Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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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.
Impact Production
58
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
47
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · West Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- West Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Player Story
Marcus Simms built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Sandy Spring, MD wearing No. 8, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Marcus Simms' career was his receiving role:...
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- Committed To
- West Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Marcus Simms, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · West Virginia. Marcus Simms reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,457
- Receptions
- 87
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Marcus Simms quick answers
- Latest team and position
- West Virginia · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,457
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · West Virginia
- Top game
- Texas Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Sherwood · West Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Sherwood · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Junior
- 2018 Receiving yards rank
- 699 receiving yards · WR 113th (top 12%) · Big 12 15th (top 10%) · National 120th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | West Virginia | 3 | 6 | 95 | 1 | 38 |
| 2017 Postseason | West Virginia | 12 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 77.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | West Virginia | 12 | 32 | 630 | 5 | 77.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | West Virginia | 11 | 46 | 699 | 2 | 73.7 |
Related Context
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Marcus Simms played WR for West Virginia. Across 3 tracked seasons, Marcus Simms recorded 4 rushing yards, 1,457 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with West Virginia.
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 stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to 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.
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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
Texas Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 40. Youngstown State: 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
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee: 2 by 100. Youngstown State: 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins78.4 · Games = 8 · +54.4 vs Losses
Losses24 · Games = 3 · -54.4 vs Wins
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 Youngstown State100 receiving yards · High volume | W 52-17 | — | 8 | 119 | 14.9 | 14.90 | 0 | 31 |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Tennessee | W 40-14 | — | 2 | 40 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 32 |
Player Story
Marcus Simms story
Marcus Simms built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Sandy Spring, MD wearing No. 8, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Marcus Simms' career was his receiving role: 87 catches, 1,457 receiving yards, 8 touchdowns, and 4 rushing yards across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with West Virginia. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 4 rushing yards, 3 tackles, and 1,149 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across West Virginia.
The arc is straightforward: Marcus Simms moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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West Virginia
2016-2018
Opening stop
Season Value 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
Week 5 · W 42-34 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
100 takeover
138 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Youngstown State
Week 2 · W 52-17
119
Receiving Yards
95.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
119 receiving yards with a 99.2 efficiency score.
#3
@ Iowa State
Week 13 · W 49-19 · Conference game
76
Receiving Yards
92.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
76 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Kansas State
Week 4 · W 35-6 · Conference game
136
Receiving Yards
88.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
136 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Delaware State
Week 3 · W 59-16
91
Receiving Yards
85.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
91 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · West Virginia
663 primary output · 93.9 efficiency · 14 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · West Virginia
77.5
663 primary · 93.9 efficiency · 14 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · West Virginia
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699 primary · 80.7 efficiency · 17.2 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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