MSU Athletics

The Winkler File

Parents: Chris and Kim Winkler

Birthday: July 22, 1992

Major: Criminal Justice

Honors

All Lone Star Conference 2014 (2nd)

Statistics

2012 2013 2014 2015

At Midwestern State

Senior (2015)
- played in each of MSU's 12 games making four starts at left guard.
- instrumental part of an offensive line unit which paved the way for the LSC third-best rushing attack (191.4 yard per game), sixth best passing attack (208.7 yards per game) and No. 7 total offense (400.1 yards per game.

Junior (2014)
- started all 10 games at left guard.
- earned All-Lone Star Conference second-team honors.
- key member of an offensive line unit which paved the way for NCAA Division II's 13th-best offensive attack averaging 493.7 yards per game and was 19th in scoring at 38.9 points per game.
- MSU's ground and pound churned out 274.5 rushing yards per game to rate ninth in NCAA Division II.
- line unit helped MSU offense churn out 300 rushing yards four times in 2014 including a season-high 383 yards against McMurry on Oct. 18.

Sophomore (2013)
- started all 10 games at left guard for Midwestern State.
- a key blocker for All-American running back Keidrick Jackson who led the LSC with 1,177 yards and a 117.7 yard average.
- a pillar on the offensive line that pushed Midwestern to leading the Lone Star Conference and ranking 10th in Division II in rushing offense with 261.9 yards a game.
- helped the MSU O-Line rank second in the LSC and 36th nationally by allowing just 1.30 quarterback sacks a contest.
- cleared the way up front as the Mustangs posted their second-best rushing attack in school history with 476 yards against McMurry.
- blocked the way for MSU to tally 668 yards of total offense against McMurry, the sixth-best offensive performance on record.
- also opened the holes that allowed MSU to collect 412 rushing yards against Menlo (Calif.).
- aided the Mustangs offense to rank second in the Lone Star Conference and 20th in NCAA II in scoring offense, averaging 39.2 points a game.

Redshirt  Freshman (2012)
- played in six games for the Mustangs at left guard behind All-American Ken Van Huele.
- a member of the offensive line that allowed only four sacks for the season to lead NCAA Division II and rank third in all of college football at .36 per game.
- part of the offensive line that forged the way to for the Mustangs to lead the Lone Star Conference and rank third in rushing offense averaging 322.9 yards a game.
- helped the Mustangs offense lead the LSC and rank 16th in NCAA Division II in scoring with 38.6 points a game.
- a part of MSU collecting 459.0 yards a contest, ranking third in the LSC and 21st in Division II.
- aided MSU to chalking up six games of 500-plus yards, including 615 yards at Texas A&M-Kingsville on Sep. 22, 2012.
- blocked for the Mustangs 470 yard rushing game against West Georgia on Nov. 10, 2012, the second-best rushing game in school history.

Freshman (2011)
-served redshirt season.

At Burnet High School
- a three-year letter winner and two-year starter at right guard for coach Doyle Walker at Burnet (Texas) High School.
- gained first-team All-District 8-3A honors after solid senior campaign.
- led Bulldogs to an 8-3 record and a trip to a Texas Class 3A Division I Regional appearance in 2009.
- received District 8-3A honorable mention following junior season of 2008.
- named academic all-district in each season of prep career.