Jayden Simon

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-3
Weight:
314
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Tacoma, Washington
High School:
Lincoln / Colorado
Prev School:
Colorado

TULSA – A two-year letterwinner … transferred to Tulsa from Colorado … enrolled at Tulsa for the spring 2022 semester … played in 13 career games with six starts … had 32 career tackles and 0.5 TFL for -1 yard.

2023 – Played in 5 games in 2023 … missed the Oklahoma, NIU, SMU, Charlotte, Tulane, North Texas and ECU games with an injury … returned vs. Temple in a reserve role … had 10 tackles … tied his career-high with five stops in the opener vs. UAPB.

2022 – Played in eight games and had four starts … missed the final four games – Tulane, Memphis , USF, Houston – with an injury … had 22 tackles and one forced fumble … had a season-high five stops vs. Cincinnati … tallied four tackles and forced one fumble at Temple … also totaled four tackles at #13 Ole Miss … made his first start vs. NIU … had three stops vs. JAX State in his second career start … had two tackles in his first Tulsa game at Wyoming.

AT COLORADO – Spent three years at Colorado … played in eight games in 2021 and recorded three tackles … did not see action in his first two seasons … was named the 2020 Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year as a redshirt freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL – Was a 3-star prospect at Lincoln High School … helped lead his prep team compile a three-year 26-8 record … recorded 54 tackles, including 30 solo tackles, with 20 tackles for a loss and nine sacks as a senior … also had two pass breakups, one forced fumble and one interception, which he returned 15 yards for a touchdown … ranked as the No. 11 player in the state of Washington … earned honorable mention all-state honors as both a defensive and offensive lineman his senior season … was the Defensive Lineman of the Year for the 3A Pierce County District as a senior … made first-team all-3A Pierce County on both offense and defense his senior campaign.

PERSONAL – Favorite NFL team is the San Francisco 49ers … lists NFL defensive linemen Aaron Donald and Fletcher Cox as his favorite players … lists The Waterboy, Sandlot and Love and Basketball as his favorite sports movies … began playing football at age 9 … nickname is Big J … has two siblings … his younger brother Julien is a Tulsa linebacker … parents are Nick and Lashonte’ Simon … majoring in organizational studies.