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• USF program record & state of Florida FBS player record for receiving yards in a game (8 catches for 272 vs. Rice in 2023)

An all-conference transfer from FCS Wagner University, Simmons made 72 receptions for 1,067 yards and seven TD in two seasons for the Seahawks, while also doing some punt and kick return duty…posted three 100-yard receiving games in 2022.

2024: Did not appear in any games on the season as he rehabilitated an injury sustained in fall camp.

2023: Saw action in all 13 games with seven starts...finished second on the roster behind Sean Atkins in receptions (39), receiving yards (637), and receiving TD (five)...in home opener vs FAMU (9/9), recorded his first USF TD on a 39-yard catch, and finished with three receptions for 59 yards...set the USF single-game receiving yards record with 272 yards, (breaking Tyre McCants' USF program record of 227 set at UCF in 2017), on a career-high eight catches, with one TD in a win vs. Rice (9/23)....his receiving yards ranked as the most-ever by a player from a state of Florida FBS program, breaking the 55-year-old record of 260 set by UCF’s Siaha Burley vs. SW Louisiana in 1998...also ranked as the second-most all-time in the American Athletic Conference...at Navy (9/30), hauled in five receptions for 23 yards...Tallied two receptions for 21 yards and a TD at UAB (10/7)...reeled in a 34-yard pass as part of his two receptions for 37 yards vs FAU (10/14)...had two receptions for 73 yards and a TD at Memphis (11/4)...recorded his fifth touchdown on the season vs Charlotte (11/25) as part of one of two catches for 17 yards...had four receptions for 56 yards in the Boca Raton Bowl vs Syracuse (12/21).

2022 (WAGNER): Second Team All-NEC…led the team with 50 catches for 796 yards (72.36 ypg) and six TD, while also recording two tackles and returning two punts in 11 games of action…posted three 100-yard receiving games in 2022…ranked in the top-five in the Northeast Conference in all major receiving categories…logged career highs of eight receptions for 162 yards and a TD vs. Fordham (9/1)…had seven catches for 128 yards with a 57-yard long at Columbia (10/8)…made six catches for 134 yards and a TD vs. Sacred Heart (11/12)…caught TD passes in four straight games…made at least one catch in 10 of 11 games…had a 71-yard touchdown vs. Sacred Heart…had four catches for 92 yards at Merrimack (10/15)…had eight catches for 85 yards and a TD vs. LIU (10/21)…ran the ball eight times for 13 yards on the year.
 
2021 (WAGNER): Led the Seahawks with 22 catches and 271 yards on the season…Earned Phil Steele All-NEC recognition…Had a season-high 136 yards on six catches against Delaware State (10/2), taking the first play from scrimmage 74 yards for a TD…Also rushed for 118 yards throughout the 2021 campaign with a rushing TD against Central Connecticut (9/11).

CHAMPION CHERRY HILL WEST HS: Made 27 catches for 315 yards and four TD in eight games at Milford Academy (20190…posted 60 receptions, nine TD, 1,002 yards, 1,491 all-purpose yards for Group 3 Champion Cherry Hill West HS as a senior…recorded 2,146 yards, 116 receptions, 21 TD and 2,696 all-purpose yards for his high school career.

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SIMMONS’ CAREER HIGHS
Receptions: 8, (3x) Last vs. Rice (9/23/23)
Receiving Yards: 272, vs. Rice (9/23/23)
Long Reception: 74, vs Delaware St. (10/02/21)

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SIMMONS' GAME-BY-GAME
2023 Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs) 
WKU (1-6-0); Florida A&M (3-59-1); Alabama (3-20-0); Rice (8-272-1); Navy (5-23-0); UAB (2-21-1); FAU (2-37-0); UCONN (4-19-0);Memphis (2-73-1); Temple (1-13-0); UTSA (2-21-0); Charlotte (2-17-1); Syarcuse (4-56-0).