Shawn Simeon: DL · Eastern Michigan · #95.
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Shawn Simeon
Wins the gap play after play. Second year in the same defensive front at Eastern Michigan. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Northern Illinois — Week 13, 2019.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 0 passes 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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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Eastern Michigan | 29 | 14 | 5.5 | 3.0 |
| 2018 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 32 | 16 | 5.5 | 3.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-23@ Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-38@ Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-31@ Illinois | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 34-29vs Central Connecticut | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-42@ Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-29vs Ball State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-43vs Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-14@ Akron | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-17@ Northern Illinois | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 26-34vs Kent State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 30-34vs Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 14 | 5.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%6 TFLSack rate
10%3 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry29 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
2 seasons under Chris Creighton — 13-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
52.7%
454 pass / 408 run
Plays / game
66.3
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
506 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Eastern Michigan, 3 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Chris Creighton.
