Kevin Simon

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1983)}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

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| number = 54

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|6|12|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Walnut Creek, California, U.S.

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| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lbs = 234

| high_school = De La Salle {{avoid wrap|(Concord, California)}}

| college = Tennessee

| draftyear = 2006

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 250

| pastteams =

• Washington Redskins (2006)*

| highlights =

• 2× Second-team All-SEC (2003, 2005)

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Kevin Simon (born June 12, 1983) is an American former football player. He was recently an NFL scout for the Atlanta Falcons and the director of player development for the University of Tennessee football team.{{Cite web |title=Kevin Simon - Director of Player Development - Football Support Staff |url=https://utsports.com/sports/football/roster/staff/kevin-simon/83 |access-date=March 10, 2024 |website=University of Tennessee Athletics |language=en}} He was a scout for the Dallas Cowboys from 2009 to 2016. He is an American football linebacker who was selected by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL draft with the 250th overall pick.{{Cite web |title=2006 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2006/draft.htm |access-date=May 10, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Simon played at Tennessee from 2001 to 2004.{{Cite web |title=Kevin Simon - Football |url=https://utsports.com/sports/football/roster/kevin-simon/14686 |access-date=March 10, 2024 |website=University of Tennessee Athletics |language=en}} He was a star linebacker and running back at De La Salle High School in Concord, California from 1997 to 2001.{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2021 |title=De La Salle High School Announces 2021 Athletic Hall of Fame Class |url=https://dlsspartans.org/news/de-la-salle-high-school-announces-2021-athletic-hall-of-fame-class |access-date=March 10, 2024 |website=De La Salle High School |language=en}} He played in the first ever U.S. Army All-American Bowl on December 30, 2000, alongside fellow Tennessee Volunteer Cedric Houston.{{Cite web |last=Jennings |first=Avery T. |date=August 20, 2014 |title=Kevin Simon stood tall at De La Salle |url=http://www.knoxnews.com/sports/vols/football/kevin-simon-stood-tall-at-de-la-salle-ep-566351802-354401061.html |access-date=March 10, 2024 |website=Knoxville News Sentinel |language=en}} In 2022, he became the linebackers coach and head of college scouting at Knoxville Catholic High School.{{Cite web |last=Schumpert |first=Ryan |date=March 23, 2022 |title=Former All-SEC Linebacker, Tennessee Staffer Joining Knoxville Catholic Staff |url=https://www.rockytopinsider.com/2022/03/23/former-all-sec-linebacker-tennessee-staffer-joining-knoxville-catholic-staff/ |access-date=March 10, 2024 |website=Rocky Top Insider |language=en-US}}

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 5

| height in = 10

| weight = 235

| dash = 4.83

| ten split = 1.69

| twenty split = 2.85

| shuttle = 4.16

| cone drill = 7.03

| vertical = 28.0

| broad ft = 8

| broad in = 7

| bench = 26

| arm span = 31 5/8

| hand span = 8 3/4

| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/kevin-simon/32005349-4d37-2831-b3a1-827ab559a1f3 |title=Kevin Simon Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=January 10, 2025}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=17490&DraftYear=2006 |title=Kevin Simon College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=January 10, 2025}}

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