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DAL · RILB · #53

Dee Winters

Starter

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Dee Winters is the starting RILB for the Dallas Cowboys.

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Dee Winters this week

The Dallas Cowboys play next in Week 6, on the road against the Green Bay Packers on Sun, Oct 18 (NBC). Dee Winters is listed as the starter at RILB going into that game.

At RILB for the Dallas Cowboys, Shemar James and Justin Barron are next in line behind him.

Dee Winters's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 16-24 vs TB (Oct 8); W 34-30 at HOU (Oct 4); W 37-20 vs WSH (Sep 20).

Dee Winters wears No. 53, is 25 years old, is listed at 5' 11", 227 lbs, has 4 years of NFL experience, came out of TCU.

Is Dee Winters playing this week?

Dee Winters is expected to start at RILB for Dallas Cowboys. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

DAL RILB Depth

1Dee WintersStarter
2Shemar James
3Justin Barron

Dallas Cowboys Starting Lineup

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Age
25
Height
5' 11"
Weight
227
Experience
4 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026DAL5223000
    2025SF17648015
    2024SF13260004
    2023SF960001
    Career4 yrs44118110110

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    22
    +0.6/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    INT
    0
    -0.1/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    4
    Games
    44
    Tackles
    118

    #8 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Dee Winters is rated 73 (Average): production, role and draft slot rank 92nd of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 52% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    62nd percentile
    Beats 62% of 190
    Sample
    5 + 17 games
    2026 + 2025 · 1,265 snaps
    Draft slot
    25% of rating
    Pick 216 · 2023 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 8Lvs TBTKL 5
    TKL
    5
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 16-24

    Oct 4W@ HOUTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 34-30

    Sep 27BALTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0
    Sep 20Wvs WSHTKL 7
    TKL
    7
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 37-20

    Sep 13L@ NYGTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 20-28

    Dee Winters's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Dee Winters plays 69% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share69%

    College

    TCU

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