Trenton Simpson
Baltimore RavensUNDERPAIDModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 17 games
Draft & College
He went about where consensus had him.
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Comps
STM Take
Tier 6 (#48) to tier 2 (#15) one-year jump for a 86th overall 3rd-round pick puts Simpson in the strong developmental class at the LB position. The Clemson ACC pedigree plus the Ravens' structural defensive scheme appears to be the catalyst. The 2026 question is whether Simpson earns his first Pro Bowl plus crosses into tier 1 territory or whether the 2025 finish stabilizes at top-15 LB.
Simpson came out of Clemson as the Baltimore Ravens' 3rd-round pick (86th overall) in 2023. He spent his first year as developmental depth before emerging into a starter role in 2024. His STTM career runs tier 6 (#48) in 2024 to tier 2 (#15) breakout in 2025, a 33-spot one-year jump.
Strengths
- 33-spot year-over-year jump from tier 6 (#48) to tier 2 (#15) for an 86th overall 3rd-round pick puts him on a strong developmental arc.
- Clemson ACC pedigree plus three years of Ravens system experience gives him real developmental foundation.
Concerns
- Single tier 2 finish without prior top-30 STTM history raises the question of whether the 2025 jump is structural or one-year context.
- Baltimore's broader defensive identity around Roquan Smith's primary anchor role compresses Simpson's structural snap share.
What to watch: Whether Simpson earns his first Pro Bowl in 2026 plus crosses into tier 1, the threshold for confirming the developmental climb continues.