Trenton Simpson hasn’t had the rookie season some fans may have expected, but the former Clemson linebacker had a career day with the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday.
In the final week of the regular season, Simpson finished with a career-high seven total tackles and had his first career sack in the Ravens’ 17-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Prior to Saturday, Simpson’s most tackles in a game was two back in November.
With his performance on Saturday, Simpson now has 13 total tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery as a rookie.
The former five-star recruit was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round at pick No. 86. He finished his career at Clemson with a laundry list of accolades, including a third-team All-ACC selection in 2022. In his three years as a Tiger, he racked up 166 total tackles, 12.5 sacks and three forced fumbles.
Simpson and the Ravens locked up the No. 1 seed in the AFC and will have home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
Here’s Simpson’s first career sack in the pros:
First career sack alert for Trenton Simpson! 🐅 pic.twitter.com/Xgl3UrfBQz
— Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) January 6, 2024