Clemson national champion guard who returned to Baltimore on a three-year, $30 million deal after a career-best 2024 season.
John Simpson has steadily built his stock since entering the league in 2020, culminating in a strong 2024 campaign with the Jets that earned him a big free-agent contract back with the Ravens. He brings championship pedigree from Clemson and years of interior-line experience to Baltimore's offensive front.
Path to the league
Simpson earned consensus All-American honors at Clemson in 2019 and helped the Tigers win College Football Playoff national championships in 2016 and 2018. The Las Vegas Raiders drafted him in the fourth round (109th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft.
Career highlights
Simpson has played for the Raiders (2020-2022), Ravens (2022-2023) and Jets (2024-2025) before re-signing with Baltimore. His 2024 season with the Jets was a career year, finishing with a 77.3 overall grade at left guard, 12th among all guards in the league.
2025 season recap
Simpson spent the 2025 season with the Jets as their starting left guard, continuing the strong interior-line play that had defined his 2024 campaign, before signing a three-year, $30 million deal to return to Baltimore in free agency.
Sources
- Wikipedia: John Simpson (American football)
- Pro Football Reference: John Simpson
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Guard
- Group
- offense
- College
- Clemson
- Hometown
- North Charleston, SC, USA
- Age
- 28
- Status
- active
