Bates College

Football Game Day Feature: The Hogs

Football Game Day Feature: The Class of 2025

2024: Second Team All-NESCAC offensive tackle.... First Bates offensive lineman to earn All-NESCAC honors since Liam O'Neil '14 in 2013.... Named to the NFF Hampshire Honor Society.... Started all nine games at offensive tackle for the Bobcats.... Simplicio helped block for a Bates rushing attack that averaged 191.4 yards per game, tops in the NESCAC and 37th in all of NCAA Division III.... Twice this year, following wins over Wesleyan and Middlebury, the Bates offensive line was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week.... Simplicio and the rest of the "Hogs" up front helped block for a season-high 392 rushing yards against Bowdoin and a season-high 173 passing yards against Middlebury. 

2023: Named to the NFF Hampshire Honor Society.... Started all nine games on the offensive line at left tackle for the Bobcats.... Helped Bates achieve a season-high 319 passing yards against Colby (Sept. 30) and a season-high 121 rushing yards against Middlebury (Oct. 21).

2022: Once again anchored the offensive line at left tackle for the Bobcats.... Started all nine games, and blocked for quarterback Colton Bosselait, who set the Bates single-season record for passing yards and total touchdowns.... Made a solo tackle at Williams (Oct. 29).

2021: Turned in a dominant season on the offensive line at left tackle for Bates.... Helped Bates break the program record for passing yards in one season, as Bates quarterbacks combined for 2,136 passing yards on the year.... Helped Bates achieve a season-high 155 rushing yards and a program-record 372 passing yards in a 27-21 win over Hamilton (Nov. 13).

2020: No season due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Minor(s): Religious Studies/History

Personal: 2020 graduate of Conard High School (Conn.) where he competed in football, basketball, and lacrosse.
 

Favorite book?	The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Skill or hobby you've always wanted to learn?	Surfing
Favorite quote or motto?	Don’t ever lose your sense of humor
Go-to karaoke song?	"Nine Ball" by Zach Bryan
TV show you could watch over and over?	How I Met Your Mother