LB John Simon - (2012 B1G DPOY, Super Bowl Champ)

[Buckeye86]

Biggest recruit yet for the 2012 class.

Go get 'em, John.

Let's hope we get some healthy (Williams) and more experienced (Miller) LEOs on the field next year so Mr. Simon can stop spying in space and resume disrupting the backfield on every play.

 

[BuckTwenty]

Let's hope we get some healthy (Williams) and more experienced (Miller) LEOs on the field next year so Mr. Simon can stop spying in space and resume disrupting the backfield on every play.

Amen.

And let's hope Big Hank comes back, so the other team can't double team Simon every single play without suffering the consequences.

 

[CHU]

John Simon is my first pick for Team Captain next season (I'm assuming Coach Meyer goes back to permanent captains).

To be honest, I would've picked him this year too.

 

[jwinslow]

Kinda hard to pick captains when the two biggest ones were the reason your team was in shambles. That changes next year. I doubt Fickell skips it if Boom & Posey (both great leaders) were fully eligible last fall.


You give it to simon on heart alone.

 

[Yertle]

Amen.

And let's hope Big Hank comes back, so the other team can't double team Simon every single play without suffering the consequences.

I thought Big Hank is a true soph. Where would he go next year?

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

I thought Big Hank is a true soph. Where would he go next year?

Yep...2010 recruiting class.

 

[Cincybuckfan]

Simon, Hankins, Williams, Bennett, Washington, Spence, Pittman, the FSU commit fast defensive end and these guys will flat out get after the qb! One of the best dlines in the country should help mask the lbs until Shazier and Grant develop..

 

[bucknut11]

Simon, Hankins, Williams, Bennett, Washington, Spence, Pittman, the FSU commit fast defensive end and these guys will flat out get after the qb! One of the best dlines in the country should help mask the lbs until Shazier and Grant develop..

Not to mention you're leaving 2 returning starters off of your list...

 

[Bill Lucas]

Not to mention you're leaving 2 returning starters off of your list...

And adding 3 that aren't on the team.

 

[HorseshoeFetish]

I love it when a plan comes together.

Simon is a Beast...This week just keeps getting better by the hour.:osu3:

 

[Cincybuckfan]

Not to mention you're leaving 2 returning starters off of your list...

Well, you know Goebel and Bellamy but I was just excited about the possibilites... My bad

 

[Buckeneye]

Next jersey in my closet is a #54


This defense is going to be nasty next year.

 

[BB73]

Congrats to John on being named 3rd Team All-American by the AP.

Official.site

John Simon Third-Team Associated Press All-American
Relentless junior defensive lineman has 50 tackles, including 15 TFLs for minus-58 yards

John Simon

Dec. 14, 2011



COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State junior defensive lineman John Simon has been named a third-team Associated Press All-American, the news service announced Wednesday.
Simon, a first-team all-Big Ten Conference selection by the conference head coaches, leads the Buckeyes with seven quarterback sacks and 15 tackles for loss (for minus-58 yards), figures that rank tied for second and sixth, respectively, in the Big Ten.
The Youngstown, Ohio, native (Cardinal Mooney) and 2010 honorable mention all-Big Ten selection recorded 50 tackles this season for the Buckeyes to rank sixth on the team. He also broke up three passes while starting all 12 contests. He was named Big Ten player of the week after a nine-tackle (and four TFL) game against Illinois.
Simon, who was a semifinalist this year for the Lott IMPACT Trophy, enters the 2012 TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl with 27 career TFLs and 11.5 career sacks.

 

[Oh8ch]

Will not be leaving...

Hopefully this is still true. But there are some goals out there that are no longer an option.

 

[Buckskin86]

Focus, focus

No Ohio State player talks the company line more consistently than junior defensive lineman John Simon. One of four season captains named after the Michigan game, he was asked whether he has considered declaring for the NFL draft, especially since the Buckeyes won’t be allowed to play in the postseason in 2012.

“I’m talking about the bowl game right now, that’s all. I’m focused on this game,” Simon said.

But he did confirm he hasn’t even requested an evaluation from NFL officials of his draft potential — usually a prerequisite for any underclassmen wishing to make the jump.

http://www.buckeyextra.com/content/stories/2012/01/01/knee-surgery-still-limits-stoneburner.html