Player Career

Jacoby Windmon Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jacoby Windmon story

Jacoby Windmon built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from New Orleans, LA wearing No. 4, spending time with Michigan State and UNLV. The clearest part of Jacoby Windmon's career was his defensive production: 233 tackles, 31 tackles for loss, 18.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with UNLV. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jacoby Windmon's production has multiple signals. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan State and UNLV.

The arc is straightforward: Jacoby Windmon moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    UNLV

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Michigan State

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20192020202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonUNLV27.81.4
2020 Regular SeasonUNLV13.546.218.111.5
2021 Regular SeasonUNLV1953.2165.5
2022 Regular SeasonMichigan State1945.512.20
2023 Regular SeasonMichigan State330.86.1-16

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024Michigan State to UnlistedP4 to Unlisted19.6Dec 11, 2023
2022UNLV to Michigan StateG5/FCS to P481.9Nov 29, 2021

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs San Diego State

Week 12 · L 20-28 · Conference game

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

6

Havoc Plays

100 takeover

6 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.

#2

vs Fresno State

Week 10 · L 27-40 · Conference game

7

Havoc Plays

95.8 takeover

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

7 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.

#3

vs Western Michigan

Week 1 · W 35-13

8

Havoc Plays

93.1 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

8 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.

#4

vs Utah State

Week 7 · L 24-28 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

85.6 takeover

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.

#5

vs Central Michigan

Week 1 · W 31-7

2

Havoc Plays

82.8 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · UNLV

19 primary output · 53.2 efficiency · 16 usage

72

#2

2022 Regular Season · Michigan State

68.9

19 primary · 45.5 efficiency · 12.2 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · UNLV

64.2

13.5 primary · 46.2 efficiency · 18.1 usage

Milestones

11

Impact games

13

Splash games

7

10+ tackle games