Arizona Cardinals · LB · 8 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Ohio State (2025 Round 4, Pick 115)

Cody Simon

10.9
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #155 of 156 qualified LBs
Combined tackles
156 solo · 9 ast
Sacks & QB hits
00 QB hits
Tackles for loss
01 forced fumble
Coverage
0 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps
445.5 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play
+0.098Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Cody Simon among the 156 qualified linebackers: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

  1. Singleton93.8
  2. Cashman93.8
  3. Jones92.4
  4. Dean89.5
  5. Warner89.2
  6. Trotter87.8
  7. Smith86.4
  8. Wilson84.6
  9. Edmunds84.5
  10. Simon#15510.9
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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 156 qualified LBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per team game, regressed8% weight · Raw 0.10 → Shrunk 13.62
1thpercentile
Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.04 → Shrunk 2.15
10thpercentile
Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.04 → Shrunk 2.38
2thpercentile
Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 3.5% → Shrunk 4.0%
19thpercentile
Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 1.4% → Shrunk 1.8%
14thpercentile
Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk 0.4%
9thpercentile
Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk 0.3%
23thpercentile
Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.098 → Shrunk +0.028
13thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Cody Simon. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

WeekDateMatchupResultTacklesSoloSacksTFLQB hitsPDINTDef. snaps
Week 1Sep 13, 2026@ LACW 26-1400000000
Week 2Sep 20, 2026vs SEAL 7-3111000005
Week 3Sep 27, 2026@ SFL 30-3620000002
Week 4Oct 4, 2026@ NYGL 24-3611000000
Week 5Oct 11, 2026vs DETL 21-4531000004
Week 6Oct 18, 2026@ LAW 18-1631000008
Week 7Oct 25, 2026vs DENL 16-30320000014
Week 8Nov 1, 2026@ DALW 33-30200000011

College to the NFL: Ohio State to Arizona Cardinals

Verified identity bridge linking Cody Simon's college regular-season tackles at Ohio State to official NFL game lines.

Ohio State (College tackles)

32020
542021
322022
452023
742024
115115th pick
2025 Draft

ARI (NFL tackles)

752025
152026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 2 seasons.

SeasonClubGTacklesSoloAstSacksTFLQBHPDINTFFDef. snaps
2025ARI167529460.521201564
2026 (so far)ARI8156900000144

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