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Retrospective scouting report · Class of 2020R4 · #109
OG· Round 4

John
Simpson.

John Simpson
Sickos Grade
56.5/100

Clemson official athletic logoClemson· 6'4"· 321 lb· 5.24s 40

/ Recruiting profile
★★★★stars.9332
National · #151HS class · 2016
Fort Dorchester, SC
247Sports composite via CFBD
R4 · #109 · LVR
02Scheme fit
Ideal system

Gap/duo power run blocking scheme where interior linemen are tasked with creating movement at the point of attack and protecting against immediate pressure.

Left GuardRight GuardPower Scheme OG
Best role

Year 1 starter at Offensive Guard in a power-run system, with the ceiling of a long-term mauler establishing dominance in the trenches.

Wrong fit

An outside zone scheme that requires agile and quick-footed linemen to reach and cut off defenders in space.

A powerful interior lineman best suited for schemes emphasizing downhill running and physical interior play, potentially struggling in highly athletic, movement-heavy systems.

07Athletic testing
Height
6'4"
Weight
321 lb
40 yd
5.24s
Vertical
30"
Broad
8'11"
3-cone
8.03s
Shuttle
4.87s
Bench
34
Relative Athletic Score
8.53
/10 · official

Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.

06Athletic profilevs. OG on Big Board
40VERTBRD3CSHTLBNCH

— — — positional median (p50)

40 yd
5.24sp50
Vertical
30inp50
Broad jump
107inp50
Three-cone
8.03sp50
Shuttle
4.87sp50
Bench
34repp50
08College production
YrTeamGAttYdsTDRecRecYds
2016Clemson8
2017Clemson12
2018Clemson15
2019Clemson1411100
Career4911100

A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.

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