Player Dossier

2015-2018

Kansas

Steven Sims Jr.

WR • 5'10" • 176 lbs • Houston, TX, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Steven Sims Jr. reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

33%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

82

High-end production for a receiver

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Reliability

73

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

83

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Kansas

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Snapshot

Career Teams
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Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Kansas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State

Player Story

Steven Sims Jr. built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Houston, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Steven Sims Jr.'s career was his receiving role: 214...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2015 · Rating 0.8003

Fort Bend Travis · Richmond, TX

Committed To
Kansas
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Steven Sims Jr., WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Kansas. Steven Sims Jr. reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
2,582
Receptions
214
Touchdowns
19
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Steven Sims Jr. Kansas Highlights

2018 · Kansas · Player Highlight

Steven Sims Jr. college highlights at Kansas.

Season
2018
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Steven Sims Jr. quick answers

Latest team and position
Kansas · WR
Career Receiving Yards
2,582
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 46 games
Best season
2016 Regular Season · Kansas
Top game
Kansas State
Recruit profile
3-star · Fort Bend Travis · Kansas
High school pipeline
Fort Bend Travis · 12 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 11 · Senior
2018 Receiving yards rank
535 receiving yards · WR 195th (top 20%) · Big 12 20th (top 13%) · National 209th (top 10%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2015 Regular SeasonKansas1130349254.9
2016 Regular SeasonKansas1272859781.2
2017 Regular SeasonKansas1159839674.8
2018 Regular SeasonKansas1253535463.5

Related Context

Steven Sims Jr. played WR for Kansas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Steven Sims Jr. recorded 40 passing yards, 16 rushing yards, and 2,582 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Kansas.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

Kansas paired 859 primary output with 71.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 71.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2016 Regular Season · Kansas

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

71.6

Efficiency

71.1

Usage

25.8

Consistency

67.7

Best Game by takeover score

West Virginia

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Rhode Island: 124. Ohio: 114. Memphis: 15. Texas Tech: 59. TCU: 101. Baylor: 40. Oklahoma State: 90. Oklahoma: 35. West Virginia: 124. Iowa State: 37. Texas: 79. Kansas State: 41

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Rhode Island: 5 by 100. Ohio: 4 by 100. Memphis: 2 by 50. Texas Tech: 6 by 65.6. TCU: 9 by 74.8. Baylor: 2 by 100. Oklahoma State: 9 by 66.7. Oklahoma: 5 by 46.7. West Virginia: 9 by 91.9. Iowa State: 9 by 27.4. Texas: 7 by 75.2. Kansas State: 5 by 54.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins101.5 · Games = 2 · +35.9 vs Losses
Losses65.6 · Games = 10 · -35.9 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

West Virginia

Best efficiency game

100 vs Baylor

Result
Sat 11/26@ Kansas StateL 19-345418.28.20032
Sat 11/19vs TexasW 24-217798.311.30033
Sat 11/12vs Iowa StateHigh volumeL 24-319374.14.1018
Sat 11/5@ West Virginia100 receiving yards · High volumeL 21-48912412.813.80132
Sat 10/29@ OklahomaL 3-5653577012
Sat 10/22vs Oklahoma StateHigh volumeL 20-449901010026
Sat 10/15@ BaylorL 7-492402020034
Sat 10/8vs TCU100 receiving yards · High volumeL 23-24910111.211.20023
Fri 9/30@ Texas TechL 19-556599.89.80125
Sat 9/17@ MemphisL 7-432157.57.50012
Sat 9/10vs Ohio100 receiving yards · 2+ TDL 21-37411428.528.50274
Sat 9/3vs Rhode Island100 receiving yards · 2+ TDW 55-6512424.824.80271

Player Story

Steven Sims Jr. story

Steven Sims Jr. built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Houston, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Steven Sims Jr.'s career was his receiving role: 214 catches, 2,582 receiving yards, 19 touchdowns, and 16 rushing yards across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 40 passing yards, 16 rushing yards, and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Steven Sims Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Kansas

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonKansas34964.312.3
2016 Regular SeasonKansas85971.125.8510
2017 Regular SeasonKansas8396726.2-20
2018 Regular SeasonKansas53564.622.3-304

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Kansas State

Week 9 · L 20-30 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

233

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

233 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ West Virginia

Week 10 · L 21-48 · Conference game

124

Receiving Yards

97.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

124 receiving yards with a 91.9 efficiency score.

#3

@ Kansas State

Week 11 · L 17-21 · Conference game

113

Receiving Yards

93.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

113 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Ohio

Week 2 · L 21-37

114

Receiving Yards

88.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

114 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Rhode Island

Week 1 · W 55-6

124

Receiving Yards

86.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

124 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Regular Season · Kansas

859 primary output · 71.1 efficiency · 25.8 usage

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#2

2017 Regular Season · Kansas

74.8

839 primary · 67 efficiency · 26.2 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Kansas

63.5

535 primary · 64.6 efficiency · 22.3 usage

Milestones

8

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games