Usage / Role
22%
Rotational offensive role
Player Dossier
2023-2025UConn
WR • 5'10" • 185 lbs • Cherry Hill, NJ, USA
Naiem Simmons reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Usage / Role
22%
Rotational offensive role
Impact Production
47
Developing production for a receiver
Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
Star Power
39
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · South Florida
Snapshot
Player Story
Naiem Simmons built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Cherry Hill, NJ wearing No. 9, spending time with South Florida and UConn. The clearest part of Naiem Simmons' career was his...
Read the storyNaiem Simmons, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · South Florida. Naiem Simmons reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | South Florida | 13 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 60.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | South Florida | 13 | 35 | 581 | 5 | 60.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | South Florida | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2025 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
Transfer Portal History
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Florida to UConn | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 79.1 | May 11, 2025 |
| 2023 | Unlisted to South Florida | Unlisted to G5/FCS | 10.6 | Nov 21, 2022 |
Naiem Simmons played WR for South Florida and UConn. Across 3 tracked seasons, Naiem Simmons recorded 637 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with South Florida.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
South Florida paired 637 primary output with 71 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 71 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 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 South Florida, UConn.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rice
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
49
Efficiency
71
Usage
13.7
Consistency
24.5
Best Game by takeover score
Rice
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Syracuse: 56. Western Kentucky: 6. Florida A&M: 59. Alabama: 20. Rice: 272. Navy: 23. UAB: 21. Florida Atlantic: 37. UConn: 19. Memphis: 73. Temple: 13. UTSA: 21. Charlotte: 17
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 versus efficiency scatter chart. Syracuse: 4 by 93.3. Western Kentucky: 1 by 40. Florida A&M: 3 by 100. Alabama: 3 by 44.4. Rice: 8 by 100. Navy: 5 by 30.7. UAB: 2 by 70. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 100. UConn: 4 by 31.7. Memphis: 2 by 100. Temple: 1 by 86.7. UTSA: 2 by 70. Charlotte: 2 by 56.7
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13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Rice
Best efficiency game
100 vs Memphis
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/22 | @ Syracuse | W 45-0 | — | 4 | 56 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 33 |
| Sun 11/26 | vs Charlotte | W 48-14 | — | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 1 | 16 |
| Sat 11/18 | @ UTSA | L 21-49 | — | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Temple | W 27-23 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Memphis | L 50-59 | — | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 36.50 | 1 | 44 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ UConn | W 24-21 | — | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 4.80 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Florida Atlantic | L 14-56 | — | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 0 | 34 |
| Sat 10/7 | @ UAB | L 35-56 | — | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 1 | 13 |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Navy | W 44-30 | — | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 4.60 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Rice100 receiving yards · High volume | W 42-29 | — | 8 | 272 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 53 |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Alabama | L 3-17 | — | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 6.70 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Florida A&M | W 38-24 | — | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 19.70 | 1 | 31 |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Western Kentucky | L 24-41 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Player Story
Naiem Simmons built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Cherry Hill, NJ wearing No. 9, spending time with South Florida and UConn. The clearest part of Naiem Simmons' career was his receiving role: 39 catches, 637 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with South Florida. 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. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across South Florida and UConn.
The arc is straightforward: Naiem Simmons moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
South Florida
2023-2024
Opening stop
UConn
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | South Florida | 637 | 71 | 13.7 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | South Florida | 637 | 71 | 13.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | South Florida | 0 | — | — | -637 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UConn | 0 | — | — | 0 |
#1 Featured game
@ Buffalo
Week 1
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
31
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
31 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Rutgers
Week 2
55
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
55 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Rice
Week 4 · W 42-29 · Conference game
272
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
272 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Syracuse
Week 1 · W 45-0 · Postseason
56
Receiving Yards
58.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
56 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
#5
vs Florida A&M
Week 2 · W 38-24
59
Receiving Yards
55.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
59 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · South Florida
637 primary output · 71 efficiency · 13.7 usage
60.3
#2
2023 Regular Season · South Florida
60.3
637 primary · 71 efficiency · 13.7 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · South Florida
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
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100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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