Timarcus Simpson

Position:
Safety
Height:
5-11
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Tampa, Fla.
Prev School:
Eastern Michigan
High School:
Sickles HS

2023: Saw action in 10 games...finished season with eight tackles (five solo)...recovered his first career blocked punt and returned it 22 yards, setting up a 1st and Goal opportunity with 0:34 seconds left before halftime at Memphis (11/4).

2022: Saw action in all 12 games and made three starts at safety…started games at Florida, vs. ECU and at Cincinnati…recorded 44 tackles (fourth on the team) and added two forced fumbles and a tackle for loss...posted a season-best nine tackles (8 solo) vs. Tulane (10/15)…had eight tackles and forced a fumble at Cincinnati (10/8)…posted three tackles, one tackle for loss and forced a fumble against Howard (9/10)..completed four tackles at No.18 Florida (9/17)….posted at least two tackles in 11 games.

2021: Appeared in all 12 games, primarily in a special teams capacity.

2020: Did not play last season when the Mid-American Conference moved its games to the spring.

2019 (EASTERN MICHIGAN): Appeared in nine games as a defensive back. Had one tackle.

2018 (EASTERN MICHIGAN): Redshirt season.

SICKLES HS: Three-star prospect by Scout and 247 Sports…Set Sickles record for career interceptions…played for Coach Patrick Murphy…played at Carrollwood Day School as a freshman, then started three seasons at Sickles, where his sophomore season included a playoff-qualifying team and a defense that posted six shutouts…ranked as a three-star prospect by Scout and 247Sports...was the 107th-ranked cornerback on 247Sports...recorded the most interceptions in school history as a defensive back...was part of the 2015 team that recorded six shutouts, including five at home, as they allowed only 11.5 points per game...in four games as a sophomore, recorded 12 tackles, four pass breakups, and an interception.

SIMPSON'S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles 9, vs. Tulane (10/15/22)
TFL 1, vs. Howard (9/10/22)
Forced Fumble 1, (2X) last at Cincinnati (10/8/22)

SIMPSON GAME-BY-GAME STATS

2023 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
AB (1-1-0); UCONN (1-1-0); Memphis (1-1-0); UTSA (4-2-2); Charlotte (1-0-1).

2022 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
BYU (2-2-0); Howard (3-3-3); Florida (4-2-2); Louisville (3-3-0); ECU (3-2-1); Cincinnati (8-6-2); Tulane (9-8-1); Houston (2-2-0); Temple (3-1-2); SMU (3-2-1); Tulsa (4-4-0)

2021 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
Florida A&M (1-1-0); BYU (1-1-0); Houston (1-1-0)

PERSONAL: Given name is Timarcus Tyree Simpson…Son of Timothy and Brenda Simpson…has a brother (Tj) and sister (Tina).