#10

Simeon Barrow Jr.

Former defensive lineman at Miami. 2024: 5.5 sacks, 8 tackles for loss, 30 tackles.

DL · Miami · Sr. · #10

6′3″ · 290 lb · Grovetown, GA

CFB Index 52 · #204 of 426 edge rushersLow confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamMiami 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

3★

WDE recruit

No. 780 nationally · Signed with Grovetown

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at Miami. 2024: 5.5 sacks, 8 tackles for loss, 30 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Grovetown in 2020.
Transferred from Michigan State to Miami in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Miami, 16 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2024) — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2020

Recruited3-star out of Grovetown

202410 games

Entered the portal
All-ACCfirst

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#780 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2021–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🥈

ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM

All-ACC 1st team (2024)

Coaching lineage · 2021–2024

2 coaches

2021

Jess Simpson

Miami

2022–2024

Mario Cristobal

Miami

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Jess Simpson → Mario Cristobal. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Michigan State11-2HC: Mel Tucker · Run-leaning

2022Michigan State5-7HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

2023Michigan State4-8HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

2024Miami10-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

52Rotational starter #204 of 426?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (96th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (92nd percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#92 / 2892 · 96th pct

5.5

Tackles for loss#218 / 2892 · 92nd pct

8.0

QB hurries#397 / 2892 · 83rd pct

Tackles#1374 / 2892 · 52nd pct

Passes defended#1155 / 2892 · 49th pct

Solo tackles#1627 / 2892 · 42nd pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.3	0.4	0.4	0.0
Road4g	4.0	1.4	0.8	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.7	0.6	0.5	0.1
Weeks 8+3g	3.7	1.2	0.7	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mario Cristobal

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

52 · #204 of 426 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #204 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Miami	30	13	8.0	5.5	1	--	--
2023	Michigan State	36	14	5.5	3.5	--	--	--
2022	Michigan State	40	18	9.0	4.0	--	--	--
2021	Michigan State	34	12	4.0	3.0	1	--	--
Career		140	57	26.5	16.0	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024

W 41–17

at Florida

1 TOT · 1 PD

Dominant 24-point win on the road against Florida.

With C. Ward — 385 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 95.7 · 33 rush yds (3 car) · D. Joyce — 48 AVG · 53 LONG · 2 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 41-17@ Florida	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 2	W 56-9vs Florida A&M	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 62-0vs Ball State	4	2	1.5	1.5	—	0
Wk 4	W 50-15@ South Florida	6	2	1.0	1.0	—	0	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 5	W 38-34vs Virginia Tech	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 39-38@ California	3	2	2.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 52-45@ Louisville	6	3	2.5	1.0	—	0	2.5 TFL
Wk 9	W 36-14vs Florida State	2	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 53-31vs Duke	3	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Bowl	L 41-42vs Iowa State	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		30	13	8.0	5.5	—	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology