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Isaiah Simmons, OLB, Clemson
Selected: Round 1, Pick 8, Overall Pick 8 by Cardinals
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Name: Isaiah Simmons
College: Clemson
Number: 11
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 6-4 Weight: 233
Position: Pos2: SS
Class/Draft Year: rJr/2020
40 Low: 4.35 40 Time: 4.39 40 High: 4.45
> Projected Round: Stock: 
Projected High: Early 1st Low: Mid 1st
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Data Scout Notes: 1st Round Lock if Early/Top 10/Faster/Plays SS as well/Can Cover w/No Help 2020: 01/19/20-Announced Early Entry into 2020 NFL Draft...**2019: ButkusWinner/DPOYC/DPOYM/1stC/LottImpactFinalist/BednarikFinalist/ButkusFinalist/NagurskiFinalist...P1stDS/PNagurski/P1stM/PButkus/PLott/PBednarik...97 TT, 9.5 TFL, 1.5 SCK, 7 PBU, 2 QBH,
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Combine Invite: Yes
Height: 6035
Weight: 233
Zybek PD3X AKA "Official"
40 Yard Dash (ET): 4.39
40 Yard Dash (HH): 4.35
20 Yard (ET): 2.58
20 Yard (HH): 2.49
10 Yard (ET): 1.55
10 Yard (HH): 1.51
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Vertical Jump: 39
Broad Jump: 11'00"
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Projected 4.47/-.08/No Full Workout-Choice/Ran Once
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Dates: 03/12/20
Hand: 09 5/8 Arm: 33 3/8
Wingspan: 81 7/8
Height: 6035
Weight: 233
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Isaiah Simmons, Clemson, Player News
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The Cardinals stayed at eight, and they went defense. While offensive tackle was a potential target, ultimately GM Steve Keim decided to bolster the other side of the ball, grabbing Clemson linebacker Isaiah Simmons – who can also be deployed as a safe ty, a blitzer and potentially some slot corner. "This is one of the most unique players I've ever evaluated," Keim said on the "Cardinals Draft Connection" digital show following the pick. "There's very little this guy can't do. "We vowed to fix this def ense." The 6-foot-4, 238-pounder can play the deep middle, play in the box and blitz, Keim said. At the Scouting combine in February, Simmons insisted his position wasn't linebacker as much as "defense." He also brought up on his own his ability to cover tight ends - an issue for the Cardinals in 2019, after the team allowed tight ends 96 receptions for 1,148 yards and 16 touchdowns. - AZCardinals.com
(DS#1 OLB) rJr/2020  OLB Isaiah Simmons, Clemson
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Good luck finding anyone more versatile than Isaiah Simmons in the 2020 NFL Draft. The Clemson product lined up all over the field for the Tigers during his college career and was productive at every spot. Linebacker or safety, rushing the passer or cove ring receivers, Simmons did it all. And he led Clemson in tackles, tackles for loss and sacks as a redshirt junior in 2019 before leaving for the NFL. So where does Simmons feel like the best spot for him is at the next level? Simmons appeared on the Dou g Gottlieb Show this week and provided that answer. "I would honestly say the best me is how I was used at Clemson to where it's not really like a set position what I do. It's more of responsibilities," Simmons said. "So just giving me kind of the freedo m to bounce around from position to position and just let myself go is honestly what I feel is best. But I also feel like I can lock in at one position and dominate that position as well."Clemson coach Dabo Swinney got an up-close look at Simmons' versatility throughout Simmons' college career and believes that whichever team drafts Simmons will have an advantage. Drafting Simmons is like having three first-round picks, according to Swinney, because the 6-foot-4, 238-pounder can do so many differ ent things. "Just decide where you want to put him and he'll be great at that," Swinney said. "He dispels the myth that there's not a unicorn. He is one. Have not had a guy like him. Had some guys that could do aspects of his game but not all of that wit h the size and the speed that he has." - The State
(DS#1 OLB) rJr/2020 OLB Isaiah Simmons, Clemson
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If your defense is in need of repair, the best buys can be found at linebacker. "The strength there (on defense) is the linebackers. I see linebackers as full-time guys," said a long-time NFL scout who interviewed for this draft series on the condition t hat his name not be used. "It's a better group of linebackers than usual. There are five, six who can play and can play full-time and not just be specialists." The player who can upgrade any defense is Clemson's Isaiah Simmons, a freakish athlete who is not a specialist but positionless. Simmons, who was measured at 6 feet 4 and 238 pounds, ran the 40-yard dash in 4.39 seconds, lifted 225 pounds 20 times and had jumps of 39 inches (vertical) and 132 inches (broad).At Clemson, Simmons played multi ple spots at all levels of the defense, even making a big interception 20 yards down the field in a College Football Playoff semifinal win over Ohio State. Simmons' versatility and impact on the game is similar to the Chargers' 6-2, 215-pound All-Pro saf ety Derwin James, but Simmons is faster, taller and more than 20 pounds heavier. "I never seen a guy like Simmons," the NFL scout said. Simmons seems to know his value in the current landscape of the game. "The game is no longer a 250-pound linebacker. I t's more guys that can run side to side and are able to cover," he said at the combine last month. "The name of the game is stopping tight ends; something has to be done to stop the Travis Kelces or George Kittles out there." - Honolulu Advertiser
(DS#1 OLB) rJr/2020 OLB Isaiah Simmons, Clemson
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"Burrow and Simmons might be the two best that I've ever seen," said the NFL scout, who has studied players for nearly five decades. The Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year lined up at defensive end, linebacker and safety as well as ot her spots for the Tigers. "It's like getting three first-round draft picks in one," Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said in an Associated Press article after the school's pro day on March 12, the day the sports world came to a halt. But the areas that have th e most foundational players aren't at quarterback or linebacker but at wide receiver and the offensive line, especially at the tackle position. "I think this may be the best group of offensive lineman that I've seen," the scout said. "I got three (tackle s) in the top 10." The receivers, meanwhile, boast so much talent that Jeremiah said he rated 27 receivers with top-three-round grades. Regardless, there will be talent at every position to satisfy the teams and their fans."The draft is what you p ut into it," the scout said. "People say there are good years and bad years - there are always players out there." But how will the draft turn out with no pro days and team visits? "(You) have to go back to the old drafts, which were better drafts, where they used to be held two weeks after the Senior Bowl and the coaches couldn't get involved. And you didn't have anybody getting excited about running around in their undershorts," the scout said. "People forget what happened in September and October, an d they just remember what happened in March. And the problem in March is, they're in shorts." - Honolulu Advertiser
(DS#1 OLB) rJr/2020 OLB Isaiah Simmons, Clemson
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As Clemson's pro day unfolded, NFL head coaches like the Pittsburgh Steelers' Mike Tomlin and the Detroit Lions' Matt Patricia chatted with Clemson's Dabo Swinney. And it never took long, Swinney said, before the Tigers' versatile linebacker Isaiah Simmo ns came up in those conversations. Simmons, the All-American and Atlantic Coast Conference defensive player of the year, is considered a top-five lock when the NFL draft is held next month. He was the main attractions as representatives from all 32 NFL t eams watched at the team's indoor practice facility Thursday.Simmons, the leader of the nation's sixth best defense last year, showed off his versatility, strength and speed - and why he figures to go very early in next month's draft. "It's like g etting three first-round draft picks in one," Swinney said. Simmons was the leader of the country's sixth-best defense, which came a game shy of a second straight national title after a 42-25 loss to LSU in the championship game two months ago. That did not dim Simmons' dominance in the eyes of the NFL. He lined up at several different spots last season, including safety, defensive end and linebacker, and led Clemson with 107 tackles, 16 stops behind the line of scrimmage, eight sacks and 10 pass break ups. "He's just so unique,” Swinney said. “Everybody's looking for that." - AP College Football
(DS#1 OLB) rJr/2020 OLB Isaiah Simmons, Clemson
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2020 NFL COMBINE INVITE: Isaiah Simmons, OLB, Clemson,...Won the Butkus Award, becoming the first Clemson player in the award's 35-year history to earn the honor presented annually to the nation's top linebacker...became the sixth unanimous All-American in school history, joining Terry Kinard (1982), Gaines Adams (2006), C.J. Spiller (2009), Da'Quan Bowers (2010) and Christian Wilkins (2018)...Nagurski Trophy finalist...Bednarik Award finalist...Lott IMPACT Trophy finalist...Walter Camp Player of the Ye ar semifinalist...ACC Defensive Player of the Year...first-team All-ACC selection...credited with team-high 107 tackles (16.0 for loss), 8.0 sacks, 10 pass breakups, three interceptions (returned for 42 yards), a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in 81 8 snaps over 15 games (all starts). - Clemson Football
(DS#1 OLB) rJr/2020 OLB Isaiah Simmons, Clemson
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Speed continues to be all the rage at the NFL scouting combine. And on Saturday, it was the defensive players putting on a track meet. Linebacker Isaiah Simmons completed the 40-yard dash in 4.39 seconds - matching the time put up the fastest running bac k in Indianapolis, Jonathan Taylor, and faster than all but six receivers. The 238-pound Simmons, who played at Clemson, likely cemented himself as a top 10 pick in the April draft. How fast was he? Simmons opted against taking a second attempt. Only two other linebackers were ran sub-4.5s. Willie Gay Jr., of Mississippi State, posted a 4.46 and Davion Taylor, of Colorado, had a 4.49. - AP College Football
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2019 ACC ASSOCIATED PRESS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Isaiah Simmons, Clemson,...Simmons concluded the 2019 regular season with the team lead in tackles (84), tackles for loss (14.0), sacks (7.0) while adding six pass breakups, an interception, a force d fumble and a fumble recovery in 12 games. Last night, he added another nine tackles and an interception in the ACC Championship Game against Virginia, helping the Tigers become the first team since the inception of conference championship games in 1992 to win five consecutive conference championship games. - Clemson/AP College Football
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2019 LOTT IMPACT TROPHY FINALIST: ISAIAH SIMMONS, Clemson (12-0), LB, Jr.,...Mid-Season All-American...Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week… Leads team with 84 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, 18 QB hurries, 6 passes broken up, an interception a nd a fumble recovery...Led National Champions with 97 tackles last season...Rated No. 8 on USA Today Heisman Watch...Two-time state long jump champion,,,Sports Communication major. "Isaiah embodies joy. He is unbelievably committed to being great and tha t commitment extends to being a great teammate and great citizen," - Dabo Swinney, Head Coach, Clemson "Throughout his student-athlete career at Clemson, Isaiah has prioritized community and campus involvement through participation in several service pro jects and activities. I have found him to be hard working and engaging." Jeff Davis, Associate Athletic Director, Clemson - The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation
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The reigning national champion Tigers have won 28 straight games and are making their fifth straight College Football Playoff appearance. Clemson has won two of the past three national championships under coach Dabo Swinney. The Tigers are No. 3 in the C FP rankings. - AP College Football
(DS#1 OLB) rJr/2020 OLB Isaiah Simmons, Clemson
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2019 BUTKUS AWARD WINNER: The Butkus Foundation announced today that Clemson linebacker Isaiah Simmons has won the 2019 Butkus Award, presented annually to the nation's top linebacker. Matt Butkus, son of Pro Football and College Football Hall of Famer a nd award namesake Dick Butkus, surprised Simmons with the honor at the Allen N. Reeves Football Complex during the team's College Football Playoff Selection Show watch party. Simmons becomes the first Clemson player to earn the honor in the award's 35-ye ar history. He garnered 29 percent of the weighted vote and 35 percent of first place votes from the selection committee, earning the honor over an esteemed group of finalists that included Wisconsin's Zack Baun, Texas Tech's Jordyn Brooks, Penn State's Micah Parsons, Cal's Evan Weaver and Wyoming's Logan Wilson.Simmons is the first ACC player to collect the award since Boston College's Luke Kuechly in 2011. Simmons concluded the 2019 regular season with the team lead in tackles (84), tackles for loss (14.0), sacks (7.0) while adding six pass breakups, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in 12 games. Last night, he added another nine tackles and an interception in the ACC Championship Game against Virginia, helping the Tigers become the first team since the inception of conference championship games in 1992 to win five consecutive conference championship games. - Clemson Football
(DS#1 OLB) rJr/2020 OLB Isaiah Simmons, Clemson
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2019 ACC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Isaiah Simmons, LB, Clemson, 42 Votes,...In only his second full year at the linebacker position after moving from safety following the 2017 season, Simmons owns a team-high 83 tackles and ranks sixth amon g ACC defenders with 14 tackles for loss. The athletic junior from Olathe, Kansas, has also registered six quarterback sacks as the leader of a Clemson unit that leads the nation in fewest points allowed per game (10.1) and ranks second in total defense. A Bednarik and Nagurski finalist, Simmons posted a season-high 11 tackles with 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks in the Tigers' win over Syracuse early in the season. He earned ACC Linebacker of the Week, Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week and Walte r Camp Defensive Player of the Week honors following that performance. Simmons closed the regular season with 10 tackles, including two for loss, a sack and a pass breakup in last Saturday's 38-3 win at rival South Carolina. - ACC Football
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DEC 1 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL FBS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: ISAIAH SIMMONS, CLEMSON, RS Junior, Linebacker, Olathe, KS/Olathe North,...Isaiah Simmons posted 10 tackles, including two tackles-for-loss and one quarterback sack as third-ranked Clemson defe ated South Carolina, 38-3. Simmons led a Clemson (12-0) defense that allowed just 172 yards of total offense in the contest. Notes: Isaiah Simmons earns Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second time this season (Sept. 15) and the third Clemson honoree this season. Simmons is also the 10th Clemson player to earn the recognition since 2004. - The Walter Camp Football Foundation
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2019 CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD FINALIST: Isaiah Simmons, Clemson (Jr.),...This season, Clemson's coaching staff has credited Simmons with 74 tackles, including a team-leading 12.0 for loss and team-best 6.0 sacks. He has also added five pass breakups, an inte rception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in helping Clemson become the first defense since the turn of the century to open a season by holding 11 consecutive opponents under 300 yards. - Clemson Football
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2019 BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY FINALIST: Clemson linebacker Isaiah Simmons,...One of the nation's top linebackers and Clemson's most prolific tacklers (74 on the season), Simmons leads the Tigers in sacks (6.0) and tackles for loss (12.0) with five pass bre akups, an interception, a forced fumble and one recovery. To date Simmons is one of only five FBS players credited with at least 65 tackles, 11.5 TFL's and 6.0 sacks this season. He has had five games of eight tackles or more. No one has been on the fiel d at Clemson more than Simmons; his 536 snaps played is 69 more (13 percent) than fellow linebacker James Skalski. Simmons is Clemson's fourth finalist of the last five seasons and its sixth overall. Defensive end Da'Quan Bowers won the Bronko Nagurski T rophy in 2010. - Charlotte Touchdown Club
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Clemson linebacker Isaiah Simmons, a contender for ACC defensive player of the year, leads the Tigers in about every defensive metric you can think of with 56 tackles, six sacks and 10 stops behind the line of scrimmage. He said he is hardest on himself when he makes an error and Tigers defensive coordinator Brent Venables does not try to boost Simmons' spirits. "I usually agree with him," Venables joked. "I'm hard on him, too." - AP College Football
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WEEK 3 ACC LINEBACKER OF THE WEEK: Isaiah Simmons, Clemson, Jr., LB, Olathe, Kan.,...Simmons was also named Walter Camp Football Foundation FBS National Defensive Player of the Week following his effort in the Tigers' 41-6 win over Syracuse...Posted a ga me-high 11 tackles, including a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks...Both sacks effectively ended Syracuse drives, as one came on a third down which led to a Syracuse punt and another came on fourth down. - ACC Football
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WEEK 3 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL FBS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: ISAIAH SIMMONS, CLEMSON, RS Junior, Linebacker, Olathe, KS/Olathe North,...Isaiah Simmons recorded eight tackles (3.5 for losses) and two quarterback sacks as top-ranked Clemson (3-0) defeated Syracuse, 41-6. It was the Tigers' 18th consecutive victory. Notes: Isaiah Simmons is the ninth Clemson player to earn Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors since 2004, and the second this season (RB Travis Etienne, Sept. 1). - The Walter Camp Football Foundation
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2019 PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT FBS P5 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: Isaiah Simmons, Clemson, Jr.,...Athletic defender who transitioned from safety in 2017 to the starting nickel/sam linebacker position in 2018...enters 2019 credited with 146 career ta ckles (12.5 for loss), 2.5 sacks, four forced fumbles and an interception (which he returned 27 yards for a touchdown) in 29 career games (14 starts)...Credited with a team-high 97 tackles (9.5 for loss), seven pass breakups, three forced fumbles, 1.5 sa cks and one interception (which he returned for a touchdown) in 790 snaps over 15 games (14 starts) in 2018. - Clemson Football
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2019 PRESEASON BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCH LIST: LB Isaiah Simmons, Clemson,...Simmons enters 2019 credited with 146 career tackles (12.5 for loss), 2.5 sacks, four forced fumbles and an interception (which he returned 27 yards for a touchdown) in 29 ca reer games (14 starts)...selected as a Preseason All-American for 2019 by Phil Steele (first-team) and Athlon (second-team). - Clemson Football
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2019 PRESEASON BUTKUS AWARD WATCH LIST: Isaiah Simmons, Clemson,...Athletic defender who transitioned from safety in 2017 to the starting nickel/sam linebacker position in 2018...enters 2019 credited with 146 career tackles (12.5 for loss), 2.5 sacks, fo ur forced fumbles and an interception (which he returned 27 yards for a touchdown) in 29 career games (14 starts). - Clemson Football
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2019 PRESEASON LOTT IMPACT TROPHY WATCH LIST: ISAIAH SIMMONS, Clemson, LB,...The 42 players on the Watch List are from 41 different universities. Michigan is the only school with two candidates. There are 18 linebackers on the list 13 defensive backs and 11 defensive linemen. Four of the nominees were on the 2018 Watch List for the Lott Trophy-Troy Dye of Oregon, Jordan Fuller of Ohio State, Khaleke Hudson of Michigan and Colin Schooler of Arizona.Simmons was credited with a team-high 97 tackles (9.5 for loss), seven pass breakups, three forced fumbles, 1.5 sacks and one interception (which he returned for a touchdown) in 790 snaps over 15 games (14 starts)...also posted a team-high 11 special teams tackles prior to bowl season in 2018. - Clemso n Football
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2019 PRESEASON BEDNARIK AWARD CANDIDATE: LB Isaiah Simmons, Clemson,...Simmons enters 2019 credited with 146 career tackles (12.5 for loss), 2.5 sacks, four forced fumbles and an interception (which he returned 27 yards for a touchdown) in 29 career game s (14 starts)...selected as a Preseason All-American for 2019 by Phil Steele (first-team) and Athlon (second-team). - Clemson Football
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