Education
Winters attended Hudson High School in Hudson, Ohio, and played high school football for the Hudson Explorers.
Winters attended Hudson High School in Hudson, Ohio, and played high school football for the Hudson Explorers.
He was drafted by the Jets in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kent State. He was received All-Ohio and All-Northeast Ohio Conference honors his senior season, after being named all-conference his sophomore and junior years.
In addition to lettering in football twice, Winters also lettered three times in wrestling, and was named all-conference in wrestling his freshman and sophomore years.
Rated as only a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, he accepted a scholarship offer from Kent State over offers from Akron and Syracuse. Winters enrolled in Kent State University, where he played for the Kent State Golden Flashes football team from 2009 to 2012.
He started every game after joining the Golden Flashes in 2009, 50 in total. He was named to the All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) team three times during his career: third team as a sophomore, second team as a junior, and first team as a senior.
NFL Draft
He was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round, with the 72nd overall pick, of the 2013 NFL Draft.
New York Jets
On May 10, 2013, Winters signed a four-year deal with the Jets. He started 12 games as a rookie. On October 13, 2014 against the Denver Broncos, Winters left the game with a knee injury.
The next day, an Medical Research Institute revealed a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament, prematurely ending his 2014 season.
