Andrew Wingard
American football player (born 1996)
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Andrew Wingard (born December 5, 1996), nicknamed "Dewey", is an American professional football safety for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wyoming Cowboys. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars after the 2019 NFL draft.
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
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| Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Safety | ||||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 5, 1996 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Ralston Valley (Arvada, Colorado) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Wyoming (2015–2018) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2019: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
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College career
Wingard played college football at Wyoming.[1] Between 2015 and 2018, Wingard totaled 454 tackles, the second most in program history.[2] He finished his college career tied for most tackles all-time in the Mountain West Conference.[3]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+1⁄8 in (1.83 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | 30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) | 8+5⁄8 in (0.22 m) | 4.56 s | 1.57 s | 2.65 s | 4.20 s | 6.89 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) | 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) | 9 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[4][5] | ||||||||||||
Jacksonville Jaguars
2019 season
Wingard went undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft. On April 29, 2019, the Jacksonville Jaguars signed Wingard to a three-year, $1.76 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $5,000.[6][7]
On August 31, 2019, Wingard made the Jaguars final 53-man roster.[8] In week 13 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Wingard recorded a strip sack on Jameis Winston that he recovered in the 28–11 loss. This was Wingard's first career sack in the NFL.[9]
2020 season
Wingard was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Jaguars on August 2, 2020,[10] and was activated from the list two days later.[11] In Week 1 of the 2020 season against the Indianapolis Colts, Wingard recorded his first career interception off a pass thrown by Philip Rivers during the 27–20 win.[12] He was placed on injured reserve on October 12, 2020, with an abdominal strain.[13] He was activated on November 14, 2020.[14] In Week 17 against the Indianapolis Colts, Wingard recorded his second career interception off a pass thrown by Philip Rivers during the 28–14 loss.[15]
2021 season
In the 2021 season, Wingard had one sack, 88 tackles, one interception, and one pass defended.[16]
2022 season
On March 15, 2022, the Jaguars placed a restricted free agent tender on Wingard.[17] He appeared in all 17 games and started three. He recorded 37 total tackles, one interception, one pass defended, and one forced fumble.[18]
2023 season
On March 15, 2023, Wingard signed a three-year, $9.6 million contract extension with the Jaguars.[19] He caught an interception against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 8.[20] In the 2023 season, Wingard had 45 tackles, one interception, two passes defended, and one forced fumble.[21]
2024 season
On August 27, 2024, Wingard was placed on injured reserve to begin the season.[22] He was activated on November 9.[23]
Arizona Cardinals
On March 11, 2026, Wingard signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals.[24]
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | Fum | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2019 | JAX | 16 | 2 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | JAX | 13 | 4 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| 2021 | JAX | 15 | 15 | 88 | 57 | 31 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | JAX | 17 | 3 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | JAX | 17 | 2 | 45 | 35 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | JAX | 8 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | JAX | 16 | 16 | 84 | 45 | 39 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 102 | 44 | 349 | 229 | 120 | 2.0 | 11 | 6 | 106 | 17.7 | 39 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | |
