Defensive line, Ohio State, 2009–12
John Simon
- Number
- No. 54
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 263 lb
- Hometown
- Youngstown, OH
- Born
- Oct 14, 1990, in Youngstown, Ohio
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John Simon played defensive line at Ohio State (2009–12). The Baltimore Ravens took Simon in round 4, No. 129 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
- 2011, 2012First-team All-Big Ten
- 2012Bill Willis Trophy
- 2012Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year
- 2012Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2009
All-America: Walter Camp second team 2012; AP third team 2011 and 2012; College Football News second team 2012; Scout.com second team 2012
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams
No defensive lines in our box scores: before 2016 they record only interceptions for defenders. His defense from other sources is below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 8.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 13 | 31 | 22 | 53 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 14.5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| On file | 81 | 73 | 154 | 43 | 19.5 | 10 | 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.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Ohio State | 54 | DL | ||
| 2010 | Ohio State | 54 | DL | ||
| 2011 | Ohio State | 54 | DL | ||
| 2012 | Ohio State | 54 | DL | 6′2″ | 263 |
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.
Before the draft
Played in the 2013 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–21).
| Drill | Combine 2013 | Combine or pro day 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1½″ | |
| Weight | 257 lb | |
| Arm length | 33¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.62 s | |
| Vertical jump | 34″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.10 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.42 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
9 seasons, 90 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Baltimore Ravens | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Houston Texans | 7 | 12 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2015 | Houston Texans | 15 | 48 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | Houston Texans | 11 | 48 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2017 | Indianapolis Colts | 9 | 43 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | New England Patriots | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | New England Patriots | 15 | 38 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | New England Patriots | 16 | 46 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | Tennessee Titans | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 90 | 259 | 21 | 2 | |
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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