Tight end, South Carolina (from Western Kentucky), 2019–24
Joshua Simon
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 259 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Dalzell, SC
- Born
- Nov 27, 2000
Joshua Simon played tight end at Western Kentucky (2019–22) and South Carolina (2023–24).
Career highs
7catches, career highvs. Jacksonville State, 2023132receiving yards, career highvs. Texas A&M, 20242receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Texas A&M, 2024Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | 30 | 430 | 14.3 | 4 | 77 |
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 33 | 370 | 11.2 | 3 | 40 |
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 2 | 45 |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 20 | 273 | 13.7 | 7 | 47 |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 28 | 256 | 9.1 | 2 | 33 |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 41 | 512 | 12.5 | 7 | 57 |
| Career | 155 | 1,914 | 12.3 | 25 | 77 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | 6 | TE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 6 | TE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 6 | TE | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 6 | TE | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | South Carolina | 6 | TE | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | South Carolina | 6 | TE | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′4″ | 259 |
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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Western Kentucky | 45 | 0.46 | 36th (n=499) | 0.54 | 20.8 | 5% |
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 46 | 0.39 | 27th (n=346) | 0.55 | 17.8 | 7% |
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 2.21 | – | – | 6.6 | – |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 24 | 0.87 | – | – | 20.9 | 4% |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 35 | 0.44 | 12th (n=681) | 0.80 | 15.5 | 5% |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 51 | 0.61 | 14th (n=581) | 0.92 | 31.4 | 7% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2024 South Carolina 12 games, 41 catches, 512 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 23–19 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sep 7 | at | W 31–6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 16 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 33–36 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 17 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 50–7 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 3–27 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 12 | at | L 25–27 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 8 |
| Oct 19 | at | W 35–9 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 33 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 44–20 | 4 | 132 | 2 | 57 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 28–7 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 17 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 34–30 | 4 | 76 | 1 | 30 |
| Nov 30 | at | W 17–14 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 17–21 | 6 | 69 | 1 | 24 |
2023 South Carolina 10 games, 28 catches, 256 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | L 17–31 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 47–21 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 30 | at | L 20–41 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 39–41 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 33 |
| Oct 21 | at | L 12–34 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Oct 28 | at | L 17–30 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 11 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 38–28 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 20 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 47–6 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 24 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 17–14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 7–16 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 12 |
2022 Western Kentucky 11 games, 20 catches, 273 yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | W 49–17 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 47 |
| Sep 17 | at | L 30–33 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 23 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 73–0 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 27 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 27–34 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 13 |
| Oct 8 | at | L 28–31 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 15 | at | W 35–17 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 13–40 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 5 | at | W 59–7 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17 |
| Nov 19 | at | L 17–41 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 27 |
| Nov 26 | at | W 32–31 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. | W 44–23 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
2021 Western Kentucky 1 game, 3 catches, 73 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 59–21 | 3 | 73 | 2 | 45 |
2020 Western Kentucky 10 games, 33 catches, 370 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs. | L 24–30 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 18 |
| Oct 3 | at | W 20–17 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 11 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | L 14–38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 17 | at | L 14–37 | 6 | 81 | 1 | 25 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 13–10 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 28 |
| Oct 31 | at | L 10–41 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 10 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 10–7 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 12 |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 38–21 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 11 |
| Dec 6 | at | W 37–19 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 37 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | L 21–39 | 4 | 84 | 0 | 40 |
2019 Western Kentucky 12 games, 30 catches, 430 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | L 28–35 | 3 | 53 | 1 | 42 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 21–38 | 1 | 77 | 1 | 77 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 20–13 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 12 |
| Oct 5 | at | W 20–3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 17–8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 30–14 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 23–26 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 24–35 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 45–19 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Nov 23 | at | W 28–10 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 47 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 31–26 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 32 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 23–20 | 6 | 105 | 0 | 30 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅛″ |
| Weight | 239 lb |
| Arm length | 33⅞″ |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 83″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.65 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.58 sW |
| Vertical jump | 38″ |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.22 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.40 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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