Derrick Simmons
Michigan State Spartans
68
Depth

Derrick Simmons

Michigan State SpartansAverage
NTDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Derrick Simmons starting?

Derrick Simmons is listed 2nd string at NT for Michigan State Spartans.

Redshirt freshman · #98 · 6'3", 305 lbs

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Depth at NT · Michigan State Spartans

  1. 15575Ben RobertsStarter
  2. 29868Derrick SimmonsYou

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Frankenmuth, ranked #377 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 3 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 68 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit4★ · #377 NatlTeam Share0%
Frankenmuth, MI
Jersey
#98
Class
RS FR
Height
6'3"
Weight
305 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025300

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.8974
National Rank
#377
High School
Frankenmuth
Hometown
Frankenmuth, MI

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated defense; 23th-percentile production (×0.87 for competition level) put them -8 vs unit starters → 68.

Team defense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 23% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.87)
Depth-chart adjustment
-8 for role; −6 depth penalty

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 10LILLTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-37 OT

Sep 26LNEBTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-13

Sep 19LNDTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-10

Sep 12WEMUTKL 0
TKL
0
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 35-7

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

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Team Role

3 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
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