Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Cincinnati
Brian Simms III
LB • 6'3" • 235 lbs • Baltimore, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brian Simms III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player Story
Brian Simms III built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Baltimore, MD wearing No. 17, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Brian Simms III's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Cincinnati
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Brian Simms III, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Cincinnati. Brian Simms III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 51
- TFL
- 2.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 2
Quick Answers
Brian Simms III quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · LB
- Career Tackles
- 51
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Cincinnati
- Top game
- Nebraska
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St. Frances Academy · Cincinnati
- High school pipeline
- St. Frances Academy · 58 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · LB 429th (top 34%) · Big 12 122nd (top 17%) · National 1,143rd (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 8 | 17 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 20.8 |
| 2025 Postseason | Cincinnati | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 12 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 38 |
Related Context
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Brian Simms III played LB for Cincinnati. Across 3 tracked seasons, Brian Simms III recorded 51 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Cincinnati.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Cincinnati paired 4 primary output with 15.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 15.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Cincinnati
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
15.1
Usage
3.4
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Navy: 0. Nebraska: 2.5. Bowling Green: 0. Northwestern State: 0.5. Kansas: 0. Iowa State: 0. UCF: 1. Oklahoma State: 0. Baylor: 0. Utah: 0. Arizona: 0. TCU: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Navy: 2 by 8.3. Nebraska: 4 by 41.7. Bowling Green: 2 by 8.3. Northwestern State: 3 by 17.5. Kansas: 2 by 8.3. Iowa State: 2 by 8.3. UCF: 2 by 18.3. Oklahoma State: 2 by 8.3. Baylor: 6 by 25. Utah: 3 by 12.5. Arizona: 2 by 8.3. TCU: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.2 · Games = 7 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
41.7 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/2 | vs Navy | L 13-35 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ TCU | L 23-45 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Arizona | L 24-30 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/2 | @ Utah | L 14-45 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Baylor | W 41-20 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/19 | @ Oklahoma State | W 49-17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs UCF | W 20-11 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Iowa State | W 38-30 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Kansas | W 37-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Northwestern State | W 70-0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Bowling Green | W 34-20 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | vs NebraskaSplash game | L 17-20 | 4 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Brian Simms III story
Brian Simms III built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Baltimore, MD wearing No. 17, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Brian Simms III's career was his defensive production: 51 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and 1 sack across 20 career games in the available record. That gives Brian Simms III's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Cincinnati
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 1.5 | 10.7 | 3.2 | 1.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Cincinnati | 4 | 15.1 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 4 | 15.1 | 3.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 46 Nebraska
Week 1 · L 17-20
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
80.6 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Colorado
Week 9 · L 23-34 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Towson
Week 1 · W 38-20
0.5
Havoc Plays
36.7 takeover
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 76 UCF
Week 7 · W 20-11 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
34.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 34.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Northwestern State
Week 3 · W 70-0
0.5
Havoc Plays
28.6 takeover
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 28.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Cincinnati
4 primary output · 15.1 efficiency · 3.4 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Cincinnati
38
4 primary · 15.1 efficiency · 3.4 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Cincinnati
20.8
1.5 primary · 10.7 efficiency · 3.2 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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