Evan Simon
American football player
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Evan Michael Simon is an American football quarterback. He previously played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and for the Temple Owls.
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Manheim, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Manheim Central (Manheim) |
| College | |
| NFL draft | 2026: undrafted |
| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
Simon grew up in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania and attended Manheim Central High School. Coming out of high school, Simon was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.[1]
College career
Rutgers
As a freshman in 2021, Simon completed 16 of 28 pass attempts for 145 yards and an interception.[2] He finished the 2022 season playing in nine games with two starts, where he completed 79 of 133 passes for 777 yards and four touchdowns with six interceptions.[3] In 2023, Simon appeared in just one game, where he completed two of three pass attempts for 30 yards and a touchdown.[3] After the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[4]
Temple
Simon transferred to play for the Temple Owls.[3][5] In his first start in week 3 of the 2024 season, he completed 17 of 25 passing attempts for 185 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception in a loss to Coastal Carolina.[6] In week 4, Simon completed 17 of 27 passes for 271 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown as he led the Owls to their first win of the 2024 season, beating Utah State.[7]
Statistics
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| 2020 | Rutgers | Redshirted  | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Rutgers | 6 | 0 | — | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 145 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 93.5 | 8 | 6 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Rutgers | 9 | 2 | 1–1 | 79 | 137 | 57.7 | 777 | 5.7 | 4 | 6 | 106.2 | 22 | -2 | -0.1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Rutgers | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 30 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 260.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Temple | 9 | 9 | 3–6 | 181 | 308 | 58.8 | 2,032 | 6.6 | 15 | 9 | 124.4 | 87 | 20 | 0.2 | 3 | |
| 2025 | Temple | 12 | 12 | 5–7 | 189 | 313 | 60.4 | 2,097 | 6.7 | 25 | 2 | 141.7 | 76 | 192 | 2.5 | 2 | |
| Career | 37 | 23 | 9–14 | 467 | 789 | 59.2 | 5,081 | 6.4 | 45 | 18 | 127.5 | 193 | 216 | 1.1 | 5 | ||