Player Dossier

2017-2020

UTEP

Dedrick Simpson

DT • 6'3" • 320 lbs • Houston, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Dedrick Simpson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Usage Score

11.3

Efficiency

13.2

Consistency

9.5

Season Value

13.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · UTEP

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
UTEP
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Dedrick Simpson, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · UTEP. Dedrick Simpson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

UTEP paired 3 primary output with 13.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 13.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Nevada

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 85.7th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2019 Regular Season · UTEP

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

13.2

Usage

11.3

Consistency

9.5

Best Game by takeover score

Rice

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 2. Texas Tech: 0. Nevada: 1. UTSA: 0. Florida International: 0. North Texas: 0. Rice: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 24.2. Texas Tech: 1 by 4.2. Nevada: 7 by 39.2. UTSA: 3 by 12.5. Florida International: 1 by 4.2. North Texas: 1 by 4.2. Rice: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Losses0.2 · n=6
First Half0.8 · n=4 · +0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=3 · -0.8 vs First Half
All Games0.4 · n=7

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Nevada

Best efficiency game

39.2 vs Nevada

Result
Sat 11/30vs RiceL 16-3011000
Sat 11/2@ North TexasL 26-5211000
Sat 10/19@ Florida InternationalL 17-3210000
Sun 10/6vs UTSAL 16-2631000
Sun 9/22vs NevadaL 21-3774100
Sun 9/8@ Texas TechL 3-3810000
Sun 9/1vs Unknown11110

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    UTEP

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2017201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonUTEP2.511.93.2
2018 Regular SeasonUTEP0-2.5
2019 Regular SeasonUTEP313.211.33
2020 Regular SeasonUTEP0-3

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Nevada

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.

#2

Western Kentucky

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.2 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.

#4

Oklahoma

0.5

Primary metric

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 16.2 takeover score.

#5

Arizona

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 7.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · UTEP

3 primary output · 13.2 efficiency · 11.3 usage

13.2

#2

2017 Regular Season · UTEP

10.1

2.5 primary · 11.9 efficiency · 3.2 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · UTEP

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.7652

Dobie · Houston, TX

Committed To
UTEP
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

29

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 14 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Dedrick Simpson quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DT
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
29