Tag: Mikel Jones

Cowboys replace ’22 draft pick with former Chargers flyer

From @ToddBrock24f7: Mikel Jones was a team captain and Butkus Award semifinalist at Syracuse; he joins a LB room in Dallas left thin after Devin Harper’s loss.

The Cowboys are adding to their roster of linebackers after recently missing out on keeping one of their own in the building.

Dallas has signed Mikel Jones to the practice squad. The 22-year-old out of Syracuse went undrafted in the spring but spent this summer in camp with the Los Angeles Chargers.

The move comes after the Cowboys’ attempt last week to place Devin Harper on the practice squad backfired. Harper, a sixth-round draft pick by the club in 2022, was waived on Sept. 28 in order to create room on the active roster for help at center in the form of Brock Hoffman. The plan had been to bring Harper back after clearing waivers, but he was claimed by Cincinnati before that could happen.

Harper’s departure left Malik Jefferson as the only linebacker on the Cowboys’ practice squad. The team brought in three players for workouts on Tuesday and ultimately signed Jones.

With the Orange, Jones was a first-team All-ACC selection in 2021 and led the conference in solo tackles. The following season, he was named a team captain, appeared on several watch lists for collegiate linebackers, and was a semifinalist for the Butkus Award.

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At six feet tall and 226 pounds, he fits the same physical profile as Harper and will be another piece for defensive coordinator Dan Quinn to work with in a dangerously thin LB corps.

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Projecting the Chargers’ 17-man practice squad

The Chargers can start constructing their practice squad on Wednesday. Here is who we think will make it.

The Chargers trimmed their roster to 53 on Tuesday, but the work in building the roster is not yet done. More moves will come before the opening of the season, beginning with the construction of LA’s practice squad on Wednesday afternoon.

While the NFL has a limit of 16 players on the practice squad, Los Angeles has an exemption to add defensive lineman CJ Okoye as a 17th player through the International Player Pathway Program. For that reason, this projection includes 17 players.

Here are the jersey numbers for the Chargers’ 2023 undrafted rookies

Here are the current jersey numbers for the Chargers undrafted rookies.

After selecting seven players in the draft, the Chargers signed 18 undrafted rookies.

Here are the current jersey numbers for each one of them, which will be in numerical order.

EDGE Brevin Allen (90)

S Tyler Baker-Williams (44)

OL Johari Branch (61)

CB Cameron Brown (38)

WR Terrell Bynum (35)

DL Jerrod Clark (72)

RB Elijah Dotson (42)

LB Nathan East (46)

TE Michael Ezeike (46)

EDGE Andrew Farmer (92)

S AJ Finley (24)

RB Tyler Hoosman (44)

LB Mikel Jones (49)

DL Terrance Lang (69)

OT Nicolas Meslop (66)

CB Tiawan Mullen (41)

CB AJ Uzodinma (35)

WR Pokey Wilson (83)

2023 NFL draft: Analyzing the Chargers’ UDFA class

The Chargers are hoping to land a hidden gem or two in 2023.

The rookie class doesn’t end with the final selection. In fact, the announcement of Mr. Irrelevant only kicks off a more frenzied event: the undrafted free agent (UDFA) scramble.

Here’s a quick breakdown of the Chargers’ rookie free-agent signings.

Know your foe, Syracuse: Which Orangemen could give Notre Dame problems

This one won’t be easy for the Irish

The Irish have yet to host a ranked opponent this year, having to travel away from South Bend each game. This week they face an opponent that is very similar to what they do, play very good defense and have enough offense to get them the win in Syracuse. The Orangemen have plenty of upperclassmen to help them achieve those goals. Find out below which ‘Cuse players could give the Irish problems Saturday afternoon.

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Know your foe: Which Orangemen could cause Notre Dame problems today

A 1-9 team won’t scare many, but Syracuse still has a few playmakers on their side that could give Notre Dame problems today.

When you look over at Syracuse and see a 1-9 record, there not much fear that is going to be struck by anyone. That doesn’t mean that Dino Babers team doesn’t have playmakers on it. They certainly do, so let’s take a look at a few Orangemen that could potentially give the Irish some issues today.