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• Earned his first career start at Texas Tech, finishing with two catches for a careerhigh 61 yards • Three catches against Kansas State for 31 yards • Caught two passes for 23 yards against Youngstown State • Made his WVU debut against Tennessee, hauling in a 59-yard touchdown for his first career reception
T.J.
1 SIMMONS WR, 6-2, 198, r-Sr. Alabama Birmingham, Ala.
2017 (So.)
• Redshirted to fulfill NCAA transfer requirements • WVU Offensive Scout Team Champion: Delaware State
2016 (Fr.) – Alabama
• Has played in 22 career games with 15 starts • Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team (Phil Steele)
• Played in 12 games as a freshman, used mostly on special teams • Worked his way into the receiver rotation • Enrolled early at Alabama
2019 (r-Jr.)
• Played in 10 games at inside receiver, starting nine • Third-leading receiver for WVU with 35 catches for 455 yards and four touchdowns • No. 14 in the Big 12 in receptions per game (3.5) • Three receptions for 37 yards against Oklahoma State • Led team with six catches for 74 yards at Oklahoma, including a career-high two touchdowns • Scored for the second straight game against Iowa State; finished with five catches for 75 yards • Career-high seven catches for 135 yards and a touchdown against Texas; the performance marked his first career 100-yard game • Four catches for 46 yards at Kansas • Three catches against NC State • Five catches for 58 yards in the season opener against James Madison
High School
• Coached by Jerry Hood at Clay-Chalkville High School • Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) Super 12 squad • AL.com Super All-State team • Four-star recruit, the No. 5 player in Alabama by Rivals.com • Also listed at the No. 57 overall receiver by Rivals • Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Scout.com • Scout.com ranked him as the No. 48 wide receiver and the top receiver in Alabama
Personal
• Son of Terrell Simmons and Pamela Evans • Daughter’s name is Leilani Nevaeh Jo Simmons • One of seven children • Graduated in August 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies
2018 (r-So.)
• Played in 12 games and started six • Fourth-leading receiver on the team with 28 catches for 341 yards and a touchdown • Season-long catch of 59 yards against Tennessee • Led all receivers with six catches against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl; also had third-most receiving yards with 64 and a long catch of 17 yards • Three receptions for 29 yards vs. Baylor, including a long of 17 • Career-high six receptions for 53 yards against Kansas
Simmons’ Receiving Statistics Year Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long 2019 10 35 455 13.0 4 44 2018 12 28 341 12.2 1 59 Totals 22 63 796 12.6 5 59
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