Usage / Role
18%
Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Kent State
Erik Simpson
S • 5'11" • 193 lbs • Cleveland, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Erik Simpson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
24
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
21
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 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: Bowling Green
Player Story
Erik Simpson built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a safety from Cleveland, OH wearing No. 13, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Erik Simpson's career was his defensive production: 21...
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- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Erik Simpson, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Kent State. Erik Simpson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 21
- TFL
- 1.5
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Erik Simpson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · S
- Career Tackles
- 21
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Bowling Green
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Glenville · Kent State
- High school pipeline
- Glenville · 74 FBS recruits · 9 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 10 | 21 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 34.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Erik Simpson played S for Kent State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Erik Simpson recorded 21 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Kent State paired 1 primary output with 10 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 11.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
11.3
Usage
2.2
Consistency
10
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 0. Howard: 1. Marshall: 0.5. Louisville: 0. Buffalo: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Bowling Green: 1. Western Michigan: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Akron: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 2 by 8.3. Howard: 1 by 14.2. Marshall: 5 by 25.8. Louisville: 4 by 16.7. Buffalo: 1 by 4.2. Northern Illinois: 3 by 12.5. Bowling Green: 1 by 14.2. Western Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Central Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Akron: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 1 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 9 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
25.8 vs Marshall
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/22 | @ Akron | L 14-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/15 | vs Central Michigan | L 23-42 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/9 | @ Western Michigan | L 20-48 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/1 | vs Bowling Green | L 16-44 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Northern Illinois | L 3-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Buffalo | L 13-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Louisville | L 3-42 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Marshall | L 0-21 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Howard | W 38-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Clemson | L 3-56 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Erik Simpson story
Erik Simpson built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a safety from Cleveland, OH wearing No. 13, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Erik Simpson's career was his defensive production: 21 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and 2 passes defended across 11 career games in the available record. That gives Erik Simpson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kent State
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 2.5 | 11.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Bowling Green
Week 10 · L 16-44 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
51.7 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Howard
Week 2 · W 38-31
1
Havoc Plays
40 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.
#3
@ Marshall
Week 3 · L 0-21
0.5
Havoc Plays
38 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 38 takeover score.
#4
@ Miami (OH)
Week 7 · L 14-18 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
36.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Louisville
Week 4 · L 3-42
0
Havoc Plays
15.8 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 15.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Kent State
1 primary output · 10 efficiency · 0 usage
37.5
#2
2017 Regular Season · Kent State
34.8
2.5 primary · 11.3 efficiency · 2.2 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Kent State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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