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Illinois State University Athletics

2021 Football Roster

55 Brandon Simon

  • Position LB
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 240

Biography

2021 (fall): Started the first two games of the year, before suffering a season-ending injury ... finished the year with eight total tackles.

2021 (spring): All-Missouri Valley Conference Honorable Mention selection ... started all four games at outside linebacker for the Redbirds … finished the season with 18 total tackles, including eight solo stops … led the team with 4.0 TFLs on the season and tied for the team lead in sacks with two … also credited with a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup on the year … recorded four tackles, a pass breakup, a sack and two TFLs in the season opener against South Dakota … recorded a career-high nine tackles and a TFL at North Dakota State … finished the season with sack and two tackles in a win over Western Illinois.

2019: Played in all 15 games for the Redbirds, starting the last seven at outside linebacker … finished the season with 48 total tackles, including 26 solo stops … credited with three sacks, 8.5 TFLs, an interception and three pass breakups on the year … tallied at least one TFL in five of the last seven games of the season, including four in the last seven games he started … had a season-high six tackles and a half TFL in a win over Morehead State … recorded a sack, two tackles and an interception in a road win at Southern Illinois … also had a sack and five stops in a road win at Western Illinois … ended the season with six tackles and a TFL at Youngstown State.

At Iowa: Did not see any game action in 2017, after sitting out the 2016 season as a redshirt.

Don Bosco Prep: Named first team all-state in New Jersey as a senior by USA Today, MSG Varsity.com, and NJ.com ... named defensive line MVP at Rivals Camp in New Jersey ... first team all-metro as a senior by MSG Varsity.com ... two-time All-Non-Public Group selection… earned first-team defensive honors as a senior, second-team as a junior... second-team All-Big North Conference by northjersey.com ... second-team All-Bergen County by Bergen County Coaches Association ... led team to the 2015 Non-Public Group 4 state championship, posting a 9-3 record … named team captain as a senior.

Personal: Born October 7, 1997 … son of  Katrice and Gerry Simon.

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Historical Player Information

  • 55

    2019Sophomore

    LB
    6'0" 250 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2020Senior

    LB
    6'0" 250 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2021Senior

    LB
    6'0" 240 lbs
    55