Simon Tchakarov

Academic All-MWC in 2025 Appeared in all 10 games as a freshman · Led team with 2 interceptions · Recorded 30 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 3 quarterback hurries, 3 pass breakups, and 1 fumble recovery · Made his collegiate debut with 2 tackles in the 20-0 loss to #18 Carnegie Mellon on September 6 · Registered his first career interception and returned it 23 yards for a touchdown in the 28-12 win over Cornell (IA) on September 13 · Logged a career-high 2 quarterback hurries in the 24-21 win over Illinois College on September 20 · Added his first career tackle for loss in the 52-0 win over Knox on October 4 · Broke up a career-high 2 passes in the 37-12 win over Ripon on October 18 · Tallied a career-high 10 tackles and caught his first career pass on a fake punt for 6 yards in the 38-7 win over Grinnell on October 25 2-year varsity letter award winner in both football and basketball · 1st-Team All-State in 2024 · 1st-Team All-FCIAC in 2024 · All-FCIAC East in 2023 · 3-time Connecticut State Champion · FCIAC Scholar Athlete · Football Varsity Captain · Basketball Varsity Captain · High Honor Roll from 2021-2025 · National Honor Society · Seal of Biliteracy in French · AP Scholar with Distinction · Son of Svetlin and Katarina Tchakarov