Simonte Pepa
Simonte Pepa
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 3 tackles against Boise State — Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kalen DeBoer → Jedd Fisch. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Utah | 10 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Utah | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Utah | 25 | 11 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 51 | 25 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Washington
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Washington
Returning around him
- 7 Washington players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -9 net (14 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Washington · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #37 · 2026 recruiting class #13
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jamel Fils-Aime’s 2024 season.
Matches Jamel on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Uso Seumalo's junior season at Kansas State (2024).
Matches Uso on