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04/18/20 - FS *Antoine Winfield Jr., rSo/2020, Minnesota

It's been 14 years since the University of Minnesota has had a player selected in the first round of the NFL draft. Antoine Winfield Jr. would like to change that on Thursday. Some draft analysts project the safety to go in the opening round of the April 23-25 draft. Many other analysts project him to be a second-round selection. The last Gophers player to go in the first round was running back Laurence Mulroney, at No. 21, to New England in 2006. Since then, they've had two second-round selections - defensive tackle Ra'Shede Hageman (No. 37 overall by Atlanta in 2014) and tight end Maxx Williams (No. 55 by Baltimore in 2015). "That would be incredible, just to go in the first round in general," Winfield Jr. said. "It would mean everything just from the hard work that I put in and especially for Gopher football because there's going to be some more players coming in right behind me."

Winfield's father, cornerback Antoine Winfield Sr., was drafted No. 23 in the first round in 1999 by Buffalo and later played for the Vikings from 2004-12. Let his son explain why he, too, should be selected in the first round. "Because I'm a versatile player," he said. "You can play me anywhere on the back end of the defense. I can blitz, I tackle well. I can play in the post. I can cover slots and tight ends. I create takeaways. … I'm just a great overall player and can affect the game in any way." Last season, Winfield affected games in many different ways, finishing with seven interceptions, fourth in the nation, two forced fumbles and three sacks. He was a unanimous All-American. - Pioneer Press

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