Simon Stepaniak

Simon Vai Stepaniak (born May 15, 1997) is an American football offensive guard for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Indiana.

Simon Stepaniak
No. 72 – Green Bay Packers
Position:Offensive guard
Personal information
Born: (1997-05-15) May 15, 1997
Cincinnati, Ohio
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
Roster status:Injured reserve
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

College career

Stepaniak played tackle at Indiana. 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.[1]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand sizeBench 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[2]

Stepaniak was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round with the 209th pick of the 2020 NFL Draft.[3] He was the Packers' third straight offensive line selection.[4] He was signed on June 1, 2020.[5] He was placed on the active/non-football injury list at the start of training camp on July 31, 2020.[6] He was moved to the reserve/non-football injury list at the start of the regular season on September 5, 2020.[7] He was activated on December 9, 2020.[8] On January 12, 2021, Stepaniak was placed on injured reserve.[9]

References
  1. Huber, Bill (April 25, 2020). "Packers Select Third Consecutive Lineman, Indiana's Simon Stepaniak". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  2. "Simon Stepaniak Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  3. "Packers select Indiana G Simon Stepaniak with No. 209 pick – 2020 NFL Draft". packers.com. April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  4. Uglem, Ross (April 25, 2020). "BREAKING: Packers select Simon Stepaniak – OL – Indiana". 247 Sports. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  5. "Packers sign G Simon Stepaniak". packers.com. June 1, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  6. Kruse, Zach (July 31, 2020). "Packers place 2 on PUP list, 2 others on non-football injury list". USAToday.com. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  7. "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. September 5, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  8. "Packers activate G Simon Stepaniak from reserve/non-football injury". Packers.com. December 9, 2020.
  9. "Packers sign T Jared Veldheer off of the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad". packers.com. January 12, 2021.
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