Usage Score
3.4
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.
Efficiency
15.1
Consistency
8.3
Season Value
31.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Scouting Read
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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.
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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
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 | — | — |
Career Arc
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- 1
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
Nebraska
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Primary metric
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 51.3 takeover score.
#2
Colorado
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.
#3
Towson
0.5
Primary metric
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 25.4 takeover score.
#4
UCF
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 21.2 takeover score.
#5
Northwestern State
0.5
Primary metric
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 14.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Cincinnati
4 primary output · 15.1 efficiency · 3.4 usage
31.7
#2
2025 Regular Season · Cincinnati
31.7
4 primary · 15.1 efficiency · 3.4 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Cincinnati
14.9
1.5 primary · 10.7 efficiency · 3.2 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8661
St. Frances Academy · Baltimore, MD
- Committed To
- Cincinnati
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
51
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 20 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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