Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2025Baylor
Kendrick Simpkins
S • 6'0" • 199 lbs • Montgomery, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kendrick Simpkins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
33
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
23
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
52
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky • Baylor
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Player Story
Kendrick Simpkins built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a safety from Montgomery, AL wearing No. 16, spending time with Baylor and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Kendrick Simpkins' career was his...
Read the storyKendrick Simpkins, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Kendrick Simpkins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 142
- TFL
- 15.5
- Sacks
- 9
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Kendrick Simpkins quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Baylor · S
- Career Tackles
- 142
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 9 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Troy
- High school pipeline
- Thompson · 28 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 16 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 23 tackles · S 245th (top 44%) · Big 12 213th (top 30%) · National 1,860th (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 3 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 9.3 |
| 2021 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 8 | 18 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 11.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 11 | 38 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 18.6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 12 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 75.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 12 | 46 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75.4 |
| 2024 Postseason | Baylor | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 8.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Baylor | 5 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 8.4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Baylor | 10 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 21 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Kentucky to Baylor | G5/FCS to P4 | 78.7 | Dec 17, 2023 |
Kendrick Simpkins played S for Western Kentucky and Baylor. Across 6 tracked seasons, Kendrick Simpkins recorded 142 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Western Kentucky paired 29 primary output with 40.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 13.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Western Kentucky, Baylor.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Auburn
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Baylor
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
13.6
Usage
6
Consistency
6.7
Best Game by takeover score
Auburn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Auburn: 2. SMU: 0. Samford: 2. Arizona State: 0. Oklahoma State: 0. Kansas State: 0. TCU: 0. Cincinnati: 0. Utah: 0. Arizona: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Auburn: 1 by 24.2. SMU: 2 by 8.3. Samford: 3 by 32.5. Arizona State: 2 by 8.3. Oklahoma State: 4 by 16.7. Kansas State: 1 by 4.2. TCU: 6 by 25. Cincinnati: 1 by 4.2. Utah: 1 by 4.2. Arizona: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Auburn
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Samford
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/22 | @ Arizona | L 17-41 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | vs Utah | L 28-55 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Cincinnati | L 20-41 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ TCU | L 36-42 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Kansas State | W 35-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Oklahoma State | W 45-27 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Arizona State | L 24-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs SamfordSplash game | W 42-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ SMU | W 48-45 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs AuburnSplash game | L 24-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kendrick Simpkins story
Kendrick Simpkins built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a safety from Montgomery, AL wearing No. 16, spending time with Baylor and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Kendrick Simpkins' career was his defensive production: 142 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 9 sacks, and 1 interception across 49 career games in the available record. That gives Kendrick Simpkins' 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
Western Kentucky
2020-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Baylor
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 1 | 10.3 | 1.5 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 3 | 13.7 | 1.6 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 3 | 13.7 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 4 | 18 | 3.6 | 1 |
| 2023 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 29 | 40.7 | 18.6 | 25 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 29 | 40.7 | 18.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Baylor | 0.5 | 6.9 | 2.2 | -28.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Baylor | 0.5 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Baylor | 4 | 13.6 | 6 | 3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Troy
Week 4 · L 24-27
Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs South Florida
Week 1 · W 41-24
5
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Houston Christian
Week 2 · W 52-22
4
Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 29 Auburn
Week 1 · L 24-38
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Samford
Week 3 · W 42-7
2
Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Western Kentucky
29 primary output · 40.7 efficiency · 18.6 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
75.4
29 primary · 40.7 efficiency · 18.6 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Baylor
21
4 primary · 13.6 efficiency · 6 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
11
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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