Player Career

Colin Simmons Career Story

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

Player Story

Colin Simmons story

Colin Simmons built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a linebacker from Dallas, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Colin Simmons' career was his defensive production: 91 tackles, 29.5 tackles for loss, 21 sacks, and 1 interception across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Texas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Colin Simmons' production has multiple signals. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Texas.

The arc is straightforward: Colin Simmons 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

    Texas

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 PostseasonTexas3539.310.7
2024 Regular SeasonTexas3539.310.70
2025 PostseasonTexas44.549.117.19.5
2025 Regular SeasonTexas44.549.117.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Mississippi State

Week 5 · W 35-13 · Conference game

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Havoc Plays

93.1 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.

#2

vs No. 53 Arkansas

Week 13 · W 52-37 · Conference game

6.5

Havoc Plays

90.3 takeover

Win with 6.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.

#3

@ No. 66 Kentucky

Week 8 · W 16-13 · Conference game

6

Havoc Plays

86.3 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

6 disruption/tackle impact with 86.3 takeover score.

#4

vs Kentucky

Week 13 · W 31-14 · Conference game

5

Havoc Plays

86.1 takeover

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.

#5

vs No. 9 Texas A&M

Week 14 · W 27-17 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

6

Havoc Plays

84.9 takeover

Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6 disruption/tackle impact with 84.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · Texas

44.5 primary output · 49.1 efficiency · 17.1 usage

79.9

#2

2025 Regular Season · Texas

79.9

44.5 primary · 49.1 efficiency · 17.1 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · Texas

67.9

35 primary · 39.3 efficiency · 10.7 usage

Milestones

14

Impact games

19

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games