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Oklahoma's Perrion Winfrey Named MVP of Senior Bowl

Winfrey had three tackles for loss and two sacks and fulfilled a lifelong dream of playing in the Senior Bowl.

John E. Hoover

Oklahoma's Perrion Winfrey Named MVP of Senior Bowl
Oklahoma's Perrion Winfrey Named MVP of Senior Bowl /

Former Oklahoma defensive lineman Perrion Winfrey was named MVP of the Senior Bowl after a standout performance on Saturday.

Winfrey — one of five former Sooner stars in the game — had five tackles, three tackles for loss and two quarterback sacks.

“I just wanted to show I was one of the most dominant defensive players in the country,” Winfrey said in a postgame television interview.

Winfrey joined linebacker Brian Asamoah, fullback Jeremiah Hall, offensive lineman Marquise Hayes and defensive lineman Isaiah Thomas in showing their talents for NFL scouts at the annual game in Mobile, AL.

On Friday, Asamoah was voted the top linebacker for the National team during the week of practice by the American team’s offensive linemen, tight ends and running backs.

But the star of Saturday’s show as Winfrey, who was a two-year starter for the Sooners at noseguard after transferring in from Iowa Western. Winfrey earned second-team All-Big 12 accolades in each of his two seasons at OU.

The Maywood, IL, native said it was great to play one final game in an OU helmet.

“It meant everything,” Winfrey said. “I love the University of Oklahoma and I always dreamed of going to the Senior Bowl. So to come out here and wear this Oklahoma helmet one last time while also wearing this amazing uniform, it was a great experience.”

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John E. Hoover
JOHN E. HOOVER

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.

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