UNLV’s top defensive player leaving the football program

UNLV inferior wrong linebacker Jacoby Windmon is leaving the shot program.

Windmon announced Sunday nighttime Sunday nighttime he’s entering the transportation portal, astir 48 hours aft concluding a breakout play with a 48-14 roadworthy nonaccomplishment to Air Force.

The New Orleans autochthonal said successful a connection connected Twitter that helium volition “always beryllium thankful to the UNLV Rebels and the metropolis of Las Vegas for each you’ve done for me” and thanked manager Marcus Arroyo, antiaircraft coordinator Peter Hansen and spot and conditioning manager Matt Fyle — on with the remainder of the coaching staff.

Thank you UNLV.. pic.twitter.com/P83WaXN3eI

— JWindmon (@JW1NDMON) November 29, 2021

Windmon played a starring relation connected a squad that finished with a 2-10 grounds successful Arroyo’s 2nd season, and emerged arsenic 1 of the astir productive antiaircraft players successful the Mountain West. He led the Rebels with 118 tackles this year, totaling 44 much than second-leading tackler Austin Ajiake.

He besides recorded a team-high 11 tackles for nonaccomplishment and six sacks as the anchor for the program’s antiaircraft improvements.

Windmon played connected the borderline past play and led the Rebels with 5 sacks successful six games. But helium converted during the offseason to wrong linebacker astatine the champion of his coaches, who sought to maximize his velocity and disruptive quality connected each 3 downs.

He’s expected to garner involvement from Power Five programs.

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