Colin Simmons
Texas Longhorns
97
Legend

Colin Simmons

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JACKDefenseLegend
Projected Starter

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Colin Simmons is the projected starter at JACK for Texas Longhorns.

Junior · #1 · 6'3", 246 lbs

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Depth at JACK · Texas Longhorns

  1. 1197Colin SimmonsStarter
  2. 29972Richard Wesley
  3. 39267Colton Vasek
  4. 44667Smith Orogbo

Texas Starting Lineup

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The Story

A Five-Star Talent

A 5-star recruit out of Duncanville, ranked #18 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 43 tackles, 15.5 TFL, 12 sacks. That's 13% of the team's production at his spot and 100th-percentile production nationally — good for a 97 overall (Legend tier).

Recruit5★ · #18 Natl2-Yr Total91 tackles · 21 sacksTeam Share13%Percentile100th
Dallas, TX
Jersey
#1
Class
JR
Height
6'3"
Weight
246 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20254315.512
202448149

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★★5-star
Composite
0.9932
National Rank
#18
High School
Duncanville
Hometown
Duncanville, TX

Why this rating?

On a 99-rated defense; 100th-percentile production (×0.99 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 97. Ranks among the nation's elite at the position, which lifted them into the 92-99 tier.

Team defense (SP+)
99
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 100% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top <1% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.99)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LOUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
2
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-24

Sep 26WTENNTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
6
SACK
5.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 20-17

Sep 20WUTSATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 30-6

Sep 12WOSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-23

Sep 5WTXSTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-7

Colin Simmons's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Edge Threat
43 tkl · 15.5 TFL · 12 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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