Simon Stepaniak
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| Position: | Offensive guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 15, 1997 Hamilton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 316 lb (143 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Ross (Ross, Ohio) |
| College: | Indiana (2015–2019) |
| NFL draft: | 2020 / round: 6 / pick: 209 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Simon Vai Stepaniak (born May 15, 1997) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Indiana.
College career
[edit]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 Conference honors. According to Pro Football Focus, he gave up one sack as a senior. Stepaniak made 31 career starts at Indiana.[2]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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][5] He was the Packers' third straight offensive line selection.[6] He was signed on June 1, 2020.[7] He was placed on the active/non-football injury list at the start of training camp on July 31, 2020.[8] He was moved to the reserve/non-football injury list at the start of the regular season on September 5, 2020.[9] He was activated on December 9, 2020.[10] On January 12, 2021, Stepaniak was placed on injured reserve.[11] He was placed on the reserve/retired list on July 31, 2021,[12] retiring that same day.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ Clark, Dave (April 25, 2020). "Green Bay Packers select Indiana guard Simon Stepaniak, former Ross High School standout". Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett. Retrieved September 17, 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.
- ^ "Simon Stepaniak: Retires from NFL". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ "TheHoosier - Simon Stepaniak Retired from the NFL at 24, Now he's Living his Dream". indiana.rivals.com. May 2, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
