Linebacker, Florida State, 2003–05
Ernie Sims
Lettered 2003–05 (school media guide)
- Hometown
- Tallahassee, FL
- Born
- Dec 23, 1984, in Tallahassee, Florida
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Ernie Sims played linebacker at Florida State (2003–05). The Detroit Lions took Sims in the first round, No. 9 overall in the 2006 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Team titles: ACC champions, 2005
All-America: ESPN 2004
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2005‡ | Florida State | 1 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). ‡ Short by two games in 2005 (Oct 29 vs. Maryland; Nov 5 vs. NC State): the source has no box score for them. Kickoff returns are in our source’s box scores from 2009; before that most are missing, so return totals from those years may leave them out. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13 | 22 | 50 | 72 | 10 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
Game by game
2005 Florida State 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Miami | W 10–7 | 1 |
No box score in the source for Oct 29 vs. Maryland; Nov 5 vs. NC State, so those games are not listed.
2004 Florida State 0 games with an interception on file, 1 return, 17 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2006 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅛″ |
| Weight | 231 lb |
| Arm length | 30¾″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.54 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 sW |
| Vertical jump | 41″ |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ |
| Bench press | 25 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.31 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.22 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 104 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 110 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2007 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 113 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2008 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 99 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2009 | Detroit Lions | 9 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 51 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | Indianapolis Colts | 13 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 43 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | Dallas Cowboys | 11 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 104 | 553 | 5.5 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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