John Simon is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Simon in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Simon's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
John Simon
Height6'2"
Weight260 lb
BornOct 14, 1990
Age36
College
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | ||||||
| 2013 | 22–23 | BAL | 7 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 154 | 71.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 23–24 | HOU | 11 | — | 0.7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 233 | 29.7% | 137 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 24–25 | HOU | 16 | — | 3.3 | 44 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 638 | 61.1% | 170 | 35.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 25–26 | HOU | 11 | — | 2.6 | 48 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 3.5 | 17.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 519 | 71.8% | 90 | 28.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 26–27 | IND | 9 | — | 3.0 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 3.0 | 22.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 470 | 77.1% | 61 | 22.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 27–28 | NE | 11 | — | 0.6 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 185 | 28.0% | 87 | 29.3% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 114.6 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 28–29 | NE | 16 | — | 4.4 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 480 | 47.4% | 190 | 41.4% | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 26.0 | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 29–30 | NE | 16 | — | 1.6 | 46 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 702 | 69.6% | 152 | 39.4% | 12 | 11 | 0.9 | 89.6 | -0.3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 30–31 | PIT / TEN | 3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 49 | — | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 118.7 | 11.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 100 | — | 16.2 | 247 | 150 | 97 | 25 | 54 | 21.0 | 100.0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | 29 | 16 | 5 | 54 | 9 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
36 career value over replacement — #2492 all-time of 4,695. 5.1/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #129 (Rd 4) · BAL · 2013 · +21.4 vs expected KV-H
52actual
30.6 expected · Δ+21.4
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