Evan Simon
{{short description|American football player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
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Evan Michael Simon is an American football quarterback for the Temple Owls. He previously played for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
Early life and high school
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.{{cite web |last1=Hunt |first1=Todderick |title=BREAKING: Pennsylvania 3-star QB Evan Simon commits to Rutgers |url=https://www.nj.com/rutgers/2019/05/breaking-pennsylvania-3-star-qb-evan-simon-commits-to-rutgers-scarlet-knights.html |website=NJ.com |date=May 13, 2019 |access-date=October 6, 2024}}
College career
= Rutgers =
As a freshman in 2021, Simon completed 16 of 28 pass attempts for 145 yards and an interception.{{cite web |title=Evan Simon 2021 Game Logs |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/evan-simon-1/gamelog/2021/ |website=Sports Reference |access-date=October 6, 2024}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Fonesca |first1=Brian |title=Former Rutgers QB Evan Simon finds landing spot, replaces son of ex-Giants QB |url=https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2023/12/former-rutgers-qb-evan-simon-finds-landing-spot.html |website=NJ.com |date=December 15, 2023 |access-date=October 6, 2024}} In 2023, Simon appeared in just one game, where he completed two of three pass attempts for 30 yards and a touchdown. After the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.{{cite web |last1=Fonseca |first1=Brian |title=Rutgers backup QB enters transfer portal |url=https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2023/11/rutgers-backup-qb-enters-transfer-portal.html |website=NJ.com |date=November 29, 2023 |access-date=October 6, 2024}}
= Temple =
Simon transferred to play for the Temple Owls.{{cite web |last1=O'Neal |first1=Sam |title=Temple searching for answers at quarterback after Evan Simon suffers injury to his throwing shoulder |url=https://www.inquirer.com/college-sports/temple/temple-stan-drayton-evan-simon-quarterback-20240930.htmlhttps://www.inquirer.com/college-sports/temple/temple-stan-drayton-evan-simon-quarterback-20240930.html |website=Inquirer.com |access-date=October 6, 2024}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Morgan |first1=Bruce |title=Manheim Central grad gets shot to start at QB for Temple |url=https://lancasteronline.com/sports/football/college/manheim-central-grad-gets-shot-to-start-at-qb-for-temple/article_d602a09e-7306-11ef-bdde-3fe59302760f.html |website=Lancaster Online |date=September 14, 2024 |access-date=October 6, 2024}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Landis |first1=Declen |title=Stan Drayton hasn't named starting quarterback despite Temple's success under Evan Simon |url=https://www.inquirer.com/college-sports/temple/temple-football-stan-drayton-evan-simon-20240923.html |website=Inquirer.com |date=September 23, 2024 |access-date=October 6, 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://scarletknights.com/sports/football/roster/evan-simon/11591 Rutgers Scarlet Knights bio]
- [https://owlsports.com/sports/football/roster/evan-simon/17225 Temple Owls bio]
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Players of American football from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Category:People from Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
Category:American football quarterbacks