Matthew Winston

Photo by: Jared Montano

Photo by: Sideline Photos, LLC

Height:
5-11
Weight:
200
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Hoschton, Ga.
High School:
Mill Creek

2021: Saw time in eight games … Finished with 15 tackles and four pass break ups … Recorded a 34-yard interception return for a touchdown at Penn ... 2019: Played in nine games, recording 14 tackles and one interception ... 2018: earned time as reserve cornerback during Princeton's first perfect season since 1964 … recorded four tackles, including two solo stops in home win over Lehigh … had a tackle and a pass breakup in nationally televised win at Columbia ... 2017: suffered preseason injury and was unable to compete for time in defensive backfield.

Before Princeton:
Mill Creek: Set school record for single-season pass breakups (27) … added 54 tackles and two interceptions during senior season to lead Mill Creek to state semifinal, where they lost to the fifth-ranked team in the nation … led team to three straight region titles … recorded six tackles, two breakups and an interception in state all-star game … earned academic all-state honors … all-county scholar-athlete … team captain … member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Kevin and Dana Winston … father played football at Indiana and currently works in the NFL front office … involved in community service … enjoys math and considering studying either economics or financial engineering at Princeton.