Dallas Cowboys: 3 potential second-rounders in 2020 NFL Draft

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - OCTOBER 26: Antoine Winfield Jr. #11 of the Minnesota Gophers looks on during the game against the Maryland Terrapins at TCF Bank Stadium on October 26, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Gophers defeated the Terrapins 52-10. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /

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1. Antoine Winfield Jr., Safety

Mr. Winfield Jr. comes from football blood. His dad was a former first-round pick, 23rd overall for the Buffalo Bills. Antoine Winfield would go on to play for 14 years in the NFL for the Bills and Minnesota Vikings. He retired in 2013.

In 191 games, he totaled over a thousand tackles, 14 forced fumbles, recovering 11, and earned 27 interceptions. He was listed as five-foot-nine.

His son is listed an inch taller. Winfield Jr. played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers from 2016-2019. Last season, he was named a first-team All American and Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year.

In 2019, Antoine Winfield Jr. posted 85 tackles, three sacks, and a whopping seven interceptions. In 2018, the safety played special teams, returning three punts for 110 yards and one score. He went to high school at The Woodlands in Texas.

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