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| RB DESHAWN WYNN #42 |
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| 5' 10" • 232 lbs. • Florida |
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Exp: 2nd NFL Season, 2nd Packers Season
Age: 24
Acquired: Draft 2007 (7a)
Current Status: Active Roster
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- Joined Brandon Jackson, selected five rounds earlier in the same draft, as just the second RB chosen by the Packers since 2002
- Florida's leading ground-gainer each of the past two years, including its National Championship season of 2006
- Among freshmen in Florida annals, his seven rushing TDs in 2003 ranked third in school history, trailing only Emmitt Smith (13 in 1987) and Fred Taylor (eight in 1994)
- A consensus All-American as a Cincinnati prep, has competed against new teammate P.J. Pope since the sixth grade; Pope was the prep Player of the Year in the Cincinnati Hills league and Wynn was runner-up
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- The Packers' first of two seventh-round choices in the 2007 draft (228th overall and 20th running back), enters a crowded and competitive position group and knows he'll have his work cut out for him in an effort to make the final roster
- If he's able to show some versatility and handle responsibilities at both tailback and fullback, he may increase his chances
- The Packers will explore just where his 5-10½, 232-pound frame will be most effective
- Playing fullback would require a learning curve for Wynn, who led the national champion Gators' backfield-by-committee in 2006 with 143 carries for 699 yards and six TDs
- That came off a season in which he put up similar numbers with 130 carries for 621 yards and seven TDs as a junior in 2005
- Because the fullback in the Packers' zone-blocking system is not just a straight-ahead hammer but a read-and-react player required to make the correct block, Wynn's tailback skills could help him adjust more quickly
- Running backs coach Edgar Bennett says the team has a number of drills and tools to speed up the process, as far as what is required to play fullback, but also noted that a lot of that process is attitude and want-to
- Wynn insists he has the right attitude despite some injuries that slowed him down his final season at Florida
- The Packers always study a player's character and background as part of the draft process, and Bennett insists the team did its due diligence in studying Wynn
- Majored in Sociology
- The leading rusher for the national champion Gators, averaged 4.9 yards on 143 attempts, with 699 yards and six TDs
- Also made six receptions for 58 yards (9.7 avg.)
- In the BCS National Championship closed his career with a team-high 69 yards on 19 carries, including a 2-yard touchdown in a 41-14 win over Ohio State (Jan. 8)
- In final career game at "The Swamp," scored a pair of touchdowns among four carries for 32 yards against Western Carolina (Nov. 18)
- Led Florida with 90 yards on just 12 attempts (7.5 avg.) vs. South Carolina (Nov. 11), including a 21-yard burst
- In a 21-14 win vs. Georgia, converted a late third-and-4, helping the Gators run out the clock
- Exploded for 16- and 15-yard gains in respective games at Auburn (Oct. 14) and vs. Alabama (Sept. 30)
- Also caught a season-long 15-yard pass in 28-13 win over Crimson Tide
- Sidelined by an injured knee most of the game vs. Louisiana State (Oct. 7), played the final snap
- Twice ran for 104 yards, his season high, first in critical 21-20 triumph at No. 13 Tennessee (Sept. 16), and then the following week in victory vs. Kentucky (Sept. 23)
- Carried a career-high 22 times in Vols contest, including his season's longest gallop, 26 yards; iced the game by earning a first down on a third-and-6 carry, allowing his club to wind down the clock
- Averaged 7.4 yards on 14 carries against Wildcats, adding a 13-yard touchdown, in his fifth and final career 100-yard game
- Scored on an 8-yard run vs. Central Florida (Sept. 9)
- Collected 45 yards and one TD on seven carries (6.4 avg.) in season-opening win vs. Southern Mississippi (Sept. 2), including a 24-yard gash on his first 2006 attempt
- Missed the season opener vs. Wyoming (Sept. 3), then played in the final 11 contests, starting six during his junior campaign
- The Gators' leading rusher with 621 yards on 130 carries (4.8 avg.) and seven TDs
- Also posted 12 receptions for 161 yards (13.4 avg.), with two TDs
- Instrumental in 14-10 victory vs. Georgia, at Jacksonville (Oct. 29), he racked up 104 yards on 19 carries (5.5 avg.), his third career 100-yard effort
- Dominated in 49-28 triumph at Kentucky (Sept. 24), scoring four times
- Reached the end zone four times - a 16-yard reception and three rushing TDs
- That Wildcats contest marked his second-career four-TD game, following a similar effort in 2003 vs. Florida A&M
- Averaged 4.3 yards per carry (8-for-34) in the Outback Bowl, a 31-24 victory over Iowa (Jan. 2)
- Led the team with 73 yards on just 11 attempts (6.6 avg.), including a 19-yard run, in loss at South Carolina (Nov. 12)
- Totaled 16 carries for 93 yards on 16 carries, including a touchdown, in hard-fought loss at LSU (Oct. 15)
- In 16-7 win vs. No. 5 Tennessee (Sept. 17), muscled through the Vols' defensive line for a 16-yard run on Florida's only touchdown drive
- In first action of season, vs. Louisiana Tech (Sept. 10), accounted for all 57 of Florida's yards on its opening scoring drive, including a 50-yard run, the team's longest 2005 carry; wound up with 101 yards on 16 attempts, with two TDs
- As a sophomore, ran for 217 yards on 58 carries (3.7 avg.) and five TDs during an injury-shortened season
- Was in on 201 plays, playing eight games with no starts
- Also averaged 15.0 yards per catch, with five receptions for 75 yards
- Missed the final four games - at Vanderbilt (Nov. 6), vs. South Carolina (Nov. 13) and in-state rival contests at Florida State (Nov. 20) and Miami (Dec. 31, Peach Bowl) - after injuring his groin against Georgia (Oct. 30)
- Totaled a season-high 81 yards on 15 carries, including three TDs, vs. Middle Tennessee State (Oct. 16)
- Had a career-long 37-yard reception in 38-31, upset loss at Mississippi State (Oct. 23)
- Rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown on 15 attempts vs. Tennessee (Sept. 18)
- Was in on 323 plays as a redshirt freshman, playing in all 13 games as a running back and special teams performer
- Led Florida with seven rushing touchdowns, finishing with 540 yards on 115 carries (4.7 avg.)
- Among freshmen in school annals, his seven rushing TDs ranked third in school history, trailing only Emmitt Smith (13 in 1987) and Fred Taylor (eight in 1994)
- Was one-third of only the second trio of backs in UF history to rush for 500-plus yards in the same season, combining with Ran Carthon and Ciatrick Fason for 1,718 rushing yards
- Led the team in rushing four times
- In only his second collegiate game, at No. 3 Miami (Sept. 6), reached 100 yards on eight carries (12.5 avg.), and opened the second half with a 65-yard touchdown around the right end
- Scored four touchdowns, including one reception, in 63-3 win vs. Florida A&M (Sept. 13)
- In Jacksonville against No. 4 Georgia (Nov. 1), his 14-yard carry gave Florida a critical first down and set up the game-winning FG
- Found paydirt on a 10-yard carry, the Gators' final TD in a 24-22 win at South Carolina (Nov. 15)
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Redshirted |
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- One of the nation's elite backs after his senior year, totaled 2,283 yards (9.3 avg.) on 246 carries with 30 TDs at Cincinnati's Reading High School in 2001
- A consensus All-American, also garnered a spot on the prestigious Parade All-America Team
- Regarded by National Bluechips as the nation's No. 1 speed running back, also was selected to PrepStar's Dream Team and SuperPrep's All-America squad
- Topped 2,000 yards and 30 TDs in three of his four prep seasons
- Also played linebacker and safety, lettering four years in football
- Given name DeShawn Wynn
- Born in Cincinnati
- Single
- Also lettered three years in basketball and three seasons in track
- Hobbies include bowling and assorted outdoors activities
- During his final two years at Florida (2005-06), his position coach was former Packers assistant Stan Drayton
- Has competed in football against new teammate P.J. Pope, also a Cincinnati, Ohio, product, since the sixth grade
- The two went to rival high schools and Pope earned prep Player of the Year honors in the Cincinnati Hills League, with Wynn finishing runner-up
- Residence: Cincinnati, Ohio
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| Rushing | Receiving |
| Year |
GP |
GS |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
LG |
TD |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
LG |
TD |
| 2003 Florida |
13 |
0 |
115 |
540 |
4.7 |
65t |
7 |
12 |
82 |
6.8 |
18 |
1 |
| 2004 Florida |
8 |
0 |
58 |
217 |
3.7 |
15 |
5 |
5 |
75 |
15.0 |
37 |
0 |
| 2005 Florida |
11 |
6 |
130 |
621 |
4.8 |
50 |
7 |
12 |
161 |
13.4 |
27 |
2 |
| 2006 Florida |
14 |
11 |
143 |
699 |
4.9 |
26 |
6 |
6 |
58 |
9.7 |
15 |
0 |
| College totals (four years) |
46 |
17 |
446 |
2,077 |
4.7 |
65t |
25 |
35 |
376 |
10.7 |
37 |
3 |
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| ELIAS Game By Game Packers Stats |
| Game Date |
Opp | Rushing | Receiving | Kick Returns |
| No | Yds | Avg | TD | No | Yds | Avg | TD | No | Yds | Avg | TD |
| Sep 9, 2007 |
PHI | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 2007 |
@NYG | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 |
| Sep 23, 2007 |
SD | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sep 30, 2007 |
@MIN | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Oct 7, 2007 |
CHI | 13 | 78 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Oct 14, 2007 |
WAS | 13 | 37 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 2007 |
@DEN | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2007 Totals | 50 | 203 | 4.1 | 4 | 9 | 73 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 |
| Packers Totals | 50 | 203 | 4.1 | 4 | 9 | 73 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 |
| Statistics provided by Elias Sports Bureau |
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