John Simpson in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: North Charleston from North Charleston, SC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Offensive line, Clemson, 2016–⁠19

John Simpson

Number
No. 74
Height
6′4″
Weight
330 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
North Charleston, SC
Born
Aug 19, 1997, in Charleston, South Carolina

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John Simpson played offensive line at Clemson (2016–⁠19). He was a consensus All‑American in 2019. The Las Vegas Raiders took Simpson in round 4, No. 109 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2019
Consensus All-American
Drafted
No. 109
Round 4, 2020 NFL Draft (Las Vegas Raiders)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 2016 and 2018; ACC champions, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019

The teams

Linemen have no individual stat lines in our source.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Clemson74OLFr.
2017Clemson74OLSo.
2018Clemson74OLJr.
2019Clemson74OLSr.6′4″330

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 2020 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 17–⁠34).

DrillCombine 2020Combine or pro day 2020
Height6′4⅛″
Weight321 lb
Arm length34⅛″
Hand size11¼″
Wingspan82⅜″W
40-yard dash5.24 s
10-yard split1.82 s
Vertical jump30″
Broad jump8′11″
Bench press34 reps
3-cone drill8.03 s
20-yard shuttle4.87 s

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). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

7 seasons; latest team: Baltimore Ravens.

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0).

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