Temple University Athletics
2024 Football Roster
Roster
Evan Simon
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Mount Joy, Pa.
- High School:
- Manheim Central
2025 (Redshirt Senior, Temple): Selected to wear a single-digit - one of the highest honors for a Temple Football player - given to the those who lead on and off the field ... battled Gevani McCoy for the starting QB position throughout fall camp … although both listed as starter, Simon earned the distinction at UMass and led the team on a majority of the offensive drives throwing threw for a career-high and tying the school record with 6 touchdowns ... named American Conference offensive player of the week following the UMass game ... one of eight quarterbacks named to Manning Award Stars of the Week following week one of the season ... served as team captain (UMass, Oklahoma) ... leads the American conference in pass efficiency and passing touchdowns after week 3.
2024 (Redshirt Junior, Temple): Made first Temple start against Coastal Carolina ... named to the AAC Honor Roll after throwing five touch- downs and rushing for another score in win
vs. Utah State ... was the first Temple player to score six touchdowns in a game since 2018 ... added a season-high 271 passing yards in the win ... his 91-yard TD pass to Dante Wright was the third longest play from scrimmage in school history (second longest pass play) ... named Temple offensive player of the week (Utah State) .. served as a game captain (Utah State, Army, East Carolina, Tulane, Florida Atlantic, UTSA, North Texas) ... missed the game at UConn due to injury ... returned vs. Tulsa and completed a career-high 30 passes (to 13 different receivers) earning offensive player of the game ... lettered.
2023 (Junior, Rutgers): Spent most of the season as the primary backup at quarterback … threw for 30 yards and a touchdown in season debut?at Wisconsin (10/7).
2022 (Sophomore, Rutgers): Played in nine games with two starts at quarterback ... completed 79-of-137 attempts (57.7 percent) ... led the team with 777 passing yards and threw?four touchdown passes ... made first start at Temple (9/17) and completed nine passes in the win ... completed all five attempts against No. 11 Penn State ... recorded 10 completions with a touchdown pass at No. 3 Ohio State ... went 28-for-49 passing for a season-high 300 yards and a touchdown against Iowa (9/24).
2021 (Freshman, Rutgers): Played in six games and went 16-for-28 passing (57.1 percent) for 145 yards ... made collegiate debut in the win over Delaware (9/18) … completed all five passing attempts for 27 yards against No. 11 Ohio State ... led two touchdown drives and completed seven passes for 86 yards overall against Maryland (11/27) ... appeared in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl versus No. 20 Wake Forest (12/31).
2020 (Freshman, Rutgers): Did not see game action.
High School: Started at quarterback for head coach Dave Hahn at Manheim Central ... threw for over 2,500 yards in each of his three high school seasons ... completed 154 passes for 2,625 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior ... also ran for 930 yards and 15 rushing touchdowns ... collected Class 4-6A Mr. PA Football award for the 2019 season ... earned first-team Lancaster-Lebanon League Section Two All-Star honors on defense and a second team selection on offense ... guided Barons to three-straight Lancaster-Lebanon League Section Two and District Three Class 5A titles ... passed for 2,756 yards and 30 touchdowns, while rushing for 662 yards and 12 scores ... first-team All-USA Pennsylvania by USA Today in 2018 ... three-time all-state selection ... named Eastern PA Football Co-Player of the Year in 2018 ... sixth-best recruit in Pennsylvania by Rivals ... rated the 12th-best recruit in the state and 38th pro-style quarterback in the country by 247Sports.
Personal: Born Evan Michael Simon in Manheim, Pa. ... list of favorites include: Step Brothers (movie), Kirk Cousins (pro athlete), Philadelphia Eagles (professional team) ... communication/labor and employment relations
