Roderick Winters

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Arlington, Texas
High School:
Bowie

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2018 OUTLOOK
Veteran defender at the linebacking position who should give Mizzou great depth at that position in 2018 ... Will be sporting the prestigious SEC Graduate Patch on his jersey in 2018, as he earned his undergraduate degree from Mizzou in May of this year, and will play the season as a graduate student.

2017 SEASON
Saw his first action as a Tiger, getting in for snaps against Purdue ... Made two tackles in the annual Black & Gold Spring Game.

2016 SEASON
Did not play in 2016 as he continued to recover from offseason surgery.

2015 SEASON
Suffered a foot injury during fall camp that caused him to miss the 2015 season.

2014 SEASON
Redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Brings impressive quickness, speed and maturity to the field, according to Mizzou’s coaches … earned his second Texas Class 5A All-District 3 First Team recognition as a senior in 2013 for Bowie High School and head coach Danny DeArman … dominated the field with 150 tackles and 14.0 sacks as a senior … totaled 97 tackles as a junior in 2012 after switching to linebacker from wide receiver … former high school teammate of current Mizzou tailback Russell Hansbrough … also hails from the same high school as former standout cornerback Kip Edwards … participated in track and field throughout his Bowie career, qualifying for districts and regionals.

PERSONAL
Parents – Dettrick and Kametra Winters … Chose Mizzou over Louisiana Tech and New Mexico State, among others … Majoring in Hospitality Management at Mizzou … Noted how his decision to choose Mizzou was helped by how much he liked Missouri’s campus and the prestige MU has in his planned field of study.