Player Dossier

2007-2011

Kent State

Jon Simpson

TE • 6'5" • Chatham, VA, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Jon Simpson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

2%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

8

Developing production for a tight end

lowelite

Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

15

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Kent State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Kent State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

Player Story

Jon Simpson built his college career from 2007 through 2011 as a tight end from Chatham, VA wearing No. 24, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Jon Simpson's career was his receiving role: 18 catches,...

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Jon Simpson, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Kent State. Jon Simpson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
191
Receptions
18
Touchdowns
4

Quick Answers

Jon Simpson quick answers

Latest team and position
Kent State · TE
Career Receiving Yards
191
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 12 games
Best season
2008 Regular Season · Kent State
Top game
Ball State
Latest roster
No. 24 · Class 2011
2011 Receiving yards rank
7 receiving yards · TE 282nd (top 92%) · Mid-American 175th (top 95%) · National 1,597th (top 93%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2007 Regular SeasonKent State2214044.4
2008 Regular SeasonKent State58104270
2009 Regular SeasonKent State4766251.9
2010 Regular SeasonKent State0-00-
2011 Regular SeasonKent State117043.9

Related Context

Jon Simpson played TE for Kent State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jon Simpson recorded 191 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Kent State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season

Kent State paired 104 primary output with 74.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2007 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 46.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2011 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2007 Regular Season · Kent State

Games

2

Receiving Yards / G

7

Efficiency

46.7

Usage

5.2

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Central Michigan

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12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 7. Northern Illinois: 7

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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First Half7 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half7 · Games = 1 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

2 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Central Michigan

Best efficiency game

46.7 vs Northern Illinois

Result
Sat 11/10@ Northern IllinoisL 20-27177707
Sat 10/27vs Central MichiganL 32-41177707

Player Story

Jon Simpson story

Jon Simpson built his college career from 2007 through 2011 as a tight end from Chatham, VA wearing No. 24, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Jon Simpson's career was his receiving role: 18 catches, 191 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns across 12 career games in the available record. That gives Jon Simpson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Kent State

    2007-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20072008200920102011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonKent State1446.75.2
2008 Regular SeasonKent State10474.412.790
2009 Regular SeasonKent State6654.510-38
2010 Regular SeasonKent State0-66
2011 Regular SeasonKent State746.76.77

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Ball State

Week 5 · L 20-41 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

43

Receiving Yards

90.9 takeover

43 receiving yards with a 95.6 efficiency score.

#2

@ Baylor

Week 5 · L 15-31

32

Receiving Yards

70.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

32 receiving yards with a 71.1 efficiency score.

#3

vs Coastal Carolina

Week 1 · W 18-0

24

Receiving Yards

63.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

24 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Buffalo

Week 14 · W 24-21 · Conference game

25

Receiving Yards

61.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

25 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Louisiana

Week 2 · L 12-20

7

Receiving Yards

56.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

7 receiving yards with a 46.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Regular Season · Kent State

104 primary output · 74.4 efficiency · 12.7 usage

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#2

2009 Regular Season · Kent State

51.9

66 primary · 54.5 efficiency · 10 usage

#3

2007 Regular Season · Kent State

44.4

14 primary · 46.7 efficiency · 5.2 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games