Last confirmed: Clemson, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 230 lb · Olathe, KS · Olathe North
Isaiah Simmons: LB · Clemson · #11.
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Isaiah Simmons
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. He has spent four seasons in the Clemson linebacker corps. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss against Syracuse — Week 3, 2019.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
104 tackles. 8 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 16.5 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 him by name this season.
TigerNet Oct 17
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 15 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-14vs Georgia Tech | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-10vs No. 12 Texas A&M | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-6@ Syracuse | 11 | 8 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 52-10vs Charlotte | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-20@ North Carolina | 10 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 7 | W 45-14vs Florida State | 8 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-10@ Louisville | 8 | 7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 9 | W 59-7vs Boston College | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-14vs Wofford | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 55-10@ NC State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 52-3vs Wake Forest | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-3@ South Carolina | 10 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 15 | W 62-17vs No. 22 Virginia | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 29-23@ No. 2 Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 25-42@ No. 1 LSU | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 104 | 67 | 16.5 | 8.0 | 3 | 8 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
104tackles this seasonTFL rate
16%16 TFLSack rate
8%8 sacksPD rate
8%8 pass breakups104 tackles · 16.5 for loss · 8 sacks · 3 interceptions.
4 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 55-4 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 15 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 8.4 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 7.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 6.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
47.7%
507 pass / 557 run
Plays / game
70.9
15 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
539 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
104 tackles in 15 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Career, closed
Gone at #8 overall.
How it ended
Four seasons at Clemson, 229 tackles — drafted at #8 overall by the Arizona Cardinals.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
Where he ended up · NFL
Arizona CardinalsEntering 7th NFL season
Arizona CardinalsEntering 7th NFL season
