Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Michigan State
Jacoby Windmon
LB • 6'2" • 250 lbs • New Orleans, LA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jacoby Windmon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
68
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · UNLV
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UNLV • Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- UNLV
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Jacoby Windmon, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · UNLV. Jacoby Windmon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 233
- TFL
- 31
- Sacks
- 18.5
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Jacoby Windmon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 233
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · UNLV
- Top game
- San Diego State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · John Ehret · UNLV
- High school pipeline
- John Ehret · 31 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 15 tackles · LB 644th (top 53%) · Big Ten 242nd (top 40%) · National 2,355th (top 40%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | UNLV | 9 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UNLV | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 5 | - | 2 | 0 | 64.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UNLV | 12 | 118 | 11.5 | 6.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 72 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan State | 8 | 49 | 10.5 | 5.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 68.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan State | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 39.8 |
Related Context
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Jacoby Windmon played LB for UNLV and Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jacoby Windmon recorded 233 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with UNLV.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
UNLV paired 19 primary output with 53.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 45.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UNLV, Michigan State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
2.4
Efficiency
45.5
Usage
12.2
Consistency
30
Best Game by takeover score
Western Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Michigan: 8. Akron: 5. Washington: 0. Minnesota: 1.5. Maryland: 1. Ohio State: 0.5. Wisconsin: 3. Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Michigan: 7 by 79.2. Akron: 5 by 70.8. Washington: 3 by 12.5. Minnesota: 5 by 35.8. Maryland: 3 by 22.5. Ohio State: 3 by 17.5. Wisconsin: 11 by 75.8. Michigan: 12 by 50
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins5.3 · Games = 3 · +4.7 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 5 · -4.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Western Michigan
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Western Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/29 | @ Michigan10+ tackles | L 7-29 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Wisconsin10+ tackles · Splash game | W 34-28 | 11 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Ohio State | L 20-49 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Maryland | L 13-27 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Minnesota | L 7-34 | 5 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Washington | L 28-39 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs AkronSplash game | W 52-0 | 5 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 1.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Western Michigan2+ sacks · Splash game | W 35-13 | 7 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
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UNLV
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Michigan State
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20192020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | UNLV | 2 | 7.8 | 1.4 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | UNLV | 13.5 | 46.2 | 18.1 | 11.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UNLV | 19 | 53.2 | 16 | 5.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan State | 19 | 45.5 | 12.2 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan State | 3 | 30.8 | 6.1 | -16 |
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
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#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
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