Dallas Winner-johnson

Prior to Tulane: Transferred in during the spring of 2025 from Missouri State Missouri State Honors FCS Freshman All-America: 2024 (Stats Perform, Phil Steele, FCS Football Central) MVFC All-Newcomer Team: 2024 Jerry Rice Award: 2024 (watch list) 2024 FCS Freshman All-America Team selection by Stats Perform, Phil Steele, and FCS Football Central ... MVFC All-Newcomer Team honoree ... Jerry Rice Award (FCS National Freshman of the Year) Watch List ... Played in all 12 games with 10 starts ... Was 2nd on the squad with 62 total tackles, including 26 solos and 6.5 tackles for loss ... Earned MSU Defensive Grinder honors for win at UT Martin (9/21/24) with 10 total tackles, 4 solos and 0.5 tackles for loss ... Had 9 stops in home win over Youngstown State (9/28/24) with 3 solos and a hurry ... Posted 5 total tackles, 4 solos and a sack (2 yards) in home opener vs. Lindenwood (9/14/24) ... Logged 8 tackles at Ball State (9/7/24) ... Was in on 4 total stops in win at Murray State (11/16/24) 2.5 tackles for loss ... Also named to Phil Steele MVFC fourth-team all-conference list. 2023 Appeared in 4 games as a true freshman to retain redshirt status ... Made Missouri State debut with a solo tackle in home opener vs. Utah Tech (9/23/23) ... Brought down 2 ball carriers in homecoming win over Murray State (10/21/23) ... Also notched an assisted tackle in road win at Western Illinois (10/14/23) ... Was on travel squad for all 6 road games. High School A Third-Team All-State linebacker in 2022, Winner-Johnson helped Cardinal Ritter to its first-ever state championship his senior season ... Brought down 123 ball carriers in 2022, including 41 solo stops and 7 sacks ... Helped coach Brennan Span’s squad to a 14-0 season in 2022 and fourth straight Class 3 district title ... Also played WR and punter for Ritter ... Accumulated 22 total stops his junior season for a state runner-up Lions team. Personal Son of Rosemary Winner-Johnson of St. Louis ... Has a brother, Damian, and a sister, Deztany ... His mother played volleyball at Culver-Stockton