The Arizona Cardinals could find their young nose tackle in undrafted free agency.
Happy Friday one and all.
We finish up our look at the 2025 undrafted free agent class for the Arizona Cardinals with my favorite player.
And it just fell that way alphabetically.
Elijah Simmons is 6-1 and 334lbs. He is the definition of a stout nose tackle.
From the team:
Simmons (6-1, 334) played six seasons at Tennessee (2019-24) and appeared in 55 games, collecting 59 tackles, seven tackles for loss three passes defensed and a half sack. Known for his ability to stop the run, Simmons played all 13 games last season for Tennessee and had 11 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss while helping the Volunteers to the College Football Playoff. In 2023, Simmons appeared in nine games and had 19 tackles and three tackles for loss.
So, Simmons may have played with Since61, but he is a fun, run stopping nose tackle with a unique size and game.
From Lance Zierlein:
Simmons has the build of a huge tree stump and is highly explosive off the snap. Despite seeing a limited snap count, there’s plenty of evidence of centers and guards straining to survive the unique carnage he can create. He unleashes knock-back power at the point of attack and can disrupt move-blocking schemes. For all of the trouble he can cause early in the snap, the overall production is somewhat light. Simmons likely won’t play on passing downs but should offer Day 3 value for a defense seeking a rotational one-technique who can muddy run lanes.
He’s perfect.