Andrew Simpson is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at North Carolina.
Simpson fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-Mountain West again in 2024. On tape: 11 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against TCU, Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
59 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 9 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Carolina | 59 | 30 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Boise State | 45 | 29 | 10.5 | 3.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2023 | Boise State | 65 | 41 | 16.0 | 6.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | Boise State | 28 | 22 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 197 | 122 | 39.5 | 17.5 | 6 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-48vs TCU | 11 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 20-3@ Charlotte | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-6vs Richmond | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 9-34@ UCF | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-38vs Clemson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 18-21@ California | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-17vs No. 16 Virginia | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-15vs Stanford | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 12 | L 12-28@ Wake Forest | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 25-32vs Duke | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 19-42@ NC State | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 30 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
59tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%9 TFLSack rate
8%5 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups59 tackles · 9 for loss · 5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Pass share
51.1%
355 pass / 340 run
Plays / game
57.9
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
392 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #56 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #7 of 74 ACC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
A stat line in 45 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Andy Avalos, Spencer Danielson and Bill Belichick.
