Dee Winters

De'Monderick Winters (born October 17, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs and was drafted by the 49ers in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL draft.

Early life

Winters was born on October 17, 2000, and grew up in Burton, Texas, a small town west of Houston that had only one gas station. He played football at Burton High School and was a two-way player, although he was primarily used at wide receiver. A three-star recruit, Winters ranked as the 87th-best player in the state and committed to TCU over Arkansas, Northwestern, Arizona State and Texas Tech.

College career

Although recruited as a safety, Winters' position was quickly changed to linebacker when he arrived at TCU. As a true freshman, Winters appeared in 11 games, two of which he started, and posted 28 tackles and a sack. He won the starting job as a sophomore, started all 10 matches and placed second on the team with 65 tackles, 9.5 of which were for a loss. Winters remained a starter as a junior in 2021, starting all 12 games and leading TCU with 74 tackles while being third on the team with five tackles-for-loss.

As a senior in 2022, Winters led a defense that brought TCU to the national championship game, earning first-team All-Big 12 Conference honors after tallying 79 tackles, the fourth-best on the squad, a team-leading 14.5 tackles-for-lossp (tied with Dylan Horton), and 7.5 sacks, placing second on the team. He was named most valuable player of their playoff semifinals win over Michigan after recording seven tackles, three of which were for a loss, a pass breakup and a 29-yard interception return touchdown. After the season, Winters was invited to the Senior Bowl. At the time of his graduation, Winters was the career leader in stops among active TCU players.

College statistics

Season	Team	GP	Tackles	Interceptions	Fumbles
Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	Int	Yds	Avg	TD	FF	FR	TD
2019	TCU	11	28	19	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020	TCU	10	65	40	25	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
2021	TCU	12	74	53	21	1.0	2	7	3.5	0	0	0	0
2022	TCU	15	79	48	31	7.5	1	29	29.0	1	0	1	0
	48	246	160	86	12.5	3	36	12.0	1	0	2	1

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	Wingspan	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	31+5⁄8 in (0.80 m)	8+5⁄8 in (0.22 m)	6 ft 3+3⁄8 in (1.91 m)	4.49 s	1.56 s	2.59 s	4.46 s	31.5 in (0.80 m)	9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)	20 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day

Winters was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round (216th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games	Tackles	Interceptions	Fumbles
GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	PD	FF	Fum	FR	Yds	TD
2023	SF	15	0	10	6	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2024	SF	15	10	44	26	18	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
2025	SF	17	17	101	67	34	0.0	8	1	74	74.0	74T	1	5	0	0	0	0	0
	47	27	155	99	56	0.0	8	1	74	74.0	74T	1	10	0	0	0	0	0

Postseason

Year	Team	Games	Tackles	Interceptions	Fumbles
GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	PD	FF	Fum	FR	Yds	TD
2023	SF	3	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2025	SF	1	1	9	5	4	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	4	1	10	6	4	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0