Player Career

Jeff Sims Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jeff Sims story

Jeff Sims built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a quarterback from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 2, spending time with Arizona State, Georgia Tech, and Nebraska. The clearest part of Jeff Sims' career was his passing role: 6,175 passing yards, 41 touchdown passes, 893 attempts, and 1,967 rushing yards across 42 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2020 with Georgia Tech. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 1,967 rushing yards, 1 receiving yard, and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 42 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arizona State, Georgia Tech, and Nebraska.

The arc is straightforward: Jeff Sims 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

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

  1. 1

    Georgia Tech

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Nebraska

    2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Arizona State

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2020202120222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech2,37660.230.1
2021 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech1,84065.228.4-536
2022 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech1,40356.335.2-437
2023 Regular SeasonNebraska47131.221.4-932
2024 Regular SeasonArizona State26954.814.8-202
2025 PostseasonArizona State1,78357.728.91,514
2025 Regular SeasonArizona State1,78357.728.90

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024Nebraska to Arizona StateP4 to P484Dec 12, 2023
2023Georgia Tech to NebraskaP4 to P491.2Dec 5, 2022

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Duke

Week 6 · W 23-20 · Conference game

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

322

Total Offense

88.4 takeover

322 total offense with 69.8 efficiency.

#2

@ No. 33 Iowa State

Week 10 · W 24-19 · Conference game

405

Total Offense

86.8 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

405 total offense with 69.4 efficiency.

#3

@ Minnesota

Week 1 · L 10-13 · Conference game

205

Total Offense

82.7 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

205 total offense with 48.2 efficiency.

#4

@ UCF

Week 4 · L 10-27

338

Total Offense

82.1 takeover

Loss with 338 yards of offense and 67.3 efficiency.

338 total offense with 67.3 efficiency.

#5

vs Pittsburgh

Week 5 · L 21-52 · Conference game

397

Total Offense

80.4 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

397 total offense with 69.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Regular Season · Georgia Tech

2,376 primary output · 60.2 efficiency · 30.1 usage

77.3

#2

2021 Regular Season · Georgia Tech

69.9

1,840 primary · 65.2 efficiency · 28.4 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Georgia Tech

65.2

1,403 primary · 56.3 efficiency · 35.2 usage

Milestones

6

250+ passing yards

10

300+ total offense

10

3+ TD games

18

Above avg efficiency