# Evan Simon > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Evan_Simon > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Evan_Simon.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Simon > Source revision: 1352239270 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Quarterback) | birth_date = | birth_place = [Manheim, Pennsylvania](/source/Manheim%2C_Pennsylvania), U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 205 | highschool = [Manheim Central](/source/Manheim_Central_High_School) {{nowrap|(Manheim, Pennsylvania)}} | bowlgames = | pastschools = * [Rutgers](/source/Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football) (2020–2023) * [Temple](/source/Temple_Owls_football) (2024–2025) | highlights = | espn = 4431387 | undraftedyear = 2026 }} '''Evan Michael Simon''' is an American [football](/source/American_football) [quarterback](/source/quarterback). He previously played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Rutgers Scarlet Knights](/source/Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football) and for the [Temple Owls](/source/Temple_Owls_football). == Early life == Simon grew up in [Mount Joy, Pennsylvania](/source/Mount_Joy%2C_Pennsylvania) and attended [Manheim Central High School](/source/Manheim_Central_High_School). Coming out of high school, Simon was rated as a three-star [recruit](/source/college_recruiting) and committed to play [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Rutgers Scarlet Knights](/source/Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football).{{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}} == College career == === Rutgers === As a freshman in 2021, Simon completed 16 of 28 pass attempts for 145 yards and an interception.{{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}} 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.{{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}} In 2023, Simon appeared in just one game, where he completed two of three pass attempts for 30 yards and a touchdown. After the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.{{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}} === Temple === Simon transferred to play for the [Temple Owls](/source/Temple_Owls_football).{{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}} 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](/source/2024_Coastal_Carolina_Chanticleers_football_team).{{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}} 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](/source/2024_Utah_State_Aggies_football_team).{{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}} === 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](/source/2020_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season) !! [Rutgers](/source/2020_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team) | colspan="15" | ''[Redshirted](/source/Redshirted) 15px|Redshirt'' |- ! [2021](/source/2021_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season) !! [Rutgers](/source/2021_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team) | 6 || 0 || — || 16 || 28 || 57.1 || 145 || 5.2 || 0 || 1 || 93.5 || 8 || 6 || 0.8 || 0 |- ! [2022](/source/2022_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season) !! [Rutgers](/source/2022_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team) | 9 || 2 || 1–1 || 79 || 137 || 57.7 || 777 || 5.7 || 4 || 6 || 106.2 || 22 || -2 || -0.1 || 0 |- ! [2023](/source/2023_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season) !! [Rutgers](/source/2023_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_football_team) | 1 || 0 || — || 2 || 3 || '''66.7''' || 30 || '''10.0''' || 1 || 0 || '''260.7''' || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 |- ! [2024](/source/2024_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season) !! [Temple](/source/2024_Temple_Owls_football_team) | 9 || 9 || 3–6 || 181 || 308 || 58.8 || 2,032 || 6.6 || 15 || '''9''' || 124.4 || '''87''' || 20 || 0.2 || '''3''' |- ! [2025](/source/2025_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season) !! [Temple](/source/2025_Temple_Owls_football_team) | '''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] {{Rutgers Scarlet Knights quarterback navbox}} {{Temple Owls quarterback navbox}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Simon, Evan}} Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Players of American football from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Category:People from Mount Joy, Pennsylvania Category:American football quarterbacks Category:Rutgers Scarlet Knights football players Category:Temple Owls football players --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Evan Simon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Simon) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Simon?action=history)). 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