{{short description|American football player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox gridiron football biography | embed = | name = Evan Simon | image = | alt = | caption = | school = | currentnumber = 6 | currentposition = Quarterback | birth_date = <!-- April 23 https://x.com/RFootball/status/1385588022478090241--> | birth_place = Manheim, Pennsylvania, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 205 | highschool = Manheim Central {{nowrap|(Manheim, Pennsylvania)}} | bowlgames = | pastschools = * Rutgers (2020–2023) * Temple (2024–2025) | highlights = | espn = 4431387 | undraftedyear = 2026 }} '''Evan Michael Simon''' is an American football quarterback. He previously played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and for the Temple Owls.
== Early life == Simon grew up in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania and attended Manheim Central High School. Coming out of high school, Simon was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hunt |first1=Todderick |title=BREAKING: Pennsylvania 3-star QB Evan Simon commits to Rutgers |url=https://www.nj.com/rutgers/2019/05/breaking-pennsylvania-3-star-qb-evan-simon-commits-to-rutgers-scarlet-knights.html |website=NJ.com |date=May 13, 2019 |access-date=October 6, 2024}}</ref>
== College career == === Rutgers === As a freshman in 2021, Simon completed 16 of 28 pass attempts for 145 yards and an interception.<ref>{{cite web |title=Evan Simon 2021 Game Logs |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/evan-simon-1/gamelog/2021/ |website=Sports Reference |access-date=October 6, 2024}}</ref> He finished the 2022 season playing in nine games with two starts, where he completed 79 of 133 passes for 777 yards and four touchdowns with six interceptions.<ref name="Temple">{{cite web |last1=Fonesca |first1=Brian |title=Former Rutgers QB Evan Simon finds landing spot, replaces son of ex-Giants QB |url=https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2023/12/former-rutgers-qb-evan-simon-finds-landing-spot.html |website=NJ.com |date=December 15, 2023 |access-date=October 6, 2024}}</ref> In 2023, Simon appeared in just one game, where he completed two of three pass attempts for 30 yards and a touchdown.<ref name=Temple/> After the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fonseca |first1=Brian |title=Rutgers backup QB enters transfer portal |url=https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2023/11/rutgers-backup-qb-enters-transfer-portal.html |website=NJ.com |date=November 29, 2023 |access-date=October 6, 2024}}</ref>
=== Temple === Simon transferred to play for the Temple Owls.<ref name=Temple/><ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Neal |first1=Sam |title=Temple searching for answers at quarterback after Evan Simon suffers injury to his throwing shoulder |url=https://www.inquirer.com/college-sports/temple/temple-stan-drayton-evan-simon-quarterback-20240930.htmlhttps://www.inquirer.com/college-sports/temple/temple-stan-drayton-evan-simon-quarterback-20240930.html |website=Inquirer.com |access-date=October 6, 2024}}</ref> In his first start in week 3 of the 2024 season, he completed 17 of 25 passing attempts for 185 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception in a loss to Coastal Carolina.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morgan |first1=Bruce |title=Manheim Central grad gets shot to start at QB for Temple |url=https://lancasteronline.com/sports/football/college/manheim-central-grad-gets-shot-to-start-at-qb-for-temple/article_d602a09e-7306-11ef-bdde-3fe59302760f.html |website=Lancaster Online |date=September 14, 2024 |access-date=October 6, 2024}}</ref> In week 4, Simon completed 17 of 27 passes for 271 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown as he led the Owls to their first win of the 2024 season, beating Utah State.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Landis |first1=Declen |title=Stan Drayton hasn't named starting quarterback despite Temple's success under Evan Simon |url=https://www.inquirer.com/college-sports/temple/temple-football-stan-drayton-evan-simon-20240923.html |website=Inquirer.com |date=September 23, 2024 |access-date=October 6, 2024}}</ref>
=== Statistics === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Season ! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="5"| Rushing |- ! GP !! GS !! Record !! Cmp !! Att !! Pct !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Int !! Rtg !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! TD |- ! 2020 !! Rutgers | colspan="15" | ''Redshirted 15px|Redshirt'' |- ! 2021 !! Rutgers | 6 || 0 || — || 16 || 28 || 57.1 || 145 || 5.2 || 0 || 1 || 93.5 || 8 || 6 || 0.8 || 0 |- ! 2022 !! Rutgers | 9 || 2 || 1–1 || 79 || 137 || 57.7 || 777 || 5.7 || 4 || 6 || 106.2 || 22 || -2 || -0.1 || 0 |- ! 2023 !! Rutgers | 1 || 0 || — || 2 || 3 || '''66.7''' || 30 || '''10.0''' || 1 || 0 || '''260.7''' || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 |- ! 2024 !! Temple | 9 || 9 || 3–6 || 181 || 308 || 58.8 || 2,032 || 6.6 || 15 || '''9''' || 124.4 || '''87''' || 20 || 0.2 || '''3''' |- ! 2025 !! Temple | '''12''' || '''12''' || '''5–7''' || '''189''' || '''313''' || 60.4 || '''2,097''' || 6.7 || '''25''' || 2 || 141.7 || 76 || '''192''' || '''2.5''' || 2 |- ! colspan="2" | [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/evan-simon-1.html Career] !! 37 !! 23 !! 9–14 !! 467 !! 789 !! 59.2 !! 5,081 !! 6.4 !! 45 !! 18 !! 127.5 !! 193 !! 216 !! 1.1 !! 5 |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == *[https://scarletknights.com/sports/football/roster/evan-simon/11591 Rutgers Scarlet Knights bio] *[https://owlsports.com/sports/football/roster/evan-simon/17225 Temple Owls bio]
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