Jayden Simon: DL · UConn · #99.
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Jayden Simon
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for four head coaches at three programs in four seasons: Karl Dorrell, Philip Montgomery, Kevin Wilson and Jim Mora. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Florida Atlantic — Week 4, 2024.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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 | L 7-50@ Maryland | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-17vs Merrimack | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-26@ Duke | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 48-14vs Florida Atlantic | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 47-3vs Buffalo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 29-20vs Temple | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-23vs Wake Forest | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-31@ Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 47-42@ Massachusetts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 2 · 2024
W 63-17
vs Merrimack
4 tackles · 3 solo tackles
Dominant 46-point win at home against Merrimack.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
7%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries23 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Pass share
44.4%
396 pass / 496 run
Plays / game
68.6
13 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
408 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
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 #270 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Colorado, Tulsa and UConn — the college career is complete.
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 3 schools: Mel Tucker, Karl Dorrell, Philip Montgomery, Kevin Wilson and Jim Mora.
