Isaiah Simmons

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Isaiah Simmons
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Simmons at Olathe North in 2016
No. 9 Arizona Cardinals
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1998-07-26) July 26, 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth: Omaha, Nebraska
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Career information
High school: Olathe North (Olathe, Kansas)
College: Clemson (2016–2019)
NFL draft: 2020 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2021
Total tackles: 159
Sacks: 3.5
Forced fumbles: 5
Fumble recoveries: 1
Interceptions: 2
Pass deflections: 9
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Isaiah Simmons (born July 26, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson and was drafted by the Cardinals eighth overall in the 2020 NFL Draft. While at Clemson, Simmons was noted for his positional versatility as he played linebacker, defensive end, cornerback, and safety.

Early years

Isaiah Simmons was born in Omaha, Nebraska on July 26, 1998.[1][2] He later attended Olathe North High School in Olathe, Kansas, playing defensive back and wide receiver. He committed to Clemson University in February 2016.[3]

College career

Simmons redshirted his first year at Clemson in 2016. As a safety in 2017, he played in 14 games, recording 49 tackles and one sack.[4] In 2018, he converted to linebacker.[5] In 15 games, Simmons had 97 tackles, 1.5 sacks and one interception.[6][7] He returned to Clemson in 2019 rather than enter the 2019 NFL Draft.[8] Simmons received the Butkus Award as the nation's best linebacker for his performance that year.[9] After graduating in December 2019 with a degree in sports communication, Simmons announced that he would forgo his senior year by declaring for the 2020 NFL Draft.[10][11] During his time at Clemson, Simmons was noted for his positional versatility, taking snaps at linebacker, defensive end, cornerback, and safety.[12][13]

Statistics

College football statistics[14]
Year Team Class GP Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Solo Ast Tot Loss Sk Int Yds Avg TD PD FF FR
2016 Clemson FR 1 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2017 Clemson FR 13 27 18 45 3.0 1.0 0 0 0.0 0 6 1 0
2018 Clemson SO 15 53 35 88 9.0 2.0 1 27 27.0 1 6 3 0
2019 Clemson JR 15 67 37 104 16.5 8.0 3 42 14.0 0 8 2 1
Career 44 148 90 238 28.5 11.0 4 69 17.3 1 20 6 1

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 3 5/8 in 238 lb 33 3/8 in 9 5/8 in 4.39 s 1.55 s 2.58 s 39.0 in 11 ft 0 in 20 reps
All values from NFL Combine, except bench from Pro Day[15][16]

Simmons participated in the 2020 NFL Combine, leading all linebackers with a 4.39-second 40-yard dash.[17] He was one of 58 players invited to the 2020 NFL Draft, which was held virtually due to social distancing regulations arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, where he was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals with the eighth overall pick.[18][19]

Despite playing only five snaps in Week 7 against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday Night Football, Simmons recorded his first career interception off Russell Wilson with a minute left in overtime, helping the Cardinals win 37–34.[20]

Simmons entered the 2021 season as a starting inside linebacker. He started all 17 games, finishing third on the team with 105 tackles, 1.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, and seven passes defensed.

Statistics

NFL statistics[21]
Year Team GP GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Solo Ast Tot Loss Sk Int Yds TD PD FF FR
2020 ARZ 16 7 43 11 54 4.0 2.0 1 12 0 2 1 1
2021 ARZ 17 17 70 35 105 4.0 1.5 1 0 0 7 4 0
Career 33 24 113 46 159 8.0 3.5 2 12 0 9 5 1

References

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External links

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