Andrew Simpson

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-0
Weight:
238
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Wilder Ave, Calif.
High School:
St. John Bosco

Dick Butkus Award Preseason Watch List (2025)

PRIOR TO NORTH CAROLINA (AT BOISE STATE)

RS JUNIOR (2024)
Notable Statistics/Rankings: 3 forced fumbles (T-1st MW / T-14th NCAA).
Top Highlights: Saw action in 12 games, making 11 starts…forced two fumbles and made four solo tackles at Georgia Southern, including one tackle for loss (Aug. 31)...totaled five tackles, 1.5 TFLs, a solo sack and a forced fumble at No. 7 Oregon (Sept. 7)...recorded five tackles in a win over Portland State, including 0.5 TFLs (Sept. 21)...posted a season-high six tackles and 2.5 TFLs against Utah State (Oct. 5)...had three solo stops at Hawai’i, including a pair of TFLs (Oct. 12)...had a 25-yard interception return at UNLV, finishing the contest with five tackles and 0.5 TFLs (Oct. 25)...notched a solo TFL against San Diego State (Nov. 1) then added another against Nevada (Nov. 9)...recorded a half-sack and three total tackles in the MW Championship win over No. 20 UNLV (Dec. 6)...totaled four tackles in the Fiesta Bowl against No. 6 Penn State, including 0.5 TFLs (Dec. 31).

RS SOPHOMORE (2023)
Honors: College Football Network Third Team All-America…All-Mountain West Second Team.
Notable Statistics/Rankings: 2 fumbles recovered (T-4th MW / T-19th NCAA)…16.0 TFLs (4th MW / T-20th NCAA)
Top Highlights: Appeared in all 14 games, starting 11…totaled 66 tackles, including 16.0 TFLs and 6.5 sacks…recorded seven tackles and returned a fumble for 17 yards against North Dakota (Sept. 16)…recovered a fumble at San Diego State (Sept. 22)…tallied 2.0 TFLs and an interception at Colorado State (Oct. 14)…made 3.0 TFLs against Wyoming, including a solo sack (Oct. 28)…registered a season-high 12 tackles at Fresno State, including 2.5 TFLs (Nov. 4)…had a solo sack and 2.0 TFLs at Utah State (Nov. 18)…recorded another solo sack and 3.0 TFLs against Air Force (Nov. 24)…had an interception in the MW Championship win against UNLV (Dec. 2).

RS FRESHMAN (2022)
Top Highlights: Played in all 14 games, including three starts...made 29 tackles, including three sacks...blocked a punt that resulted in a touchdown at New Mexico (Sept. 9)...first-career sack came vs. Colorado State (Oct. 29)...five solo stops, including a sack, at Nevada (Nov. 12)...career-high 10 tackles, including nine solo, vs. Utah State (Nov. 25)...had two TFL, including a sack, and two pass breakups against the Aggies.

FRESHMAN (2021)
Redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Three-star recruit per 247Sports…registered 35 tackles, including one sack, three pass breakups and forced two fumbles during his senior campaign…as a junior, helped St. John Bosco post a 14-0 record and No. 1 national ranking…two-way player as a sophomore, catching 27 passes for 290 yards and a pair of scores…Sports Illustrated All-American Watch List member.