2021 Football Roster
Jersey Number 97
Daniel Simpson
- Position:
- P
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Spring Grove, Pa.
- High School:
- Spring Grove
- Major:
- Arts and Sciences
Why Lehigh?: “I have a great opportunity both athletically and academically at Lehigh. The education is amazing and the football program is great.”
As a sophomore (2021): Punted in all 11 games… averaged 38.5 yards per kick… career-long 61 yard punt at Penn (10/9)… had four 50 plus-yard punts… placed four inside opponents’ 20 yard line… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a freshman (spring 2021): Punted in all three games… averaged 40.3 yards on 17 punts… placed four punts inside opponents’ 20 yard line… had three 50-plus yard punts, including season-long 53-yarder at Lafayette (4/10) …named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
In high school: Two-time first team All-County punter… Two-time GameTime PA first team All-Star… averaged 41.1 yards per punt as a senior… put 12 punts inside opponents’ 20 yard line and four inside the five… Mini-Maxwell Award recipient… three-time team special teams MVP… earned five-star rating and ranked 35th nationally by Kohls Kicking… National Merit Scholarship Commendable Student.
Personal: Son of Joe and Christy… older brother Jacob and older sister Katie Forbes, who ran track at Shippensburg.
CAREER STATISTICS
Punting
Punts: 10, 2x, vs. Yale, 10/2/21
Longest Punt: 61 yds, at Penn, 10/9/21
As a sophomore (2021): Punted in all 11 games… averaged 38.5 yards per kick… career-long 61 yard punt at Penn (10/9)… had four 50 plus-yard punts… placed four inside opponents’ 20 yard line… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
As a freshman (spring 2021): Punted in all three games… averaged 40.3 yards on 17 punts… placed four punts inside opponents’ 20 yard line… had three 50-plus yard punts, including season-long 53-yarder at Lafayette (4/10) …named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
In high school: Two-time first team All-County punter… Two-time GameTime PA first team All-Star… averaged 41.1 yards per punt as a senior… put 12 punts inside opponents’ 20 yard line and four inside the five… Mini-Maxwell Award recipient… three-time team special teams MVP… earned five-star rating and ranked 35th nationally by Kohls Kicking… National Merit Scholarship Commendable Student.
Personal: Son of Joe and Christy… older brother Jacob and older sister Katie Forbes, who ran track at Shippensburg.
CAREER STATISTICS
Punting
| Year | Punts | Avg. | Long | In 20 |
| S2021 | 17 | 40.3 | 53 | 4 |
| 2021 | 65 | 38.5 | 61 | 15 |
| Total | 14 | 38.9 | 61 | 19 |
Punts: 10, 2x, vs. Yale, 10/2/21
Longest Punt: 61 yds, at Penn, 10/9/21
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