Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Kansas
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.
Impact Production
54
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
50
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
69
Useful peak 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
- 1
- 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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- 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
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Kansas | 11 | 30 | 349 | 2 | 54.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas | 12 | 72 | 859 | 7 | 81.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas | 11 | 59 | 839 | 6 | 74.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas | 12 | 53 | 535 | 4 | 63.5 |
Related Context
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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
2018 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 64.6 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: Kansas State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Kansas
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
44.6
Efficiency
64.6
Usage
22.3
Consistency
52.7
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nicholls: 29. Central Michigan: 30. Rutgers: 22. Baylor: 47. Oklahoma State: 89. West Virginia: 7. Texas Tech: 38. TCU: 27. Iowa State: 71. Kansas State: 113. Oklahoma: 49. Texas: 13
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nicholls: 4 by 48.3. Central Michigan: 4 by 50. Rutgers: 2 by 73.3. Baylor: 3 by 100. Oklahoma State: 10 by 59.3. West Virginia: 3 by 15.6. Texas Tech: 2 by 100. TCU: 2 by 90. Iowa State: 7 by 67.6. Kansas State: 5 by 100. Oklahoma: 6 by 54.4. Texas: 5 by 17.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins26.3 · Games = 3 · -24.3 vs Losses
Losses50.7 · Games = 9 · +24.3 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
Kansas State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Kansas State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/23 | vs Texas | L 17-24 | — | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 2.60 | 0 | 6 |
| Sun 11/18 | @ Oklahoma | L 40-55 | — | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 8.20 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Kansas State100 receiving yards | L 17-21 | — | 5 | 113 | 22.6 | 22.60 | 1 | 65 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Iowa State | L 3-27 | — | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 10.10 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs TCU | W 27-26 | — | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Texas Tech | L 16-48 | — | 2 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 30 |
| Sat 10/6 | @ West Virginia | L 22-38 | — | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 2.30 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Oklahoma StateHigh volume | L 28-48 | — | 10 | 89 | 10.2 | 8.90 | 1 | 31 |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Baylor | L 7-26 | — | 3 | 47 | 13.3 | 15.70 | 0 | 37 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Rutgers | W 55-14 | — | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Central Michigan | W 31-7 | — | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Nicholls | L 23-26 | — | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 7.30 | 1 | 10 |
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
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Kansas | 349 | 64.3 | 12.3 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas | 859 | 71.1 | 25.8 | 510 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas | 839 | 67 | 26.2 | -20 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kansas | 535 | 64.6 | 22.3 | -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
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