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Evan Winston

Class: RS Junior Hometown: Muskegon Heights, Mich. High School: Muskegon Heights

Height / Weight: 6-3 / 300 Position: Defensive Lineman Major: Arts & Sciences

2014 SEASON
Saw action in three games, tallying one tackle ... His tackle came in Mizzou's season-opening win over South Dakota State (Aug. 30) ... It was a solo stop.

2013 SEASON
Appeared in one game for the year (vs. Murray State, Aug. 31), marking his first career appearance at Mizzou ... picked up a tackle late in the game against the Racers... 2012-13 First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll. 

2012 SEASON
Redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Rivals ranked him as the No. 18 overall prospect at any position in the state of Michigan for 2012 ... ESPN had him as the nation's No. 73 defensive tackle prospect ... named to the Detroit News Dream Team as a senior, and also took home 1st-Team All-State and 1st-Team All-Area honors in 2011 ... made 88 tackles as a senior, including 22 tackles for loss and 10 sacks while forcing five fumbles along the way ... had 93 tackles during his junior season, with 11 of them going for sacks ... high school coach - Tony Blankenship.

PERSONAL
Parents - Steven & Kathy Winston ... enjoys working out, fishing and playing basketball in his spare time away from football ... plans to major in nursing at Mizzou ... chose Mizzou over Arkansas, Michigan State, Kansas State, Iowa, Illinois, Cincinnati, Louisville and Houston, among others ... lists the stability of Mizzou's coaching staff, as well as the overall family atmosphere around the program as major factors that drew him to MU.