Isaiah Winstead

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-4
Weight:
213
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Richmond, Va.
High School:
Highland Springs
Prev School:
Toledo
Major:
Recreation and Park Management

CAREER NOTES: Earned five total letters (2/Norfolk State, 2/Toledo, 1/East Carolina) … Two-time all-conference selection (2020/Toledo, 2022/ECU) … Named Third-Team All-AAC by Phil Steele Magazine in 2022 … Appeared in 54 career games making 36 starts … Caught 234 passes for 3,011 yards (12.9 ypr) … Hauled in 18 career TD passes … Tallied six 100-yard receiving games … Caught at least one pass in 40 games (multiple 37 times) … Scored 108 career points … Caught career-best 11 passes against Navy (2022) … Posted career-high 156 receiving yards versus Morgan State (2018) … Hauled in a pair of TD passes in a game twice (Morgan State/’18, Coastal Carolina/’22) … Longest career reception came against Navy (2022) which resulted in a touchdown pass.

2022: Earned All-American Athletic Conference Honorable Mention honors … Third-Team All-AAC selection by Phil Steele Magazine … Led the Pirates in receptions (88) and receiving yards (1,085) – both career-highs … Scored six touchdowns to rank second on the squad behind C.J. Johnson … Became the seventh receiver in program history with 1,000 yards in a season on his 14-yard TD grab against Temple in the second quarter … Tied for seventh on ECU’s single-season receptions chart while standing ninth in receiving yards … Hauled in multiple receptions in all 13 contests with a career-best 11 against Navy … Tallied three 100-yard receiving games (112/Campbell, 143/Navy, 154/Memphis) which was tied for sixth among AAC receivers … Tied career-high with two TD receptions against Coastal Carolina in the Birmingham Bowl … Also had TD catches versus Navy, South Florida, Memphis and Temple … Logged 905 total plays from scrimmage (895/offense, 10/special teams … Targeted a team-high 127 times hauling down 88 passes … Forty-five of 88 receptions went for 10 or more yards (14 for 20-plus) … Stood eight nationally (FBS) in receptions per game (6.77) and 18th in receiving yards … Officially named to the Biletnikoff Watch List on Oct. 12 … Selected and participated in the College Gridiron Classic Game … Stood among The American leaders receptions per game (third), receiving yards per game (fourth.83.46) and all-purpose yards per game (eighth/83.31).

2021 (Toledo): Second on team with 38 receptions for 520 yards ... Tallied a season-high six receptions for 65 yards vs. EMU ... Made four catches vs. Notre Dame, UMass and CMU ... Racked up a season-high 108 yards receiving vs. CMU ... Corralled three catches for 49 yards and a touchdown vs. Akron.

2020 (Toledo): Third-team All-MAC ... Led team with 25 receptions and 429 receiving yards ... Finished eighth in the MAC in receiving yards and ninth in yards per catch (17.2) ... Had a career-high eight catches for 106 yards at NIU ... Posted six catches for 113 yards and a touchdown vs. Ball State ... Hauled in four receptions for 96 yards including a 55-yard catch vs. Western Michigan ... Joined the Rockets after transferring from Norfolk State.

2018 (Norfolk State): Played in all 11 games and started 10 times during his sophomore campaign … Led NSU in all major receiving categories, including catches (54), yards (633) and touchdowns (five) … Was second in the MEAC in receptions per game and fourth in receiving yards … Posted seven catches for 67 yards and a touchdown at S.C. State … Followed that game up a week later with eight catches for 89 yards and a score in the win over Delaware State … Caught five passes against both Florida A&M and N.C. Central … Hauled in six passes for 74 yards and a 16-yard TD reception in the win over Howard … Had a career day against Morgan State, catching eight passes for a career-high 156 yards and two touchdowns … The TDs covered 5 and 34 yards and both came in the fourth quarter … Finished the season by catching a career-high nine passes for 82 yards at Liberty … Named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for the spring semester.

2017 (Norfolk State): Saw time in all 11 games and started twice, against Virginia State and Savannah State … Emerged as one of the team’s go-to receivers as the year progressed, catching 29 passes (tied for second on team) for 344 yards (second) and three touchdowns (also second) … Caught at least one pass in every game and made four catches in a game on four occasions … Hauled in four passes for 55 yards with a long of 36 against William & Mary … Also had four receptions for 54 yards against Hampton … Scored his first collegiate touchdown on an 11-yard reception at N.C. Central … Caught an 8-yard TD pass against N.C. A&T … Made four receptions for 57 yards at Howard … Ended the season with another four-catch game at Morgan State … Had a season-high 63 receiving yards in that one, including a key 24-yard TD with about two minutes remaining that helped seal NSU’s win … Named to the NSU AD Honor Roll for the spring semester.

High School: Second team all-conference and Second-Team All-Metro pick by the Richmond Times-Dispatch as a senior ... Tallied 43 receptions for 873 yards in his final prep season ... Helped lead Highland Springs to two consecutive state 5A championships.

Personal: Son of Michael Winstead ... Graduate student who was majoring is recreation and park management at East Carolina