 Sup you guys, what is going on? And welcome back to another video, welcome back to another rugby player reacts to American football video My name is Jacob. I am a rugby player. I haven't played for about two years, but I have 20 years experience So if you want to hit me up, you want to ask me any questions about rugby anything Please do but not in the comment section below because it gets absolutely flooded So if you do want to ask me anything directly to do with rugby, please hit me up on Instagram underscore Jacob McDonald Now with that being said today, we're going to continue with my current journey Which is picking up my top players my most interesting players from the top 20 or 30 or even 40 picks of the 2020 NFL draft We've done chase young at number two Jeff Acura number three Andrew Thomas number four to a tongue of our lower number five I've already had a look at Joe Burrow, which was number one and also Justin Herbert, which was number six So with that being said if seven or eight or nine or ten interest me, we're gonna have a look at them right now I should bring up a list and just have a quick look I'm pretty sure the next one. I wanted to look at was the linebacker from Clemson, Asaya Simmons And he went pick number eight So yes, we've got Justin Herbert. I've looked at him. We've got Derek Brown. I Look, I'm just gonna have to skip you. I'm really sorry. Asaya Simmons outside linebacker who ran a 4 3 9 at the Combine. We've got CJ Henderson, which is the Jaguars first pick. So actually thinking about it I probably should have a look at him Mackay Bekton, he was definitely one that stood out to me Henry rugs the third I've heard a hell of a lot of him after looking at to his video with Alabama and as well as that I heard Jerry Judy's name quite a bit too so As far as I see it Asaya Simmons CJ Henderson Mackay Bekton Henry rugs Tristan Wirth's Jerry Judy CD lamb possibly Justin Jefferson possibly Jordan Love Definitely Clyde Edwards Hilaire who was the first running back to be picked and I know who the last player I'm gonna choose is which if you didn't know is Jonathan Taylor, but as well as that we've got T Higgins a six foot four two hundred and sixteen pound wide receiver from Clemson Now if I knew his story, I'd probably want to look at him, but I don't We've got Deandre Swift running back from Georgia then we have Jonathan Taylor the running back from Wisconsin so The first player we're gonna look at today Is Isaya Simmons I want to have a look at their highlights, but also include a little bit of analysis at the start We're gonna look at his stats We're gonna get a head around you know his his accomplishments whilst at college football where he played in high school You know his size speed stats all that shit and then we're gonna go straight into a highlight clip and Hopefully these videos will stay under 20 minutes. I say Simmons born July 26th 1998 is an American football linebacker for the Cardinals of the NFL. He played college football Clemson and was drafted by the Well, that's a spelling mistake And was drafted with the eighth overall pick in the first round of the 2020 draft Simmons is noted for his positional versatility playing at linebacker defensive end cornerback and safety whilst at Clemson That's pretty interesting. I don't think there's been a player who's been drafted so highly That's played at different positions for a very long time. He's 21 six foot four two hundred and thirty eight pounds We'll call it 240 110 kg. So he was born in Omaha, Nebraska on July 26 1998 Now that's really interesting because a friend of mine Ruben Linton was born Why don't know if he was born there, but he definitely lives there. No, he lives in Lincoln, Nebraska on July 22nd 1998 Isaiah Simmons was born. He later attended Olathe North High School in Olathe, Kansas playing defensive back and wide receiver He committed to Clemson University in February 2016 and Having a look at Simmons having a look at his physical stature speed height Imagine him as a wide receiver Simmons redshirted his first year at Clemson in 2016 as a safety in 2017. He played in 14 games So he has played as a safety for a full season recording 49 tackles in one sack I suppose the safety or a cornerback is not, you know, too different to a linebacker But if you're playing on an offensive side of the ball and then a defensive side of the ball That's completely different and I think I've asked this question before whether anyone in the NFL actually currently plays both sides of the ball And I don't think it's I don't think that happens in 2018. He converted to linebacker in 15 games Simmons had 97 tackles Basically double the tackles he had in the first year 1.5 sacks in one interception He returned to Clemson in 2019 rather than into the 2019 draft. So he was Considering entering the draft the year before it would have only been 20 years old Maybe even 19. Simmons received the Buckus award as the nation's best linebacker for his performance that year After graduating in December 2019 with a degree in sports communication Simmons announced that he would forego his senior year by declaring for the 2020 draft during his time at Clemson Simmons was noted for his positional versatility taking snaps at linebacker defensive end cornerback and safety as we know So he's got a degree in sports communication. That's Pretty fucking cool. It's definitely going to set him up for a career in football outside of the game outside of playing When he's done 44 career games 239 combined tackles 150 of those tackles being solo 89 of them being assisted and 9.5 total sacks Although in his final year he bowled out and he got seven passes deflected He had sixes first year sixes second year and eightes third year. He had a total of four interceptions throughout his career 69 interception yards for an average of 20.5 return yards per interception I'd actually love to see some of those interceptions and hopefully we will He had one touchdown So he had a return touchdown or was that a receiving touchdown? No, no return Return touchdown in 2018 for 27 yards He's got five force fumbles throughout his career and one fumble recovery So six foot three and five eighths of an inch 238 pounds an arm length of 33 and 38th of an inch Hand size of nine and a half inches a 40 yard dash of 439 which has placed itself in history No 10 yard no 20 yard no 20 yard shuttle no three cone drill But we've got a 39 inch vertical and an 11 foot broad jump. I can't wait to see this guy play Simmons participated in the 2020 combine leading all linebackers with a 439 40 yard dash He was one of 58 players invited to the draft which was held virtually Due to the pandemic where he was drafted by the cardinals with the eighth overall pick so what we've got here is an athlete a specimen six foot four 110 kg Running a 439 40 that's that's probably like a 10 10 500 meter dash The sad thing is is that this guy's playing on defense, you know, he's he's not going to get Rep after rep with the ball. He's basically going to be trying to shut down The players with the ball and it's just disappointing for me coming from a rugby background Definitely liking, you know having the ball in my hand rather than trying to tackle someone It's just disappointing because With that those kind of attributes you want to see him on the offensive side of the ball Or at least I do But with all that being said, I'm going to call it a day here. We're going to finish this video I'm going to come right back with a say Simmons highlights and with that being said, I'll see you then I'm sorry. I couldn't combine the videos. It's just going to go too long and we don't want that peace out