Andrew Wingard

Andrew Wingard (born December 5, 1996), nicknamed "Dewey", is an American professional football safety for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wyoming Cowboys. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars after the 2019 NFL draft.

College career Wingard played college football at Wyoming. Between 2015 and 2018, Wingard totaled 454 tackles, the second most in program history. He finished his college career tied for most tackles all-time in the Mountain West Conference.

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars 2019 season Wingard went undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft. On April 29, 2019, the Jacksonville Jaguars signed Wingard to a three-year, $1.76 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $5,000.

On August 31, 2019, Wingard made the Jaguars final 53-man roster. In week 13 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Wingard recorded a strip sack on Jameis Winston that he recovered in the 28–11 loss. This was Wingard's first career sack in the NFL.

2020 season Wingard was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Jaguars on August 2, 2020, and was activated from the list two days later. In Week 1 of the 2020 season against the Indianapolis Colts, Wingard recorded his first career interception off a pass thrown by Philip Rivers during the 27–20 win. He was placed on injured reserve on October 12, 2020, with an abdominal strain. He was activated on November 14, 2020. In Week 17 against the Indianapolis Colts, Wingard recorded his second career interception off a pass thrown by Philip Rivers during the 28–14 loss.

2021 season In the 2021 season, Wingard had one sack, 88 tackles, one interception, and one pass defended.

2022 season On March 15, 2022, the Jaguars placed a restricted free agent tender on Wingard. He appeared in all 17 games and started three. He recorded 37 total tackles, one interception, one pass defended, and one forced fumble.

2023 season On March 15, 2023, Wingard signed a three-year, $9.6 million contract extension with the Jaguars. He caught an interception against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 8. In the 2023 season, Wingard had 45 tackles, one interception, two passes defended, and one forced fumble.

2024 season On August 27, 2024, Wingard was placed on injured reserve to begin the season. He was activated on November 9.

Arizona Cardinals On March 11, 2026, Wingard signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2019 JAX 16 2 30 22 8 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2020 JAX 13 4 50 35 15 0.0 3 2 31 15.5 19 0 5 0 0 1 17 0 2021 JAX 15 15 88 57 31 1.0 2 1 23 23.0 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2022 JAX 17 3 37 27 10 0.0 2 1 13 13.0 13 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2023 JAX 17 2 45 35 10 0.0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2024 JAX 8 2 15 8 7 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2025 JAX 16 16 84 45 39 0.0 3 1 39 39.0 39 0 9 0 0 1 0 0Career 102 44 349 229 120 2.0 11 6 106 17.7 39 0 22 3 0 2 17 0

Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2022 JAX 2 1 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 JAX 1 1 4 3 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 3 2 6 4 2 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0