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Linebacker, Ohio State, 2020–24
Cody Simon
- Number
- No. 30
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Jersey City, NJ
- Born
- 2002
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Cody Simon played linebacker at Ohio State (2020–24). He led the 2024 national champions in tackles. The Arizona Cardinals took Simon in round 4, No. 115 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
12tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Tennessee, 20242.5sacks, career highvs. Indiana, 2024Honors
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2020; National champions, 2024
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 54 | 21 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 32 | 16 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 57 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Ohio State | 112 | 51 | 12.5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career | 259 | 115 | 22.5 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ohio State | 30 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Ohio State | 30 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Ohio State | 30 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Ohio State | 30 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Ohio State | 30 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 235 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Ohio State 15 games, 112 tackles, 7 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. Western Michigan | W 56–0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Marshall | W 49–14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Michigan State | W 38–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Iowa | W 35–7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | at Oregon | L 31–32 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Nebraska | W 21–17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Penn State | W 20–13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Purdue | W 45–0 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Northwestern | W 31–7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Indiana | W 38–15 | 10 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Michigan | L 10–13 | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. Tennessee | W 42–17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs.Oregon | W 41–21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 10 ✦ | vs. Texas | W 28–14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20 ✦ | vs. Notre Dame | W 34–23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Ohio State 13 games, 57 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | atIndiana | W 23–3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Youngstown State | W 35–7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 63–10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atNotre Dame | W 17–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Maryland | W 37–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atPurdue | W 41–7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Penn State | W 20–12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Wisconsin | W 24–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Rutgers | W 35–16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Michigan State | W 38–3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Minnesota | W 37–3 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atMichigan | L 24–30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Missouri | L 3–14 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Ohio State 10 games, 32 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.Notre Dame | W 21–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Arkansas State | W 45–12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Toledo | W 77–21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Wisconsin | W 52–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Rutgers | W 49–10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atMichigan State | W 49–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Iowa | W 54–10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atPenn State | W 44–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Indiana | W 56–14 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Michigan | L 23–45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Ohio State 12 games, 54 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | atMinnesota | W 45–31 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs.Oregon | L 28–35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Tulsa | W 41–20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Akron | W 59–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | atRutgers | W 52–13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Maryland | W 66–17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atIndiana | W 54–7 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Penn State | W 33–24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | atNebraska | W 26–17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Purdue | W 59–31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Michigan State | W 56–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atMichigan | L 27–42 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Ohio State 3 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 | vs.Rutgers | W 49–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | atMichigan State | W 52–12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 11 ✦ | vs. Alabama | L 24–52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅞″ | |
| Weight | 229 lb | |
| Arm length | 31¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 75¾″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.59 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 33½″W | |
| Broad jump | 10′0″W | |
| Bench press | 21 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.19 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.30 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 18 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arizona Cardinals | 14 | 75 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Arizona Cardinals | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 18 | 82 | 0.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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