Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025North Carolina
Andrew Simpson
LB • 6'0" • 238 lbs • Norwalk, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Andrew Simpson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
90
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Boise State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Boise State • North Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah State
Player Story
Andrew Simpson built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Norwalk, CA wearing No. 2, spending time with Boise State and North Carolina. The clearest part of Andrew Simpson's career was his...
Read the storyAndrew Simpson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Boise State. Andrew Simpson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 197
- TFL
- 39.5
- Sacks
- 17.5
- QB hurries
- 13
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Andrew Simpson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Carolina · LB
- Career Tackles
- 197
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Boise State
- Top game
- Utah State
- High school pipeline
- St. Edward · 58 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 59 tackles · LB 224th (top 18%) · ACC 49th (top 7%) · National 414th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Boise State | 9 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2023 Postseason | Boise State | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 78.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Boise State | 13 | 59 | 15 | 6.5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 78.4 |
| 2024 Postseason | Boise State | 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 50.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Boise State | 12 | 41 | 10 | 2.5 | - | - | 0 | 50.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | North Carolina | 11 | 59 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 68.6 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boise State to North Carolina | G5/FCS to P4 | 79.8 | May 14, 2025 |
Andrew Simpson played LB for Boise State and North Carolina. Across 4 tracked seasons, Andrew Simpson recorded 197 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Boise State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Boise State paired 31.5 primary output with 45.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 42.4 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Boise State, North Carolina.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · North Carolina
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
2
Efficiency
42.4
Usage
12.5
Consistency
62.1
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. TCU: 1.5. Charlotte: 3. Richmond: 0.5. UCF: 0. Clemson: 2. California: 3. Virginia: 1. Stanford: 5. Wake Forest: 1. Duke: 3. NC State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. TCU: 11 by 60.8. Charlotte: 4 by 46.7. Richmond: 7 by 34.2. UCF: 6 by 25. Clemson: 1 by 24.2. California: 3 by 42.5. Virginia: 4 by 26.7. Stanford: 6 by 75. Wake Forest: 6 by 35. Duke: 6 by 55. NC State: 5 by 40.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.8 · Games = 3 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · Games = 8 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Stanford
Best efficiency game
75 vs Stanford
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | @ NC StateSplash game | L 19-42 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs DukeSplash game | L 25-32 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Wake Forest | L 12-28 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Stanford2+ sacks · Splash game | W 20-15 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Virginia | L 16-17 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ CaliforniaSplash game | L 18-21 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs ClemsonSplash game | L 10-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ UCF | L 9-34 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Richmond | W 41-6 | 7 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ CharlotteSplash game | W 20-3 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 9/2 | vs TCU10+ tackles | L 14-48 | 11 | 7 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Andrew Simpson story
Andrew Simpson built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Norwalk, CA wearing No. 2, spending time with Boise State and North Carolina. The clearest part of Andrew Simpson's career was his defensive production: 197 tackles, 39.5 tackles for loss, 17.5 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Andrew Simpson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Boise State
2022-2024
Opening stop
- 2
North Carolina
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202220232023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Boise State | 12 | 25.2 | 6.7 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Boise State | 31.5 | 45.1 | 15 | 19.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Boise State | 31.5 | 45.1 | 15 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Boise State | 14.5 | 27.7 | 7.7 | -17 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Boise State | 14.5 | 27.7 | 7.7 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | North Carolina | 22 | 42.4 | 12.5 | 7.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Utah State
Week 13 · W 42-23 · Conference game
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6
Havoc Plays
97.2 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Wyoming
Week 9 · W 32-7 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 112 Stanford
Week 11 · W 20-15 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Utah State
Week 6 · W 62-30 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Colorado State
Week 7 · L 30-31 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Boise State
31.5 primary output · 45.1 efficiency · 15 usage
78.4
#2
2023 Regular Season · Boise State
78.4
31.5 primary · 45.1 efficiency · 15 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · North Carolina
68.6
22 primary · 42.4 efficiency · 12.5 usage
Milestones
17
Impact games
22
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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