Wynn in 2009
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | September 3, 1974 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 280 lb (127 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Chicago (IL) De La Salle | ||||||||
College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21 | ||||||||
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Tackles: | 516 |
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Sacks: | 27.0 |
Forced fumbles: | 4 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Renaldo Levalle Wynn (born September 3, 1974) is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame.
Wynn also played for the New Orleans Saints, New York Giants and Washington Redskins.
Wynn attended De La Salle Institute in Chicago and gained honors as an All-Midwest selection by Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report and All-State second-team choice by the Chicago Tribune. He was team captain; recording 50 tackles with three interceptions and five fumble recoveries as an outside linebacker and rushed for 500 yards with nine touchdowns as a fullback in his senior season. He gained All-Catholic League and All-City honors as a senior. Wynn lettered four years in basketball, averaging 12 points 11 rebounds per game while serving as team captain as a senior. He also received three letters in track, performing in the long jump.
Wynn was recruited by University of Notre Dame in 1992. He was redshirted as a freshman in his first season. During the 1993 season he recorded 19 tackles with three sacks while starting three games at strongside outside linebacker and two games at left defensive end. Wynn played in ten games in 1994, starting the first six at right outside linebacker and four others, including the Fiesta Bowl against the University of Colorado, at left defensive end. Wynn recorded 47 tackles with one sack, four stops for losses, forced two fumbles and recovered another. He gained All-American honorable mention honors as a junior in 1995 by compiling 57 tackles with six stops for losses and leading the team with 6.5 sacks. In 1996, Wynn played left defensive end as a senior, making 61 tackles with nine sacks, six stops for losses, recovered two fumbles and deflected one pass. He was named team’s Most Valuable Player and Lineman of the Year as a senior.