Braden Simonsen

Awards & Honors Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F22, S23, S24, F24, S25) 2025 Squad member. 2024 Squad member. 2023 Squad member. 2022 Redshirted. High School Played high school football for Ankeny where he helped the Hawks to an 11-3 record and a state runner-up finish as a senior ... garnered 2021 class 5A First Team All-State honors from the Des Moines Register after amassing 53.5 tackles, including 26 solo ... also had eight sacks and 21 TFL ... posted a 12-1 record and won a state title with Ankeny in 2020 ... as a junior, made 37 tackles including 16 solo, 14.5 for losses and four sacks ... class 4A all-state third team by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association and a second-team all-district selection ... tied the school career record with 12 sacks. Personal Majoring in aerospace engineering.