Player Dossier

2017-2020

Michigan State

Antjuan Simmons

LB • 6'0" • 225 lbs • Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Antjuan Simmons shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 62.9 disruption score.

Usage / Role

52%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

63

Solid production for a linebacker

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

54

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Michigan State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Michigan State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers

Player Story

Antjuan Simmons built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from Ann Arbor, MI wearing No. 34, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Antjuan Simmons' career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8955

Pioneer · Ann Arbor, MI

Committed To
Michigan State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Antjuan Simmons, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Michigan State. Antjuan Simmons shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 62.9 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
230
TFL
26
Sacks
4.5
QB hurries
7
Passes defended
4

Quick Answers

Antjuan Simmons quick answers

Latest team and position
Michigan State · LB
Career Tackles
230
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 45 games
Best season
2019 Postseason · Michigan State
Top game
Rutgers
Recruit profile
4-star · Pioneer · Michigan State
High school pipeline
Pioneer · 13 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 34 · Senior
2020 Tackles rank
75 tackles · LB 61st (top 6%) · Big Ten 6th (top 2%) · National 75th (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2017 PostseasonMichigan State123-0--012.4
2017 Regular SeasonMichigan State12301.50--012.4
2018 PostseasonMichigan State133-0--015.6
2018 Regular SeasonMichigan State13290.502-015.6
2019 PostseasonMichigan State139-0--075.1
2019 Regular SeasonMichigan State1381153.532075.1
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan State7759122072.3

Related Context

Antjuan Simmons played LB for Michigan State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Antjuan Simmons recorded -6 rushing yards and 230 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Michigan State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Michigan State paired 24.5 primary output with 47.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 47.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

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

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa

Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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2019 Postseason · Michigan State

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.9

Efficiency

47.7

Usage

11.2

Consistency

59.8

Best Game by takeover score

Tulsa

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Wake Forest: 0. Tulsa: 4.5. Western Michigan: 1. Arizona State: 3. Northwestern: 1. Indiana: 2.5. Ohio State: 0.5. Wisconsin: 2. Penn State: 4. Illinois: 2. Michigan: 3. Rutgers: 0. Maryland: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wake Forest: 9 by 37.5. Tulsa: 6 by 70. Western Michigan: 3 by 22.5. Arizona State: 9 by 67.5. Northwestern: 6 by 35. Indiana: 9 by 62.5. Ohio State: 7 by 34.2. Wisconsin: 10 by 61.7. Penn State: 9 by 77.5. Illinois: 6 by 45. Michigan: 7 by 59.2. Rutgers: 3 by 12.5. Maryland: 6 by 35

Split Comparison

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

Wins1.4 · Games = 7 · -1.0 vs Losses
Losses2.4 · Games = 6 · +1.0 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Tulsa

Best efficiency game

77.5 vs Penn State

Result
Fri 12/27@ Wake ForestW 27-2192000
Sat 11/30vs MarylandW 19-1664100
Sat 11/23@ RutgersW 27-032000
Sat 11/16@ MichiganSplash gameL 10-4476210
Sat 11/9vs IllinoisSplash gameL 34-3761100
Sat 10/26vs Penn StateSplash gameL 7-2893210
Sat 10/12@ Wisconsin10+ tackles · Splash gameL 0-38106101
Sat 10/5@ Ohio StateL 10-34760.5000
Sat 9/28vs IndianaSplash gameW 40-31942.5000
Sat 9/21@ NorthwesternW 31-1065100
Sat 9/14vs Arizona StateSplash gameL 7-10911.500.500
Sat 9/7vs Western MichiganW 51-1732001
Fri 8/30vs TulsaSplash gameW 28-7622.50110

Player Story

Antjuan Simmons story

Antjuan Simmons built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from Ann Arbor, MI wearing No. 34, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Antjuan Simmons' career was his defensive production: 230 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 78 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Antjuan Simmons' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Michigan State

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2017201720182018201920192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonMichigan State1.512.73
2017 Regular SeasonMichigan State1.512.730
2018 PostseasonMichigan State3.51332
2018 Regular SeasonMichigan State3.51330
2019 PostseasonMichigan State24.547.711.221
2019 Regular SeasonMichigan State24.547.711.20
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan State1462.914.9-10.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Rutgers

Week 8 · L 27-38 · Conference game

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

95.3 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 95.3 takeover score.

#2

vs Tulsa

Week 1 · W 28-7

4.5

Havoc Plays

90 takeover

Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.

#3

vs Penn State

Week 9 · L 7-28 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

88.8 takeover

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.8 takeover score.

#4

vs Northwestern

Week 13 · W 29-20 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

85 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.

#5

vs Arizona State

Week 3 · L 7-10

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Havoc Plays

78.1 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Michigan State

24.5 primary output · 47.7 efficiency · 11.2 usage

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#2

2019 Regular Season · Michigan State

75.1

24.5 primary · 47.7 efficiency · 11.2 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Michigan State

72.3

14 primary · 62.9 efficiency · 14.9 usage

Milestones

12

Impact games

12

Splash games

7

10+ tackle games