Cody Simon: LB · Ohio State · #30.
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Cody Simon
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Fifth year in the same linebacker corps at Ohio State. The first one came in 2024: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 12 tackles against Tennessee — Bowl, 2024.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
112 tackles. 7 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 12.5 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.
Los Angeles Times Nov 1
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ohio State | 112 | 51 | 12.5 | 7.0 | 7 | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 57 | 24 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 32 | 16 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 54 | 21 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 259 | 115 | 22.5 | 10.0 | 11 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 15 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 56-0vs Western Michigan | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-14vs Marshall | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-7@ Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-7vs Iowa | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-32@ No. 3 Oregon | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-17vs Nebraska | 8 | 4 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 10 | W 20-13@ No. 3 Penn State | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-0vs Purdue | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-7vs Northwestern | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-15vs No. 5 Indiana | 10 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 sacks |
| Wk 14 | L 10-13vs Michigan | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Bowl | W 42-17vs No. 7 Tennessee | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 41-21vs No. 1 Oregon | 11 | 7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 28-14vs No. 4 Texas | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 34-23vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 112 | 51 | 12.5 | 7.0 | — | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
112tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%12 TFLSack rate
6%7 sacksPD rate
6%7 pass breakups112 tackles · 12.5 for loss · 7 sacks.
5 seasons under Ryan Day — 54-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 15 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 7.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 7.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 8.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
46.5%
455 pass / 523 run
Plays / game
61.1
16 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
470 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #28 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Ohio State, 259 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2024) — drafted at #115 overall by the Arizona Cardinals.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2024)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2024)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Ryan Day.
Next stop · NFL
Arizona CardinalsEntering 2nd NFL season
Arizona CardinalsEntering 2nd NFL season
