2020 Football Roster
Simon, Jayden
vs
Wyoming
Sep 20 (Sat)
8:15 p.m.
Jersey Number 90
Jayden Simon
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 290
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Tacoma, Wash.
- High School:
- Lincoln
Bio
AT COLORADO: 2020 (Fr.-2)—Did not see game action … Dressed for the first two games and listed as injured for the final three regular season contests … Named the Defensive Scout Player of the Year at the end of season banquet and won the Defensive Scout of the Game twice during the season, for the Stanford and Arizona weeks … Given CU's Most Improved Student-Athlete Award (all sports) at the academic breakfast.
2019 (Fr.)—Did not see game action … Dressed for all 12 games … Was the Defensive Scout of the Week leading into both the USC and Washington games.
HIGH SCHOOL—He was a 3-star prospect by the major recruiting services … ESPN ranked him as the No. 97 defensive tackle in the class and No. 11 player in the state of Washington while 247Sports has him as the No. 112 defensive tackle nationally and No. 23 player in Washington … He earned honorable mention All-State honors as both a defensive lineman and offensive lineman ... He was the Defensive Lineman of the Year for the 3A Pierce County district and made the first-team All-3A Pierce Country team on both offense and defense ... He was also a first-team all-area selection on the offensive line … He played for Masaki Matsumoto at Lincoln high school, compiling a 26-8 record from his sophomore to senior seasons … As a senior he recorded 54 tackles, including 30 solo tackles, with 20 tackles for a loss and nine sacks … He has two pass breakups, one forced fumble and one interception, which he returned 15 yards for a touchdown … He also played offensive line and caught one pass for five yards, almost scoring another touchdown … His junior year he racked up 30 tackles with five for a loss and one sack with one pass breakup … Recorded four tackles, one for a loss and one sack as a sophomore when he also had a forced fumble and fumble recovery … He also played basketball two seasons at Lincoln, lettering twice … Was named to the Tacoma News all-area basketball team averaging 15.1 points and 11.0 rebounds his senior season.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado and pursing a minor in Sociology … Given CU's Most Improved Student-Athlete Award (all sports) at the academic breakfast in 2020.
PERSONAL—He was born April 21, 2001 in Puyallup, Wash. … His parents are Nicholas and LaShonte Simon … He has two brothers, one older, Dionte, and one younger, Julien … His dad played semiprofessional football for the Pierce County Bengals for nine years … A cousin, Jamal Terry, played football at California … A distant cousin is Walter Stanley and his son Dimitri … Walter Stanley played football at Colorado and lettered in 1980 and ‘81 … Dimitri Stanley is currently a sophomore on the football team … He enjoys working out, hanging out with friends and playing basketball … He used to play the percussion … He has volunteered in his mother’s second grade classroom, talking to students about the importance of going to school.
2019 (Fr.)—Did not see game action … Dressed for all 12 games … Was the Defensive Scout of the Week leading into both the USC and Washington games.
HIGH SCHOOL—He was a 3-star prospect by the major recruiting services … ESPN ranked him as the No. 97 defensive tackle in the class and No. 11 player in the state of Washington while 247Sports has him as the No. 112 defensive tackle nationally and No. 23 player in Washington … He earned honorable mention All-State honors as both a defensive lineman and offensive lineman ... He was the Defensive Lineman of the Year for the 3A Pierce County district and made the first-team All-3A Pierce Country team on both offense and defense ... He was also a first-team all-area selection on the offensive line … He played for Masaki Matsumoto at Lincoln high school, compiling a 26-8 record from his sophomore to senior seasons … As a senior he recorded 54 tackles, including 30 solo tackles, with 20 tackles for a loss and nine sacks … He has two pass breakups, one forced fumble and one interception, which he returned 15 yards for a touchdown … He also played offensive line and caught one pass for five yards, almost scoring another touchdown … His junior year he racked up 30 tackles with five for a loss and one sack with one pass breakup … Recorded four tackles, one for a loss and one sack as a sophomore when he also had a forced fumble and fumble recovery … He also played basketball two seasons at Lincoln, lettering twice … Was named to the Tacoma News all-area basketball team averaging 15.1 points and 11.0 rebounds his senior season.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Communication at Colorado and pursing a minor in Sociology … Given CU's Most Improved Student-Athlete Award (all sports) at the academic breakfast in 2020.
PERSONAL—He was born April 21, 2001 in Puyallup, Wash. … His parents are Nicholas and LaShonte Simon … He has two brothers, one older, Dionte, and one younger, Julien … His dad played semiprofessional football for the Pierce County Bengals for nine years … A cousin, Jamal Terry, played football at California … A distant cousin is Walter Stanley and his son Dimitri … Walter Stanley played football at Colorado and lettered in 1980 and ‘81 … Dimitri Stanley is currently a sophomore on the football team … He enjoys working out, hanging out with friends and playing basketball … He used to play the percussion … He has volunteered in his mother’s second grade classroom, talking to students about the importance of going to school.
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