan but instead committed to play college football at UT Martin.[3]
College career
Winn started five games during his true freshman season in 2017 with the UT-Martin Skyhawks and passed for 744 passing yards, five touchdowns and one interception.[4] During the 2018 season, he played in and started seven games before suffering an injury that would have him sit out for the rest of the season. He finished the season with completing 154 out of 234 passing attempts for 1,601 yards, 12 passing touchdowns and nine interceptions.[5] During the 2019 season, he played in two games and was redshirted. He finished the season with completing five out of nine passing attempts for 59 yards.[5] During the 2020-21 season, he played in four games at quarterback and the team's primary punter before suffering through a season-ending injury. He finished the season with completing six out of 11 passing attempts for 30 yards.[5] During the 2021 season, he played in three games and finished the season with completing 45 out of 91 passing attempts for 438 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.[6] During the 2022 season, he played in and started all 11 games at quarterback and finished the season with completing 232 of 379 pass attempts for 2,928 yards, 18 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.[7]
Statistics
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
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| GP | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| UT Martin Skyhawks | |||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 5 | 3–2 | 50 | 90 | 55.6 | 744 | 8.3 | 5 | 1 | 141.1 | 66 | 120 | 1.8 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 1–6 | 154 | 234 | 65.8 | 1,601 | 6.8 | 12 | 9 | 143.5 | 55 | 48 | 0.9 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0–0 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 59 | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 88.4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0–0 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 30 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 77.5 | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 1–1 | 45 | 91 | 49.5 | 438 | 4.8 | 2 | 2 | 92.7 | 11 | -28 | -2.5 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 11 | 7–4 | 232 | 379 | 61.2 | 2,928 | 7.7 | 18 | 11 | 136.0 | 32 | 7 | 0.2 | 3 | |
| Career | 32 | 12−13 | 492 | 814 | 60.4 | 5,800 | 7.1 | 37 | 24 | 129.4 | 174 | 164 | 0.9 | 9 | |
Professional career
Los Angeles Rams
Winn was signed by the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2023.[8] He was waived on August 29, 2023.[9]
Edmonton Elks
On September 30, 2023, it was announced that Winn had signed with the Edmonton Elks.[10]
Personal life
After the NCAA began allowing student-athletes to be compensated for the use of their Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) in 2021, Winn became the first collegiate athlete to endorse a political candidate when he endorsed Colin Johnson, a family friend, in the election for District Attorney of Tennessee's 27th Judicial District.[11]
References
- "How did UT Martin get Dresser Winn?". The Jackson Sun. February 4, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- "Winn made a difference for Dresden". The Jackson Sun. December 26, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- "Dresser Winn, Dresden, Pro-Style Quarterback". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- "TTU picked last in preseason OVC football poll". Herald-Citizen. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- "Dresser Winn". UT Martin Skyhawks.
- Crabtree, Jeremy (May 23, 2022). "NIL first: UT-Martin QB Dresser Winn announces candidate endorsement". On3.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- DaSilva, Cameron (May 1, 2023). "Rams sign UT Martin QB Dresser Winn as undrafted rookie". The Rams Wire. USA Today. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- "Rams' Dresser Winn: Signing with Los Angeles". CBS Sports. RotoWire. May 4, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- "Dresser Winn: Waived by LAR". CBS Sports. August 29, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- "Transactions | Elks sign Charles-Pierre and Winn". Edmonton Elks. September 30, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- Cobb, David (May 25, 2022). "College football QB lands first known political NIL deal, endorses local district attorney candidate". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 31, 2023.