Chase Winovich was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round (77th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft...Four-year letter-winner at Michigan, playing in 45 games with 26 starts and totaled 185 tackles, 45 tackles for loss, 18 sacks, three forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Chase Winovich was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round (77th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.

CAREER NOTES

• Four-year letter-winner at Michigan, playing in 45 games with 26 starts and totaled 185 tackles, 45 tackles for loss, 18 sacks, three forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries.
• Earned Associated Press third-team All-American honors as a senior in 2018.
• Two-time All-Big Ten honoree in 2017 and 2018.

SEASONAL REVIEWS

Fifth-Year Senior Year (2018):

• Started all 13 games along the defensive line as a senior and totaled 69 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and five sacks.
• Earned Associated Press third-team All-American honors.
• Was a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award, given to the nation’s best defensive college football player.
• Set a single-game career-high with 10 tackles (including three for loss) vs. SMU (9/15).

Senior Year (2017):

• Earned All-Big Ten first team honors.
• Started all 13 games and led the defensive line with 79 tackles, 18 tackles for loss and eight sacks.
• Finished with three tackles, 1½ sacks and a forced fumble vs. Rutgers (10/28).
• Set a career-high with 10 tackles against Ohio State (11/25), including one sack and 1½ tackles for loss.

Junior Year (2016):

• Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for the second time.
• Played in all 13 games with two starts at defensive end and posted 25 tackles, 9½ tackles for loss, five sacks and one forced fumble.
• Registered a sack in three of the final five games of the year.

Sophomore Year (2015):

• Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
• Played in six games, making two special teams tackles and earned his first varsity letter.

Freshman Year (2014):

• Redshirted as a freshman in 2014.

PERSONAL:

• Played linebacker and quarterback at Thomas Jefferson High School in Jefferson Hills, Pa., where he played quarterback and linebacker.
• Totaled 149 tackles, 22sacks, seven fumble recoveries and one interception on defense and carried the ball 119 times for 1,031 yards and 17 touchdowns on offense during his career
• Registered 57 tackles, 13 sacks, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries as a senior
• Completed 14-of-29 passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns and registered 981 yards on 115 carries as a senior.
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in Evolutionary Anthropology.
• Son of Nina and Peter Winovich
• Father, Peter, played basketball at Bethany College (1977-81) and mother, Nina, was a presidential fitness award recipient.