Tag: Jacoby Windmon

Steelers agree to terms with Michigan State UDFA LB Jacoby Windmon

The Steelers keep their UDFA signings rolling with Michigan State LB Jacoby Windmon.

The Pittsburgh Steelers keep their undrafted free agent signings rolling with Michigan State linebacker Jacoby Windmon.

Windmon transferred to Michigan State from UNLV at the start of his fifth season.

In 2023, Windmon logged playing time in just three games and logged a total of 93 snaps six tackles, four assists, and three stops. As a pass rusher, he tallied three total pressures, which included one QB hurry, one QB hit and a one sack.

Here are some strengths and weaknesses on the 6-foot-2 linebacker, provided by NFLDraftBuzz.com:

Strengths:

  • Showed initial quickness and good flexibility to dip and bend. Windmon has active hands and suddenness to his movements, demonstrating the ability to counter inside.
  • Shows toughness to get under the pads of tackles to bull them, club them upfield to get the inside lane, or fight through blocks for secondary rush when the passer steps up.
  • He has an excellent feel for working off blockers and knowing how and when to counter as the play goes on.
  • He has value as an inside blitzer as well, showing the initial burst to shoot through gaps and disrupt the backfield.
  • A chase-and-tackle Will prospect, Windmon is instinctive, reading and reacting quickly and showing the ability to absolutely fly around the field.
  • Windmon shows good quickness off the line of scrimmage and flashes the violent hands to win around the edge.

Weaknesses:

  • He’ll need to be covered up to be effective. He’s not the kind of guy you can line up in the pass rush and have him bend the edge; he’s limited to shooting through gaps.
  • He’s often slow to react and locate the ball against the run.
  • While Windmon has the take-on skills to be a 4-3 Mike, he’s probably better as a Will so he can maximize his range and speed.

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Michigan State football LB Jacoby Windmon signs UDFA contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers

Michigan State football LB Jacoby Windmon signs UDFA contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers

Michigan State football linebacker Jacoby Windmon had one more year of eligibility following his career at MSU and UNLV, but opted to try and find a landing spot in the NFL, and he was successful. After the conclusion of the NFL draft, Windmon signed a UDFA (undrafted free agent) contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Windmon will join fellow Spartan Connor Heyward in Pittsburgh.

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Michigan State football LB Jacoby Windmon declares for NFL draft

Michigan State football LB Jacoby Windmon declares for NFL draft

After five years of college football, Michigan State football linebacker Jacoby Windmon is going to try his hand at the pro level. The linebacker declared for the NFL draft on Wednesday.

Windmon played three seasons with UNLV before transferring to MSU for the 2022 season where he impressed for the Spartans, recording 5.5 sacks in eight games.

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Michigan State football LB Jacoby Windmon enters the NCAA transfer portal

Jacoby Windmon enters the NCAA transfer portal

One of Michigan State football’s key contributors and leaders the last two seasons has entered the NCAA transfer portal. On Monday, it was revealed that linebacker Jacoby Windmon will explore his options at other schools. He has one year of eligibility remaining.

Windmon had an impressive 49 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, and 5.5 sacks in 2022, while only playing in eight games due to suspension.

Windmon had originally transferred to MSU from UNLV after the 2021 season.

READ: MICHIGAN STATE FOOTBALL TRANSFER TRACKER

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MSU football LB Jacoby Windmon speaks to media

Jacoby Windmon spoke to the media after practice on Monday:

Jacoby Windmon was a star transfer get for Michigan State a year ago. The UNLV transfer was set to play both defensive end and linebacker for MSU in 2022, and did a good job at it. The season couldn’t have started any better for Windmon, receiving the Big Ten player of the week award three separate times.

That all came crashing to a halt after Windmon was involved in the unfortunate tunnel incident in Ann Arbor, that brought his season to an early end. Now, Windmon is looking to redeem himself, coming back to East Lansing for one more final season, looking to make a positive mark on the Spartan football program.

Windmon spoke to the media on Monday, the first time he has since the tunnel incident, and talked all things himself and the program:

Jacoby Windmon, Armorion Smith out for season for Michigan State football

Two Spartans are done for the season:

Michigan State have lost two members of their defense for the season, the school announced in their availability report before the Iowa game.

In the report, the Spartans have announced that senior linebacker Jacoby Windmon and sophomore safety Armorion Smith are out for the season with apparent injuries.

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Michigan State football names captains for week one contest against Central Michigan

MSU has announced their team captains for the home opener against Central Michigan:

As many fans know, with some liking or disliking it, Mel Tucker does not name captains prior to the season, but electing to go with different captains every week. The weekly captain thing has been consistent throughout his tenure and will be continuing this year. You can view last year’s tracker, HERE.

Alas, the season is almost here and captains for MSU’s week one contest against Central Michigan has been announced:

The Spartans will be led by Jacoby Windmon, Simeon Barrow and Tre Mosley.

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Seven Spartans land on preseason Senior Bowl Watch List

See which Spartans were included in the Reese’s Senior Bowl preseason watch list

Which Spartans could end up at the Reese’s Senior Bowl this year?

Former Michigan State wide receiver Jayden Reed thrived at last year’s Senior Bowl — which helped him rise all the way up to the second round of the NFL Draft. On Wednesday, the Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List was released with seven different Spartans being included on the list.

See which Spartans were included on the preseason watch list:

Former Wolverine, BTN analyst Jake Booty gives praises to MSU LB Jacoby Windom

Jacoby Windmon has received some praise from a former Wolverine

Jacoby Windmon has received some praise from a former Wolverine.

Former Michigan tight end and now Big Ten Network analyst Jake Booty is putting together a list of his top returning Big Ten players, and Windmon made the list. Windmon came in at No. 30 on his list and is the only Spartan to appear in Booty’s top 30.

Windmon starred for the Spartans’ defense in his first year in East Lansing last fall. He recorded 49 tackles, 5.5 sacks, one interception and six forced fumbles across eight games for Michigan State.

Check out the full clip and breakdown from Booty below:

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15 Spartans named to 2024 Shrine Bowl watch list

See which Spartans made the Shrine Bowl 1,000 preseason watch list

Numerous Spartans have been tabbed as candidates to play in this next year’s Shrine Bowl.

The Shrine Bowl released its top 1,000 players that are draft eligible for next year, and 15 Spartans cracked the list. Some of the notable Michigan State football players to make the list are: wide receiver Tre Mosley, linebacker Jacoby Windmon, linebacker Cal Haladay, tight end Maliq Carr and running back Jalen Berger.

Click on the tweet below to see the complete breakdown from Stephen Brooks of 247Sports:

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