Usage Score
17.2
Player Dossier
2016-2018West Virginia
Marcus Simms
WR • 6'0" • 194 lbs • Sandy Spring, MD, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Marcus Simms reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Efficiency
80.7
Consistency
56.6
Season Value
63.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · West Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- West Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Marcus Simms, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · West Virginia. Marcus Simms reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
West Virginia paired 663 primary output with 93.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 80.7 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: Texas Tech
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2018 Regular Season · West Virginia
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
63.5
Efficiency
80.7
Usage
17.2
Consistency
56.6
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 40. Unknown: 119. Kansas State: 136. Texas Tech: 138. Kansas: 57. Iowa State: 8. Baylor: 13. Texas: 55. TCU: 69. Oklahoma State: 47. Oklahoma: 17
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee: 2 by 100. Unknown: 8 by 99.2. Kansas State: 5 by 100. Texas Tech: 9 by 100. Kansas: 2 by 100. Iowa State: 2 by 26.7. Baylor: 1 by 86.7. Texas: 5 by 73.3. TCU: 3 by 100. Oklahoma State: 7 by 44.8. Oklahoma: 2 by 56.7
Split Comparison
Wins72.6 · n=7 · +48.6 vs Losses
Losses24 · n=3 · -48.6 vs Wins
First Half83 · n=6 · +42.8 vs Second Half
Second Half40.2 · n=5 · -42.8 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Texas Tech
Best efficiency game
100 vs TCU
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | vs Oklahoma | L 56-59 | — | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Oklahoma State | L 41-45 | — | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 6.70 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 11/10 | vs TCU | W 47-10 | — | 3 | 69 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 53 |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Texas | W 42-41 | — | 5 | 55 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 25 |
| Thu 10/25 | vs Baylor | W 58-14 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Iowa State | L 14-30 | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Kansas | W 38-22 | — | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 28.50 | 0 | 39 |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Texas Tech100 receiving yards · High volume | W 42-34 | — | 9 | 138 | 15.3 | 15.30 | 1 | 45 |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Kansas State100 receiving yards | W 35-6 | — | 5 | 136 | 27.2 | 27.20 | 1 | 82 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Unknown100 receiving yards · High volume | — | — | 8 | 119 | 14.9 | 14.90 | 0 | 31 |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Tennessee | W 40-14 | — | 2 | 40 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 32 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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West Virginia
2016-2018
Opening stop
Season Progression
2016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | West Virginia | 95 | 56.7 | 15.8 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | West Virginia | 663 | 93.9 | 14 | 568 |
| 2017 Regular Season | West Virginia | 663 | 93.9 | 14 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | West Virginia | 699 | 80.7 | 17.2 | 36 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Texas Tech
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
138
Primary metric
138 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
Iowa State
76
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
76 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
Unknown
119
Primary metric
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
119 receiving yards with a 99.2 efficiency score.
#4
Kansas State
136
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
136 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
Unknown
91
Primary metric
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
91 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2017 Postseason · West Virginia
663 primary output · 93.9 efficiency · 14 usage
69.1
#2
2017 Regular Season · West Virginia
69.1
663 primary · 93.9 efficiency · 14 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · West Virginia
63.3
699 primary · 80.7 efficiency · 17.2 usage
Milestones
3
100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2016 · Rating 0.8617
Sherwood · Sandy Spring, MD
- Committed To
- West Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
1,457
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 26 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.