Simon Stepaniak
No. 72 | |
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Position: | Offensive guard |
Personal information | |
Born: | Cincinnati, Ohio | May 15, 1997
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 316 lb (143 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Ross (Ross, Ohio) |
College: | Indiana |
NFL Draft: | 2020 / Round: 6 / Pick: 209 |
Career history | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Simon Vai Stepaniak (born May 15, 1997) is a former American football offensive guard. He played college football at Indiana.
College career[]
A three-star recruit, Stepaniak committed to Indiana over offers from Louisville, Kentucky, Minnesota, Penn State, and Wake Forest, among others.[1] In his first two seasons, he played behind Dan Feeney. As a senior, Stepaniak started 10 games at right guard and one game at left guard. He earned third-team all-Big Ten honors. According to Pro Football Focus, he gave up one sack as a senior. Stepaniak made 31 career starts at Indiana.[2]
Professional career[]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
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6 ft 4+1⁄8 in (1.93 m) |
313 lb (142 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
10+3⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
37 reps | ||||||||
All values from NFL Combine[3] |
Stepaniak was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round with the 209th pick of the 2020 NFL Draft.[4] He was the Packers' third straight offensive line selection.[5] He was signed on June 1, 2020.[6] He was placed on the active/non-football injury list at the start of training camp on July 31, 2020.[7] He was moved to the reserve/non-football injury list at the start of the regular season on September 5, 2020.[8] He was activated on December 9, 2020.[9] On January 12, 2021, Stepaniak was placed on injured reserve.[10] He was placed on the reserve/retired list on July 31, 2021.[11]
References[]
- ^ "Simon Stepaniak Recruit Interests".
- ^ Huber, Bill (April 25, 2020). "Packers Select Third Consecutive Lineman, Indiana's Simon Stepaniak". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "Simon Stepaniak Combine Profile". National Football League. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Packers select Indiana G Simon Stepaniak with No. 209 pick – 2020 NFL Draft". packers.com. April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ Uglem, Ross (April 25, 2020). "BREAKING: Packers select Simon Stepaniak – OL – Indiana". 247 Sports. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- ^ "Packers sign G Simon Stepaniak". packers.com. June 1, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ Kruse, Zach (July 31, 2020). "Packers place 2 on PUP list, 2 others on non-football injury list". USA Today. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. September 5, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ "Packers activate G Simon Stepaniak from reserve/non-football injury". Packers.com. December 9, 2020.
- ^ "Packers sign T Jared Veldheer off of the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad". packers.com. January 12, 2021.
- ^ "Packers place G Simon Stepaniak on reserve/retired list". packers.com. July 31, 2021.
External links[]
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Cincinnati
- American football offensive tackles
- Indiana Hoosiers football players
- Green Bay Packers players
- American football offensive lineman, 1990s birth stubs