Player Dossier

2014-2020

West Virginia

T.J. Simmons

WR • 6'2" • 198 lbs • Pinson, AL, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

T.J. Simmons reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

24%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

82

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Alabama

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Alabama • West Virginia
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas

Player Story

T.J. Simmons built his college career from 2014 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Pinson, AL wearing No. 1, spending time with Alabama and West Virginia. The clearest part of T.J. Simmons' career was his receiving...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2016 · Rating 0.8917

Clay-Chalkville · Pinson, AL

Committed To
Alabama
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

T.J. Simmons, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Alabama. T.J. Simmons reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,176
Receptions
85
Touchdowns
9

Quick Answers

T.J. Simmons quick answers

Latest team and position
West Virginia · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,176
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 27 games
Best season
2016 Regular Season · Alabama
Top game
Texas
Recruit profile
4-star · Clay-Chalkville · Alabama
High school pipeline
Clay-Chalkville · 25 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 1 · Senior
2020 Receiving yards rank
380 receiving yards · WR 166th (top 19%) · Big 12 17th (top 11%) · National 188th (top 11%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonAlabama0-00-
2015 Regular SeasonAlabama0-00-
2016 Regular SeasonAlabama1-00100
2018 PostseasonWest Virginia9664061.2
2018 Regular SeasonWest Virginia922277161.2
2019 Regular SeasonWest Virginia1035455470.5
2020 PostseasonWest Virginia7456272.8
2020 Regular SeasonWest Virginia718324272.8

Related Context

T.J. Simmons played WR for Alabama and West Virginia. Across 6 tracked seasons, T.J. Simmons recorded 12 rushing yards, 1,176 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with West Virginia.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

Alabama paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 91.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Alabama, West Virginia.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: TCU

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

Analysis workspace

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Season Explorer

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2020 Postseason · West Virginia

Games

7

Receiving Yards / G

54.3

Efficiency

91.4

Usage

14

Consistency

69.5

Best Game by takeover score

TCU

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Army: 56. Oklahoma State: 82. Kansas: 13. Kansas State: 32. Texas: 71. TCU: 90. Iowa State: 36

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. Army: 4 by 93.3. Oklahoma State: 4 by 100. Kansas: 1 by 86.7. Kansas State: 1 by 100. Texas: 4 by 100. TCU: 4 by 100. Iowa State: 4 by 60

Split Comparison

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

Wins47.8 · Games = 4 · -15.3 vs Losses
Losses63 · Games = 3 · +15.3 vs Wins

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

TCU

Best efficiency game

100 vs TCU

Result
Thu 12/31@ Army2+ TDW 24-214561414231
Sat 12/5@ Iowa StateL 6-4243699013
Sat 11/14vs TCU2+ TDW 24-649017.722.50238
Sat 11/7@ TexasL 13-1747117.817.80029
Sat 10/31vs Kansas StateW 37-101323232032
Sat 10/17vs KansasW 38-171131313012
Sat 9/26@ Oklahoma StateL 13-2748220.520.50041

Player Story

T.J. Simmons story

T.J. Simmons built his college career from 2014 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Pinson, AL wearing No. 1, spending time with Alabama and West Virginia. The clearest part of T.J. Simmons' career was his receiving role: 85 catches, 1,176 receiving yards, 9 touchdowns, and 12 rushing yards across 27 career games in the available record. His career also includes 12 rushing yards and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives T.J. Simmons' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Alabama

    2014-2016

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    West Virginia

    2018-2020

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620182018201920202020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonAlabama0
2015 Regular SeasonAlabama00
2016 Regular SeasonAlabama00
2018 PostseasonWest Virginia34166.212.7341
2018 Regular SeasonWest Virginia34166.212.70
2019 Regular SeasonWest Virginia45571.916.6114
2020 PostseasonWest Virginia38091.414-75
2020 Regular SeasonWest Virginia38091.4140

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Texas

Week 6 · L 31-42 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

135

Receiving Yards

91.8 takeover

135 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Syracuse

Week 1 · L 18-34 · Postseason

64

Receiving Yards

90.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

64 receiving yards with a 71.1 efficiency score.

#3

vs TCU

Week 11 · W 24-6 · Conference game

90

Receiving Yards

90.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

90 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Oklahoma State

Week 4 · L 13-27 · Conference game

82

Receiving Yards

85.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

82 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Iowa State

Week 7 · L 14-38 · Conference game

75

Receiving Yards

81.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

75 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Regular Season · Alabama

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2020 Postseason · West Virginia

72.8

380 primary · 91.4 efficiency · 14 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · West Virginia

72.8

380 primary · 91.4 efficiency · 14 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games