Simon Sandberg

Photo by: Karl Maasdam

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-3
Year:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Karlstad, Sweden
High School:
Tingvalla

2022 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
• Played in and started all 13 games
• Made 17 tackles with two tackles for loss with two pass breakups and four quarterback hurries
• Tallied two tackles against Boise State in the season opener
• Finished with two tackles each against Utah and Stanford
• Recorded a 1-yard tackle for loss against Washington State
• Posted season-best three tackles with one 2-yard TFL versus Colorado
• Had two tackles apiece versus California and Oregon

2021 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Played in 11 games, making 10 starts. Totaled 18 tackles with three tackles for loss
• Posted a career-best five tackles in the season finale versus Utah State at the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl. Added half a tackle for loss
• Recorded two tackles, including a tackle for loss, in the season opener at Purdue
• Totaled three tackles at Colorado
• Phil Steele Preseason All-Pac-12 Fourth Team

2020 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Played in and started all seven games
• Credited with five tackles, including one tackle for loss. Added three pass breakups
• Picked up the TFL versus Stanford, totaling two tackles overall versus the Cardinal
• Added solo tackles versus Washington State, Utah and Arizona State
• Finished with two pass deflections versus Washington
• Member of the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll

2019 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Played in nine games, making three starts
• Totaled 11 tackles with two tackles for loss and one sack. Forced one fumble against Arizona State
• Posted a season-best three tackles in the finale at Oregon
• Recorded a sack versus Arizona State and a solo tackle for loss in the win at California
• Received a clock extension after the season

CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO
• Played one season for Jimmy Collins at City College of San Francisco
• Recorded 20 tackles, including eight for loss, in 2017. Finished with 3.5 sacks

PERSONAL
• Originally from Karlstad, Sweden
• Son of Eva-May Nordström and Håkan Sandberg
• Has one sister, Embla, and one brother, Melvin
• Graduate with a degree in kinesiology. Would like to go into strength and conditioning or physical therapy after his playing career
• Chose Oregon State because “it is the best fit overall. I couldn’t have wished for anything better.”