54	John Simon
	Class: Senior Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio High School: Cardinal Mooney Height / Weight: 6-2 / 260 Position: DL

Buckeye Bits: promising defensive lineman who plays with power and strength ... 55 career tackles, 12 TFL ... disciplined and dedicated in the weight room and the film room ... Lott Trophy nominee

2010 (Sophomore): earned a starting spot at tackle ... honorable mention all-Big Ten ... 10-yard sack of Miami's Jacory Harris ... TFL against Ohio ... recovered an Eastern Michigan fumble ... 6 tackles at Wisconsin ... returned a Minnesota fumble 30 yards for a touchdown ... 4 tackles and a TFL against Penn State ... 6-yard sack and 4 tackles at Iowa ... 5 tackles and a TFL in the Michigan win ... sack and 3 tackles vs. Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl ... defensive player of week: Eastern Michigan ... Attack Force award: Iowa ... second-year letterman

2009 (Freshman): earned increased playing time at defensive tackle as a true freshman ... 16 tackles for the season ... TFL in the Toledo game ... tipped a Purdue pass ... sack and forced a Minnesota fumble ... pair of tackles in New Mexico State win ... four tackles, two TFL at Michigan ... outstanding first-year defensive player from Ohio State coaches ... Top Ten Tenacious six times, second-most on the team ... first-year letterwinner

High School: all-Ohio as a junior and senior for Coach P.J. Fecko at Youngstown's Cardinal Mooney High ... Division IV state and NEO defensive player of the year ... 148 tackles, 13 TFL, 11 sacks, three forced fumbles as a senior ... Cardinals advanced to the regional semifinals after four consecutive trips to the state title game ... U.S. Army All-American game ... holds a number of Mooney weightlifting records ... National Honor Society ... Cardinal Mooney Ambassador

Personal: son of Renee and John Simon ... an exercise science major at Ohio State