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Jacoby Windmon

Linebacker, Pittsburgh Steelers · #53.

Player facts

Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Position: Linebacker
Number: 53
Born: Aug 20, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: New Orleans, LA, USA
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 250 lbs
College: Michigan State
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Practice Squad

Stats

2026 Stats

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	22	13	9	1.5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	2	0	0

About

Jacoby Tyrion Windmon (born August 20, 2001), nicknamed "the Windbreaker", is an American professional football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UNLV and Michigan State.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jacoby Windmon, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Windmon grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana and attended John Ehret High School. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at UNLV over offers from South Alabama and Tulane.

College career

Windmon began his college career at UNLV. He joined the team as an early enrollee and expected to play tight end before being moved to defensive end and playing in all 12 games of the Rebels games. Windmon was named honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference as a sophomore after recording 39 tackles with two passes broken up and one forced fumble. He was named second-team All-Mountain West after leading UNLV with 118 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, and 6.5 sacks during his junior season. After the end of the season, Windmon entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Windmon ultimately transferred to Michigan State. He was named a starter at defensive end entering his first season with the team.

On December 11, 2023, Windmon announced that he would be entering the transfer portal for the second time. On January 4, 2024, he announced that he would instead declare for the 2024 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jacoby Windmon, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹