MSU Athletics

The Winston File

Parents: John and Tina Winston

Birthday: Sept. 29, 1990

Major: Criminal Justice

Honors

None

Statistics

2013 2012

At Midwestern State

Senior (2013)
- played in six games for the Mustangs, earning a start against No. 8 West Alabama  at defensive end.
- tallied 17 total tackles, six solo in his six games (2.8 per game).
- had the best game of the season in the Mustangs 45-21 Homecoming upset of No. 8 West Alabama with five tackles, with two tackles for losses including an 11-yard sack of quarterback Kyle Caldwell that ended the first half.
- suffered a season-ending injury in practice the following week and did not play another game.

Junior (2012)
- played in nine games for the Mustangs at defensive end.
- injured in the final regular season game against West Georgia and missed the NCAA Playoff game.
- ranked eighth on the MSU tackle chart with 36 stops (4.0 per game), 19 solo.
- led MSU and ranked seventh in the Lone Star Conference with 4.0 quarterback sacks (-16 yards), or .72 per game.
- second at MSU with 6.5 tackles for loss (-22 yards) that includes the sacks.
- clobbered Incarnate Word on Sep. 29, 2012 with six tackles, that included 3.0 quarterback sacks (13 yards) and another tackle for loss of four yards.
- picked up six tackles at No. 18 West Alabama and against West Georgia.

At Diablo Valley College

Sophomore (2011)
- named first-team All-Golden Gate Conference at defensive end at Diablo Valley for coach Mike Darr.
- recorded 53 tackles with 28 solo stops for the Vikings.
- put up 10.5 tackles for losses (-60 yards) with 5.0 quarterback sacks (-34 yards).
- one interception, a 32-yard touchdown against Santa Rosa on Oct. 1, 2011, to go with two pass breakups.
- also recovered a blocked punt for a touchdown against Los Medanos on Nov. 11, 2011.
- forced one fumble and recovered two.
- helped DVC to an 8-3 record and a bowl berth.

Freshman (2010)
- played in 10 games for the Vikings.
- racked up 30 tackles (22 solo) as a freshman.
- chalked up 9.5 tackles for loss (-51 yards) and 6.0 quarterback sacks (-44 yards).
- two fumbles recovered, one fumble force and one pass breakup.
- also blocked a kick.


At Pinole Valley High School

- selected first-team All-Alameda Contra Costa County Athletic League for coach Steve Alameda.
- set a school record with 25 sacks at Pinole Valley (Calif.) High School.
- led the Spartans to a 11-1-1 record and a spot in the CIF North Coast Section Division II semifinals.
- also played basketball.

Did You Know?

- brother John Winston played basketball at UNLV and St. Mary's (Calif.) and brother Nehemiah played football for Cal-Davis.