Armani Winfield

#9 · WR · R-Sr. · South Florida6′2″ · 200 lb · Lewisville, TX

Armani Winfield is a wide receiver at South Florida who has not played in South Florida's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Colorado State.

Where Winfield comes from

Lewisville, TXHometown
LewisvilleHigh school
About 950 miles from Raymond James StadiumDistance
Four-star, No. 211 in the 2022 class; signed with Baylor.Recruiting profile

Where Winfield fits

South Florida lists 14 receivers this season.

South Florida receivers with a game this season

Bryson Rodgers8 games this season
Joshua Porter8 games this season
Cameron Seldon6 games this season
Mudia Reuben5 games this season
Arhmad Branch3 games this season
Jeyquan Smith1 game this season

South Florida is 6-2. Next: at East Carolina, Fri Nov 6.

Similar players

Same class and position

Anthony IveySan José State · WR · No. 225 in the 2022 class
Marquez DortchTroy · WR · No. 229 in the 2022 class
CJ SmithUAB · WR · No. 231 in the 2022 class

Also from Lewisville, TX

Tony-Louis NkubaUNLV · DB
Viron Ellison Jr.Delaware · RB
Cameren JenkinsNorth Texas · S
Patrick Crayton Jr.Rice · QB

Winfield moves the chains on third down. The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Dave Aranda, Jay Norvell and Tyson Summers. One game to point at: 93 receiving yards and 6 receptions against UTSA — Week 4, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

J.J. JonesNorth Carolina · 2022 · 91% season match
Joshua ManningMissouri · 2025 · 86% season match
Malcolm GillieBall State · 2024 · 85% season match
Grant PageUtah State · 2024 · 85% season match
Jaron TibbsPurdue · 2024 · 84% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Colorado State	22	276	12.5	2	49
2024	Colorado State	38	341	9.0	2	62
2023	Baylor	7	90	12.9	0	29
2022	Baylor	1	10	10.0	0	10
Career		68	717	10.5	4	62

Season	Team
2025	Colorado State	--	--	--
2024	Colorado State	1	−9	−1
2023	Baylor	--	--	--
2022	Baylor	--	--	--
Career		1	−9	−1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 21-17vs Northern Colorado	4	49	12.3	0	17
Wk 4	L 16-17vs UTSA	6	93	15.5	0	47	Season-high 93 yds
Wk 5	L 3-20vs Washington State	1	14	14.0	0	14
Wk 6	L 24-45@ San Diego State	2	47	23.5	1	49
Wk 7	W 49-21vs Fresno State	3	28	9.3	0	19
Wk 8	L 19-31vs Hawai'i	3	30	10.0	1	14
Wk 9	L 0-28@ Wyoming	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 12	L 17-20@ New Mexico	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 13	L 21-49@ Boise State	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
Total		22	276	12.5	2	49

Signature game

Week 4 · 2025

L 16-17

vs UTSA

6 rec · 93 yds

With B. Hansen — 46.3 yards per punt · 7 punts · 3 inside the 20 · B. Fowler-Nicolosi — 176 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 12.6

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 6 · San Diego State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.76Jackson Brousseau pass complete to Armani Winfield for 49 yds for a TD (Isaiah Hankins KICK)
Week 2 · Northern Colorado · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.46Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass complete to Armani Winfield for 10 yds to the UNCO 45 for a
Week 7 · Fresno State · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.39Jackson Brousseau pass complete to Armani Winfield for 19 yds to the FRES 29 for a
Week 8 · Hawai'i · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.37Jackson Brousseau pass complete to Armani Winfield for 14 yds to the CSU 44 for a
Week 4 · UTSA · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.24Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass complete to Armani Winfield for 47 yds to the UTSA 4 for a
Week 8 · Hawai'i · 2nd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +2.11Jackson Brousseau pass complete to Armani Winfield for 7 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)

4 more plays

Week 4 · UTSA · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +1.62Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass complete to Armani Winfield for 12 yds to the CSU 40 for a
Week 12 · New Mexico · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +1.57Curry to Winfield: a 9-yard pass.
Week 4 · UTSA · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.28Jackson Brousseau pass complete to Armani Winfield for 15 yds to the UTSA 45 for a UTSA Penalty, Illegal Substitution (Shad Banks Jr.) declined for a
Week 2 · Northern Colorado · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +1.26Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi pass complete to Armani Winfield for 17 yds to the UNCO 30 for a

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

22 rec · 276 yds · 2 TD

21 of 22 receptions matched to play-by-play

7 of 38 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

3810% of team targets

Catch rate

55%21 of 38 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

57% of targets (4)

75%catch rate

Air -2.8 · YAC 8.0 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

43% of targets (3)

0%catch rate

Air 8.0 avg

55% catch rate on 38 targets · 10% of the team's targets.

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

24%9 of his 38 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2022Baylor6-7HC: Dave Aranda · Run-leaning

2023Baylor3-9HC: Dave Aranda · Balanced

2024Colorado State8-5HC: Jay Norvell · Run-leaning

2025Colorado State2-10HC: Jay Norvell and Tyson Summers · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 33 (#374 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

33Below cohort / limited sample #374 of 485 · 2025, at Colorado State?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score, at Colorado State: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: td rate (83rd percentile). Concern: catch rate (12th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#132 / 798 · 83rd pct

5.3%

Yards / catch#246 / 798 · 69th pct

13.2

EPA / target#489 / 798 · 39th pct

0.34

Explosive rate#607 / 798 · 23rd pct

5.3%

Catch rate#702 / 798 · 12th pct

55.3%

Box-score rates (5)

Long catch#248 / 558 · 55th pct

Yards / catch#305 / 558 · 45th pct

12.5

Rec TDs#276 / 558 · 42nd pct

Rec yards#377 / 558 · 32nd pct

276

Receptions#383 / 558 · 30th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

29th → 39th percentile

Explosive rate

13th → 23rd percentile

Catch rate

70th → 12th percentile

TD rate

19th → 83rd percentile

Yards / catch

19th → 69th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	3.4	42.8	12.2	0.2
Road4g	1.2	15.5	9.6	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.2	46.2	14.9	0.2
Weeks 8+4g	1.5	11.2	6.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Tyson Summers

Pass share

52.1%

393 pass / 362 run

Plays / game

62.9

12 games

Team sack rate

7.9%

442 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

22 catches in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

33 · #374 of 485 WRs · 2025, at Colorado State

Former four-star. Now #374 at the position.

Armani Winfield

Where Winfield comes from

Where Winfield fits

South Florida receivers with a game this season

Similar players

Same class and position

Also from Lewisville, TX

Style of play

Similar players

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Receiving profile

Situational

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

22 catches in 9 games

Five seasons, three schools

Moves

2022

2024 13 games

2026