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, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Western Kentucky3043014.3477
2020Western Kentucky3337011.2340
2021Western Kentucky37324.3245
2022Western Kentucky2027313.7747
2023South Carolina282569.1233
2024South Carolina4151212.5757
Career1551,91412.32577

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Western Kentucky6TEYr 1
2020Western Kentucky6TEYr 2
2021Western Kentucky6TEYr 3
2022Western Kentucky6TEYr 4
2023South Carolina6TEYr 5
2024South Carolina6TESr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019Western Kentucky450.4636th (n=499)0.5420.85%
2020Western Kentucky460.3927th (n=346)0.5517.87%
2021Western Kentucky32.21––6.6–
2022Western Kentucky240.87––20.94%
2023South Carolina350.4412th (n=681)0.8015.55%
2024South Carolina510.6114th (n=581)0.9231.47%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.Old DominionW 23–⁠19110010
Sep 7atKentuckyW 31–⁠629116
Sep 14vs.LSUL 33–⁠36340017
Sep 21vs.AkronW 50–⁠7117017
Oct 5vs.Ole MissL 3–⁠27537017
Oct 12atAlabamaL 25–⁠2752208
Oct 19atOklahomaW 35–⁠9443133
Nov 2vs.Texas A&MW 44–⁠204132257
Nov 9atVanderbiltW 28–⁠7340117
Nov 16vs.MissouriW 34–⁠30476130
Nov 30atClemsonW 17–⁠1431709
Dec 31 ✦vs.IllinoisL 17–⁠21669124
2023 South Carolina 10 games, 28 catches, 256 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.North CarolinaL 17–⁠3142009
Sep 9vs.FurmanW 47–⁠212709
Sep 30atTennesseeL 20–⁠4121106
Oct 14vs.FloridaL 39–⁠41133133
Oct 21atMissouriL 12–⁠34113013
Oct 28atTexas A&ML 17–⁠30213111
Nov 4vs.Jacksonville StateW 38–⁠28764020
Nov 11vs.VanderbiltW 47–⁠6665024
Nov 18vs.KentuckyW 17–⁠141808
Nov 25vs.ClemsonL 7–⁠16222012
2022 Western Kentucky 11 games, 20 catches, 273 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3atHawai’iW 49–⁠17147147
Sep 17atIndianaL 30–⁠33217023
Sep 24vs.Florida InternationalW 73–⁠0355027
Oct 1vs.TroyL 27–⁠34211113
Oct 8atUTSAL 28–⁠31110010
Oct 15atMiddle TennesseeW 35–⁠1741419
Oct 29vs.North TexasL 13–⁠401515
Nov 5atCharlotteW 59–⁠7117117
Nov 19atAuburnL 17–⁠41249227
Nov 26atFlorida AtlanticW 32–⁠31133033
Dec 21 ✦vs.South AlabamaW 44–⁠2321509
2021 Western Kentucky 1 game, 3 catches, 73 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.UT MartinW 59–⁠21373245
2020 Western Kentucky 10 games, 33 catches, 370 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 19vs.LibertyL 24–⁠30219018
Oct 3atMiddle TennesseeW 20–⁠17433111
Oct 10vs.MarshallL 14–⁠381404
Oct 17atUABL 14–⁠37681125
Oct 24vs.ChattanoogaW 13–⁠10229028
Oct 31atBYUL 10–⁠41528110
Nov 14vs.Southern MissW 10–⁠7530012
Nov 21vs.Florida InternationalW 38–⁠21220011
Dec 6atCharlotteW 37–⁠19242037
Dec 26 ✦vs.Georgia StateL 21–⁠39484040
2019 Western Kentucky 12 games, 30 catches, 430 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.Central ArkansasL 28–⁠35353142
Sep 14vs.LouisvilleL 21–⁠38177177
Sep 28vs.UABW 20–⁠13326112
Oct 5atOld DominionW 20–⁠3112112
Oct 12vs.ArmyW 17–⁠81000
Oct 19vs.CharlotteW 30–⁠14222017
Oct 26atMarshallL 23–⁠26110010
Nov 2vs.Florida AtlanticL 24–⁠3541407
Nov 9atArkansasW 45–⁠19222022
Nov 23atSouthern MissW 28–⁠10251047
Nov 30vs.Middle TennesseeW 31–⁠26438032
Dec 30 ✦vs.Western MichiganW 23–⁠206105030

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2025
Height6′4⅛″
Weight239 lb
Arm length33⅞″
Hand size10⅛″
Wingspan83″
40-yard dash4.65 s
10-yard split1.58 sW
Vertical jump38″
Broad jump10′4″
3-cone drill7.22 s
20-yard shuttle4.40 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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