Starting defensive lineman Trajan Jeffcoat, who has 11 sacks across the past two seasons, announced Thursday he will return in 2022. Dive Cuts is back as Matt and Sam discuss the games this week and look at the SEC standings and tournament. He had narrowed it to South Carolina and Arkansas once he entered the transfer portal. In a statement, MU said that Jeffcoat is not presently enrolled at the school, and in consideration of student privacy rights, there will be no further comment on the situation. [2] In 1986, he led the team with a career-high 14 sacks (seventh among league leaders). Who are you circling on the whiteboard for your offensive line to pay attention to on Saturday? Jeffcoat, who was expected to be a starter this season, went down on the first day of fall camp on Aug. 2 with a sprained elbow. James Wilson Jeffcoat, Jr. (born April 1, 1961) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills. But on Saturday, it was announced Jeffcoat was gone. It also helps explain Missouris current (lack of) pass rush productivity. The South Carolina Gamecocks have been hoping to bring Missouri transfer EDGE Trajan Jeffcoat back home. Jeffcoat was permitted to do media interviews while on the injured list a few weeksprior to hisdissolution from MU football, where he talked about how ready he was to get back on the gridiron and represent the school. Sign up to receive all the latest news and annoucements. Trajan Jeffcoat is a slow-burn pass rusher that doesnt stand out in any particular way. In 48 career games played at Missouri, Jeffcoat has collected 84 tackles including 11.5 sacks and 19 tackles-for-loss. Jeffcoat, who is from South Carolina, started 29 games during the past three seasons. So I'm very pleased when you start talking about his overall play. Jeffcoat has followed up his all-conference season with a sack and a forced fumble in the season-opener against Central Michigan and it looked like it was going to be another special season for South Carolina native. Youve probably grown sick of reading those words by now. It was only 5 days ago that Jeffcoat said he would return to the Tigers in 2023. [7], In November 2018, Jeffcoat was hired by Steve Spurrier as defensive line coach for the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football. The injury was sever enough to keep him out for the rest of fall camp and through Missouris first four games of the season. Trajan Jeffcoat is a 6-3, 200-pound Weak-Side Defensive End from Columbia, SC. He was expected to be the starter this year opposite of Chris Turner. 1 ranked defense (228.9 yards per game). He made 12 tackles against USC and Oregon State University. Very stout,can set the edge, can dominate a tight end. Theres also the fact that Missouri has simply seen fewer passes attempted against them. Defensive lineman Trajan Jeffcoat, a former All-SEC selection at Missouri, announced Sunday night that he will transfer to Arkansas. As a sophomore in 1980, he earned the starter job at noseguard. On3 is a registered trademark of On3 Media, Inc. MONDAY JANUARY 16 UPDATE ON TRANSFER EDGE TARGET TRAJAN JEFFCOAT. He finished his college career with 20 sacks. Jeffcoat missed the first four games of the season with a sprained elbow. 1 overall, evaluates 2023 QB class, Nate Oats comments on Brandon Miller's 'pat down' intro routine: 'It won't happen again', SEC Basketball Power Rankings: Alabama inches toward regular-season title, Kentucky and Mizzou score big wins, Nate Oats weighs in on Brandon Miller not earning SEC weekly awards, Texas A&M guard reportedly fully cleared for basketball activities, 2023 NCAA Tournament Bracketology: Joe Lunardi's latest projections include 8 SEC teams, Overrated? (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images). 2022 (Redshirt Senior): Saw action in all 13games this season, making 11starts, has appeared for the Tigers 48times in his career finished the regular season with 21 total tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss and a sack made three tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss at Auburn (9/24) had three tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and a sack against Georgia (10/1) had three tackles against Kentucky (11/5 entered the NCAA Transfer Portal on Jan. 9, 2023. Trajan Jeffcoat is looking to turn a corner in 2022 Collier Logan Jun 16, 2022 6:12 PM EDT In 2020, defensive end Trajan Jeffcoat looked like one of the fastest rising stars for the. In 2020, Jeffcoat made 23 tackles and 6 sacks for the Missouri Tigers defense. DMCA and other copyright information. Jeffcoat's strong faith also leads him to 2021, where he believes even bigger things are in store. The known returners include Terrell Dawkins (Redshirt Junior), Tyreek Johnson (Redshirt Junior), and Bryan Thomas Jr. (Freshman). According to our source, coming home to play a final season in the SEC was big for Jeffcoat, and per our source, the NIL deal from USC was less than he would have gotten had he stayed at Missouri. On February 22, 1995, he was signed as a free agent by the Buffalo Bills. Trajan Jeffcoat is a 2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll Defensive Lineman for the Missouri Tigers. Defensive end Trajan Jeffcoat left the team sometime before the Tigers game against Troy. The Tigers are failing to stop teams on early downs and its impacting the passer on third down. 12 prospect in South Carolina. Jeffcoat was selected in the first round (23rd overall) of the 1983 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. "Coach Drinkwitz reached out to me and I was excited," Jeffcoat said. Even with fewer opportunities, he managed to lead the team with 10.5 sacks (top 15 among league leaders) and six tackles for loss, during the team's drive towards winning Super Bowl XXVII. Missouri standout defensive end Trajan Jeffcoat wanted to finish his career close to his Irmo home. Back to top Reply Replies (2) 0 0 Hogwall Jackson Arkansas Fan Denver Member since Feb 2013 4339 posts Online He doesnt showcase much in the way of explosiveness or twitch as a pass rusher. The South Carolina product played limitedly as a freshman but was primed to make an impact in 2019. The Tigers struggles on first and second down are impacting their ability to get into obvious passing situations which would allow defensive ends, such as Jeffcoat, to pin their ears back and get after the passer. Transgender related bills sweep discussion in Arkansas 20 hours ago . Williams missed Saturdays game with a sprained ankle. James Wilson Jeffcoat, Jr. (born April 1, 1961) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills. Also there are a bunch of lazy ass bio writers out there. Moments before Saturdays kickoff, the Mizzou football team announced one player was no longer a part of the team. His injury, which occurred on the first day of camp, pushed back his start to the season. More: Mizzou football's Martez Manuel assumes captaincy on path of greater learning in hometown. 595 posts. Jeffcoat made his pledge to the Razorbacks public via Twitter on Sunday evening. Missouri mens basketball coach Dennis Gates met with the media prior to Wednesdays matchup against LSU. Subscribe (for free) to the Gamecock Central YouTube page! JC Shurburtt of TheBigSpur, who has been out front on this story from the start, reported Monday night the issue preventing his enrollment was not academic related. Recruiting Scoop - Jeffcoat intel and more The latest Gamecock football recruiting scoop, including intel on EDGE transfer Trajan Jeffcoat and more. Nil is going to ruin college sports as is the transfer portal. Not being able to add Jeffcoat to the roster would be a major blow for Shane Beamer and defensive coordinator Clayton White. Trajan Jeffcoat is a power rusher that features heavy hands and good length that enables him to compromise the width of the pocket. Although Fitten did not play a big role in 2022, his absence will affect the depth in the room. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). Jeffcoat's production has dropped in 2021, but it's not for lack of effort. Missouri standout defensive end Trajan Jeffcoat wanted to finish his career close to his Irmo home, and with Jordan Burch transferring to Oregon, USC had an immediate opening and need for a defensive end/pass rusher. Jeffcoat recorded 32 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and five sacks during the 2021 regular season. Jeffcoat, who was expected to be a starter this season, went down on the first day of fall camp on Aug. 2 with a sprained elbow. Another EDGE player has also entered the transfer portal, Hot Rod Fitten. In 2015, he was named to the Pac-12 Conferences All-Century team as one of the five defensive ends. And thats what were watching on Saturdays. If anything, he picked up a thing or two in his year off. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. He was able to suit up for a couple of games later in the season but did not see the field again after getting hurt. More on the South Carolina EDGE position from GamecockCentral.coms Lee Eberly, originally published on January 5 and edited to account for new developments: Jordan Strachan, Jordan Burch, and Gilber Edmond made up for 82 percent of snaps played at the EDGE position for the Gamecocks in 2022. I still wanted to motivate them. He has just one sack in five games this season.Here are all six sacks from a season ago. Trajan Jeffcoat had an extra degree of satisfaction when he held the Mayor's Cup trophy Saturday night following Missouri's 31-28 win over South Carolina. Arkansas lands DE Trajan Jeffcoat. The Tigers have Akial Byers who can rotate inside and outside as well as senior Franklin Agabismere and freshman Isaiah McGuire listed at DE on the two-deep. That helps explain Missouris lack of pass rush productivity as a unit. In 2012, he was inducted into the Arizona State Football Ring of Honor. " That's a freak of nature out there.". Missouris defensive linemen seeing the most snaps are Trajan Jeffcoat, Isaiah McGuire, Chris Turner, Akial Byers and Kobie Whiteside. 20 Tennessee (10/3) three tackles and one sack in return to team vs. No. The Gamecocks are really excited about both players and hope that they can be contributors early on in their college careers.. May be nothing but that'd be big if true. Missouris opponents seem to be making a point to take him out of the game. Gambling problem? On October 22, 1994, he was inducted into the Arizona State Hall of Fame, as arguably one of the greatest defensive linemen to wear a Sun Devil uniform. Timeline 2023 Jan 22, 2023: Transfer Trajan Jeffcoat transfers to Arkansas Razorbacks Jan 9, 2023: Transfer. It was just a lot.". Follow on, Mel Kiper Jr. analyzes historic nature of Bryce Young going No. 2020 (Redshirt Sophomore): SEC Academic Honor Roll first-team All-SEC selection by the Associated Press and the league coaches recorded 23 tackles, 6.0 TFL, 6.0 sacks, seven quarterback hurries and a forced fumble 6.0 sacks led the team, 6.0 TFL ranked third on the squad recorded sacks in six of 10 games career-high five tackles and 1.0 sack vs. Arkansas (12/5) four tackles and 1.0 sack against No. The redshirt junior has seemingly disappeared to anyone looking at the stat sheet. Missouri defensive lineman Trajan Jeffcoat to enter transfer portal despite announcement to return in 2023 The veteran will enter the transfer portal following his fifth season in Columbia just. According to Jeffcoat and several players, his announced comeback within the squad took place over two meetings, a week apart. Schumann returning to Georgia, FSU AD: Lagging ACC revenue 'has to change', Kiper's updated NFL mock draft: Who's moving up for a QB? He played college football at Arizona State University. Follow @ByEricBlum on Twitter. About Saturday Down South | Ethics and Editorial Standards | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Other Conferences: Big Ten | ACC | Pac-12, A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South. Jeffcoat was practicing with the Tigers again mere days before the team opened the season against eventual national championAlabama at Faurot Field. No confirmation by anyone if not but some dude is claiming it's true. Editor's Picks A source we talked with Monday night confirmed the same, adding that as late as Sunday night Jeffcoat was expecting to join the program without a hitch. They run the ball away from him, give help against him on drop backs and dont seem to have any fear of the other defensive linemen winning their one-on-one matchups. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. FAYETTEVILLE Arkansas has landed former Missouri defensive end Trajan Jeffcoat who will have one year to play. While he isnt the most explosive threat off the edge, his ability to use a one-arm stab and power through the edges of blockers gives him appeal. Jeffcoat is slow off the ball and he needs to play faster to assert himself and dictate the action with more consistency. The 6-foot-4, 269-pound redshirt senior has one year of eligibility remaining. Jeffcoat is slow off the ball and he needs to play faster to assert himself and dictate the action with more consistency. 2 Alabama (9/26). Arkansas lands DE Trajan Jeffcoat. re: Trajan Jeffcoat tranfers to Arkansas Posted on 1/23/23 at 2:54 pm to TheCheshireHog. A former All-SEC first-team selection in 2020 at Missouri, Jeffcoat is an Irmo native who entered the NCAA transfer portal on January 8. SportsTalk is South Carolinas longest running sports talk show, now in its 38th year. Recruiting Reset: Whit Hafer is Mizzous first commit in he 2024 class. Screenshot 2023-01-27 at 15-50-04 Searching for Trajan Jeffcoat in South Carolina - Instant Checkmate.png (220.15 kB, 1366x1031 - viewed 25 times.) In 1991, he was inducted into the Fiesta Bowl Hall of Fame. If passed, the bill would prohibit most abortions in . Honestly it was semantics that he was selected. 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