Israel Antwine (born March 27, 2000) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes and Oklahoma State Cowboys, and signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2022.
| No. 90 – Massachusetts Pirates | |
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| Position: | Defensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 27, 2000 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 309 lb (140 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: |
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| College: | Colorado (2018) Oklahoma State (2019–2021) |
| Undrafted: | 2022 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life
editAntwine grew up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and attended Millwood High School where he lettered in football and powerlifting. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Colorado over offers from schools such as Arkansas, Baylor, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa State, Missouri, TCU, Texas and Tech Tech.[1][2][3]
College career
editColorado
editDuring Antwine's true freshman season in 2018, he played in all 12 games and started 11 of them. He finished the season with 15 tackles and five solo stops.[4]
On January 12, 2019, Antwan announced that he would be transferring to Oklahoma State.[5]
Oklahoma State
editDuring the 2019 season, he played in 10 games and started nine of them and finished the season with 25 tackles, 14 solo stops and three quarterback hurries.[6] During the 2020 season, he played in all 11 games and started six of them while on the interior of the defensive line. He finished the season with 20 tackles, five tackles for loss, two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble.[7] During the 2021 season, he played in 13 games and started the last 10 games. He finished the season with 4.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and two quarterback hurries.[8]
He finished his career at Oklahoma State with 29 solo stops, 65 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and 6 sacks.[3]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
309 lb (140 kg) |
33 in (0.84 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
5.05 s | 1.75 s | 2.84 s | 4.59 s | 7.96 s | 27.5 in (0.70 m) |
9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) | ||
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[9] | ||||||||||||
Jacksonville Jaguars
editOn April 30, 2022, Antwine was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent after going unselected in the 2022 NFL draft.[10] Antwine was waived on August 30, but was re–signed to the practice squad the next day.[11][12] He was released on October 11.[13]
Montreal Alouettes
editOn March 26, 2023, it was announced that Antwine had signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[14] He was released on January 24, 2024.[15]
Massachusetts Pirates
editOn May 23, 2024, Antwine signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL).[16]
References
edit- ^ "Israel Antwine, Millwood, Defensive Tackle". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ "Israel Antwine". Colorado Buffaloes.
- ^ a b "Israel Antwine". Oklahoma State Cowboys.
- ^ "Israel Antwine 2018 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ Hauser, Jeff (January 12, 2019). "Colorado DL Israel Antwine transferring to Oklahoma State". The Ralphie Report. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ "Israel Antwine 2019 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ "Israel Antwine 2020 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ "Israel Antwine 2021 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Draft Scout Israel Antwine, Oklahoma State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ Cox, Kyle (April 30, 2022). "Israel Antwine Signs with the Jacksonville Jaguars as UDFA". Pistols Firing. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars waive 15 from the roster". jaguars.com. August 30, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ Shipley, John (August 31, 2022). "Jaguars Fill 10 Practice Squad Spots, Bring Back Rookies E.J. Perry and Gregory Junior". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "Roster Moves: OL Ben Bartch and OLB K'Lavon Chaisson placed on injured reserve list". jaguars.com. October 11, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ Sauter, Aaron (March 26, 2023). "Montreal Alouettes Sign Former Jacksonville Jaguars DT Israel Antwine". CFL News Hub. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "Israel Antwine". footballdb.com. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ "Transactions". goifl.com. Retrieved June 26, 2024.