2013 Football Roster
Roster
Trent Simpson
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 255
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Oxford, AL
- High School/Previous School:
- Oxford HS
2013 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON: Redshirted during initial year on campus.
HIGH SCHOOL: A three-star recruit according to ESPN.com and Scout.com ... Ranked as the 45th-best prospect in Alabama by ESPN.com ... Recorded 49 tackles, including 18.5 for lost yardage, as a senior ... Added 5.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery during final campaign ... Tore ACL during ninth week of senior year ... Invited to the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Classic, but did not participate due to injury ... Helped head coach John Grass and the Yellow Jackets to a 7-4 overall record ... Part of a defense that held opponents to 213 total points, an average of 19.4 points per game ... Selected as an all-star at the Pigskin Roundup All-Star Banquet following senior year ... Prior to final campaign, was named to the Alabama Varsity.com Preseason All-State Team as a defensive lineman ... As a junior, registered 52 hits, 17.0 for loss, and 10.5 sacks ... Guided Yellow Jackets to 12-2 overall record and a trip to the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) Class 6A state semifinals ... Squad suffered a 32-22 setback to Hoover in the semifinal contest ... Earned a 6A Region 7 championship with a 7-0 mark during junior campaign ... As a sophomore, team went 7-6 and advanced to the second round of the AHSAA 6A playoffs ... Also played baseball at Oxford, earning Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 6A All-State honors as a designated player ... Helped Oxford to the AHSAA Class 6A state baseball title as a junior.
PERSONAL: Born Trent Austin Simpson on Oct. 20, 1994 … Parents are Mike and Dawn Simpson … Younger brother of Tucker Simpson, a pitcher at the University of Florida.
![Jacksonville Jaguars punter Logan Cooke (9) punts during the second quarter of an NFL football matchup at EverBank Stadium, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. The Jaguars defeated the Jets 48-20. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]](https://images.sidearmdev.com/resize?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net%2Fsidearm.nextgen.sites%2Fmsstate.sidearmsports.com%2Fimages%2F2026%2F1%2F1%2FUSATSI_27828199.jpg&height=340&type=webp)
