Jameis Winston

Winston has played in 109 regular-season games (89 starts) and one postseason game for Tampa Bay (2015-19), New Orleans (2020-23), Cleveland (2024) and the New York Giants (2025)…He has completed 1,981-of-3,244 pass attempts (61.1%) for 24,903 yards, 156 touchdowns and 114 interceptions…On the ground, Winston has rushed for 1,321 yards and 13 touchdowns on 332 carries (4.0 avg.)...Through the air, he has 1 reception for 33 yards and a score.

HONORS

• Pro Bowl: 2015

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Winston has played in 109 regular-season games (89 starts) and one postseason game for Tampa Bay (2015-19), New Orleans (2020-23), Cleveland (2024) and the New York Giants (2025)…He has completed 1,981-of-3,244 pass attempts (61.1%) for 24,903 yards, 156 touchdowns and 114 interceptions…On the ground, Winston has rushed for 1,321 yards and 13 touchdowns on 332 carries (4.0 avg.)...Through the air, he has 1 reception for 33 yards and a score.
• In his lone postseason appearance with New Orleans in the 2020 season, Winston completed his only passing attempt for a 56-yard touchdown (vs. Tampa Bay, 1/17/21).

2025

• Winston saw action in three games (two starts) for the Giants in 2025...Completed 37-of-66 pass attempts for 567 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions...Also logged 7 carries for 23 yards and 1 touchdown and a 33-yard touchdown reception.

2024

• In his only season in Cleveland, played in 12 games with seven starts…Completed 181-of-296 pass attempts (61.1%) for 2,121 yards, 13 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.

2023

• Played in seven games for the New Orleans Saints, served as the primary backup quarterback…Completed 25-of-47 passes for 264 yards, 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions.

2022

• Started Weeks 1 through 3 for the New Orleans Saints…Completed 73-of-115 pass attempts (63.5%) for 858 yards and 4 touchdowns…Missed time due to a back and ankle injury.

2021

• Started the first seven games of the season for the New Orleans Saints before suffering a season-ending knee injury…Completed 95-of-161 passes (59%) for 1,170 yards with 14 passing touchdowns and recorded 1 rushing touchdown…Threw for a career-high-tying 5 passing touchdowns against Green Bay (9/12/21).

2020

• 2020 marked Winston's first season in New Orleans…Played in four games and completed 7-of-11 passes for 75 yards…Made his first postseason appearance, throwing 1 pass for 56 yards and 1 touchdown.

2019

• In his last season with the Buccaneers, started 16 of 16 games…Completed 380-of-626 pass attempts for a league-leading 5,109 yards and 33 touchdowns…At the time, it marked the 12th time a quarterback surpassed 5,000 passing yards in a season…Had 11 300+ passing-yard games on the season…The only other quarterbacks with 11+ games of 300+ yards are Drew Brees (twice, 2011 and 2013), Matt Ryan (2019), Tom Brady (2011) and Peyton Manning (2013).

2018

• Appeared in 11 games (nine starts) for the Bucs…Threw for 2,992 yards, 19 touchdowns and 14 interceptions on 244-of-378 passing attempts (64.6%)…Achieved multiple single-game career highs, including completion percentage of 80% against Chicago on 9/30/18, 10 rush attempts and 55 rushing yards vs. Cleveland (10/21/18)…Rushed 49 times for 281 yards with a long of 18.

2017

• Started all 13 games he played in…On the season, he completed 282-of-442 pass attempts (63.8%) for 3,504 yards and 19 touchdowns…Set a career-high with a 92.2 passer rating (min. 10 games played).

2016

• In his second season with the Bucs, started 16-of-16 games, completing 345-of-567 passes for 4,090 yards and 28 touchdowns on the season…Rushed 53 times for 165 yards and 1 touchdown…Set a career-high with 36 completions vs. the Rams (9/15/16).

2015

• In his first NFL season in 2015, started all 16 regular-season games for Tampa Bay…Completed 312-of-535 passing attempts for 4,042 yards, 22 touchdowns and 15 interceptions…Rushed 54 times for 213 yards and 6 touchdowns…At the time, became just the third rookie to surpass 4,000 passing yards (also Andrew Luck in 2012 and Cam Newton in 2011).

NOTES TO KNOW

• Against Detroit on 11/23/25, Winston became the first Giants quarterback since at least 1940 to catch a touchdown pass…On a trick play, Winston was on the receiving end of a 33-yard touchdown pass from wide receiver Gunner Olszewski…Since 2000, it is the third-longest touchdown catch by any quarterback…It is also the longest reception by a Giants quarterback since at least 1940.
• Owns a Cleveland Browns franchise record for the most passing yards in a single game…Threw for 497 yards at Denver (12/2/24), surpassing Josh McCown's record of 457 yards vs. Baltimore (10/11/15)…Winston's 58 passing attempts in that game were the second-most in franchise history.
• Currently is the all-time passing leader in yards and touchdowns for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers…Played 72 games for the Bucs from 2015-19 and threw for 19,737 yards and 121 touchdowns.

COLLEGE

• Spent three years at Florida State – including a redshirt season in 2012 – before entering the 2015 NFL draft…Became the youngest player to win the Heisman Trophy following a stellar 2013 campaign.
• In 2014, led the Seminoles to their second consecutive undefeated season…Led the ACC in passing yards (3,907), passing yards per game (300.5), attempts (467), completions (305) and completion percentage (65.3).
• In 2013, broke the ACC, Florida State, and national freshman record for touchdown passes (40) and the national freshman record, again, for passing yards (4,057)…Completed 66.9% of his passes to go along with 40 touchdowns to only 10 interceptions…Completed 25-of-27 passes for 356 yards and 4 touchdowns in his debut against Penn State…Notable victorious performance at Clemson, throwing a career-best 444 yards and 3 touchdowns…Threw 393 yards and a career-high 5 touchdowns in a 63-0 win against Maryland.
• Winston led the Seminoles to a National Championship in 2013 – named offensive MVP of the national championship game - and their first-ever College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl in 2014.
• Earned additional honors of the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, Manning Award and consensus All-American honors.
• Winston also earned two letters while playing on Florida State's baseball team as a closer, reliever, outfielder and designated hitter during the 2013 and 2014 seasons.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTVITY

• Founded the Dream Forever Foundation to impact the lives of financially disadvantaged children and youth through encouragement, opportunities and resources…Attended the United Way of New York City's Gridiron Gala event at Glasshouses in NYC, which raised more than $3 million for UWNYC programming...Joined Mark Murray, one of the Giants' 2021 Coach of the Week winners, to help run a football clinic for the Mt. Vernon Razorbacks youth program...Attended The Giants Foundation Golf Classic which raised more than $500,000 for The Giants Foundation...Participated in the Built Ford Tough Field Day at the Quest Diagnostic Training Center for the 13 high school girls flag football champions from leagues supported by the Giants...Attended Russell Wilsons' fundraiser dinner benefitting Mt. Sinai and Boys and Girls Clubs...Ahead of Thanksgiving, visited the Community Kitchen located at the Food Bank for New York City in Harlem to hand out turkeys and meals for people in need...Participated in Jingle Jam, where he helped spread holiday joy to more than 500 New Jersey foster children, spending time with them and assisting with gift distribution...Hosted a free youth football camp in Hueytown, Ala....Represented Dream Forever Foundation & Breakthrough T1D during Week 13 of the NFL season for My Cause My Cleats...Hosted members from the NYPD Military Liaison Group as well as members from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice to the Quest Diagnostics Training Center to watch practice and enjoy a day with the Giants.

PERSONAL

• Winston and his wife, Breion Allen, have two children: Antonor Malachi and Taurus Allen…Attended Hueytown High School in Hueytown, Ala.
• Majored in social sciences and minored in business at Florida State…Graduated in May 2022, following his return to online school due to injury.
• Selected as the 2011 Gatorade Alabama Football Player of the Year…Rated a four-star prospect by all major outlets…Was the No. 1 player coming out of Alabama, according to ESPN.
• Was a dominant baseball player in high school who played center field and pitched…Also was a switch hitter…Was the No. 22 baseball player for the class of 2012 according to Perfect Game…Selected in the 15th round of the 2012 MLB draft by the Texas Rangers.

MAIN TRANSACTIONS

• Originally a 1st-round (1st pick overall) draft pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2015.
• Signed with the New Orleans Saints on 4/28/20.
• Waived by New Orleans on 3/13/2024.
• Signed a one-year contract with the Cleveland Browns on 3/20/2024.
• Signed as a free agent by the New York Giants on 3/31/25.