Asyrus Simon: DL · UTSA · #17.
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Asyrus Simon
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Fifth year in the UTSA defensive front. On tape: 4 tackles against Army, Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-16vs Kennesaw State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-49@ Texas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-56@ No. 2 Texas | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-30@ East Carolina | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-24vs Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-27vs North Texas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 51-27vs Temple | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-29@ No. 25 Army | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
 Bowl | W 44-15vs Coastal Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 9 | 5.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Week 13 · 2024
W 51-27
vs Temple
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 24-point win at home against Temple.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
29%6 TFLSack rate
11%2 sacksHurry rate
5%1 hurry19 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
5 seasons under Jeff Traylor — 46-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Pass share
51.5%
508 pass / 478 run
Plays / game
75.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
509 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #385 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at UTSA, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 40 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jeff Traylor.
