Player Dossier

2022-2025

North 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.

Usage Score

12.5

Efficiency

42.4

Consistency

62.1

Season Value

46.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Boise State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Boise State • North Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Utah State

Scouting Read

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Andrew 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.

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.

Supporting note

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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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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 gameL 19-4252110
Sat 11/22vs DukeSplash gameL 25-3264000
Sat 11/15@ Wake ForestL 12-2862000
Sat 11/8vs Stanford2+ sacks · Splash gameW 20-1563220
Sat 10/25vs VirginiaL 16-17410010
Sat 10/18@ CaliforniaSplash gameL 18-2131101
Sat 10/4vs ClemsonSplash gameL 10-3811110
Sat 9/20@ UCFL 9-3465000
Sat 9/13vs RichmondW 41-6710.5000
Sat 9/6@ CharlotteSplash gameW 20-343210
Tue 9/2vs TCU10+ tacklesL 14-481171.5000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Boise State

    2022-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    North Carolina

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202220232023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonBoise State1225.26.7
2023 PostseasonBoise State31.545.11519.5
2023 Regular SeasonBoise State31.545.1150
2024 PostseasonBoise State14.527.77.7-17
2024 Regular SeasonBoise State14.527.77.70
2025 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina2242.412.57.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Utah State

Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6

Primary metric

6 disruption/tackle impact with 71.3 takeover score.

#2

Wyoming

5

Primary metric

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.

#3

Stanford

5

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.5 takeover score.

#4

Utah State

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.

#5

Colorado State

4

Primary metric

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 53.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Boise State

31.5 primary output · 45.1 efficiency · 15 usage

57.1

#2

2023 Regular Season · Boise State

57.1

31.5 primary · 45.1 efficiency · 15 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · North Carolina

46.7

22 primary · 42.4 efficiency · 12.5 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

22

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.85

St. Edward · Lakewood, OH

Committed To
Western Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

197

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 45 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.