Defensive back, South Carolina, to 2005
Ko Simpson
- Born
- Nov 9, 1983
Ko Simpson played defensive back at South Carolina (to 2005). The Buffalo Bills took Simpson in round 4, No. 105 overall in the 2006 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
All-America: FWAA 2005; AP third team 2005; CBS Sports 2005; College Football News 2005
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | South Carolina | 6 |
| 2005 | South Carolina | 1 |
| On file (2004–05) | 7 | |
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). 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 | Int | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12 | 72 | 31 | 103 | 2.5 | 1 | 9 |
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 South Carolina 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | vs. Kentucky | W 44–16 | 1 |
2004 South Carolina 6 games with an interception on file, 6 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 | 6′1″ |
| Weight | 209 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅞″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.47 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 sW |
| Vertical jump | 40½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ |
| Bench press | 11 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.09 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.17 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
4 seasons, 37 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 66 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | Buffalo Bills | 1 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Detroit Lions | 6 | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| NFL career | 37 | 149 | 1 | 3 | |
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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