Wingo, from St. Louis, started his career at Missouri in 2021, then transferred to LSU. He played in eight games as a junior in 2023, with seven starts. He had 25 tackles, five tackles for loss and 4½ sacks. He had surgery for a lower-body injury late in the regular season.
Strengths
- Hustles to beat the blocker to the spot.
- Uses hands and power to work across lateral blocks.
- Good bend and base strength to challenge a downhill block.
- Above-average reactive athleticism with short-area quickness.
- Experience rushing off the edge expanded his skill set and process.
- Lateral quickness and leverage create rush wins into the pocket.
Weaknesses
- Undersized and can be smothered by bigger blockers at times.
- Widened off the spot by angle blocks, allowing lane to grow.
- Punch-and-shed action at point of attack can be labored.
- Rush can become too straight-legged into contact.
- Longer guards can slow his upfield charge with early hands.
