Junior defensive tackle for UTEP. 2019: 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss, 15 tackles.
6′3″ · 320 lb · Houston, TX
The story
3 defensive tackle for UTEP. 2019: 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss, 15 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDedrick Simpson
Two seasons at UTEP, two different head coaches: Mike Price and Dana Dimel. One game to point at: 7 tackles, 1 TFL against Nevada — Week 4, 2019.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at UTEP, 29 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Price → Dana Dimel. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (16th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2019
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2019
W 36–34
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 36-34vs Houston Christian | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-38@ Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-37vs Nevada | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 16-26vs UTSA | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-32@ Florida International | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 26-52@ North Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-30vs Rice | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |