MilesSimpson

Played as a reserve linebacker and on special teams last season … Hopes to regain the starting role he had in the 2012 season … Came to UK as a running back, he moved to safety during the 2010 season … Switched to linebacker in 2012 … As a former offensive/defensive back, he brings good speed to the linebacker position … Has played in 34 games, starting 11.

2013 (Junior): Saw action in all 12 games with 11 tackles … Played special teams as well.

2012 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games and started 11 at the hybrid linebacker/safety position … Totaled 70 tackles, third on the team … Had career-best 12 stops against South Carolina … Made seven tackles, including a quarterback sack, and recovered a fumble in the win over Kent State … Broke up four passes during the season, second on the team in that category.

2011 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in 10 games … Made five tackles … Had three stops at Vanderbilt … Followed that with two tackles at Georgia, including a four-yard loss.

2010 (Freshman): Redshirted.

High School: Smooth, powerful runner who rushed for more than 2,000 yards his junior and senior seasons at Simon Kenton HS … Notched 2,227 rushing yards and 41 total touchdowns (38 rushing, two receiving and one kickoff return) as a senior … Garnered 2,309 yards and 41 total scores (37 rushing, three receiving and one kickoff return) his junior season, leading Simon Kenton to a state runner-up finish in Class 6A, the largest classification in Kentucky … First-team all-state as a junior and senior by The Associated Press and Louisville Courier-Journal … Class 6A Player of the Year as a senior … Player of the Year for the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area as a junior and senior by the Cincinnati Enquirer … Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference Player of the Year … Three years on the all-conference and all-district teams … “He is a dominating high school back whose talent screams big time,” penned recruiting analyst Tom Lemming … The No. 2 prospect in Kentucky by SuperPrep … Rated among the nation’s top-100 running backs by all services … Coached by Jeff Marksberry … “Miles has a tremendous ability to make plays when we had to have them,” Marksberry said. “He has a great football IQ, great athleticism and the ball skills to play any position on the field.” … Competed in the triple jump and the 4×100- and 4×400-meter relays for the track and field team.

Personal: Son of David Simpson and Anita Clare … David played college football at Eastern Kentucky … Major is kinesiology.

Community Cats: Helped events with the Christian Appalachian Project (2010), the Big Blue U Move-In (2011, `12) and the Woodhill Trunk or Treat (2012).

Miles Says … M nickname is: “V” .. My favorite TV show: America’s Worst Tattoos … I couldn’t live without my: family … The one thing I like most about football is: being part of a team … Something people might not know about me is: I was a lifeguard at summer camp … I wear uniform No. 32 because: 30 was my dad’s number, so I went two higher.