University of North Carolina Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 2
Andrew Simpson
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 238
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Wilder Ave, Calif.
- High School:
- St. John Bosco
Honors/Awards
- All-ACC Honorable Mention (2025)
- Dick Butkus Award Preseason Watch List (2025)
- College Football Network Third Team All-America (2023)
- All-Mountain West Second Team (2023)
2025 - Redshirt Senior Season at Carolina
- Started all 12 games at linebacker in 2025
- Finished the season second on the team in tackles with 62, including 31 solo and 31 assisted
- Was second on the team in tackles for loss with nine for 57 yards
- Tallied five sacks for a loss of 49 yards
- Also caught an interception and returned it for 16 yards
- Tallied six quarterback hurries and had one pass breakup
- Led the team in tackles against TCU and Richmond
- Had a season-high 11 tackles against TCU in the season opener
- Caught an interception against Virginia
- Had two sacks and six tackles against Stanford in his best game of the season, according to Pro Football Focus
2024 - Redshirt Junior Season at Boise State
- 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).
2023 - Redshirt Junior Season at Boise State
- 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)
- Rallied 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).
2022 - Redshirt Freshman Season at Boise State
- 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.
2021 - Freshman Season at Boise State
- Redshirted the season
High School
- 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.
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