Defensive end, Texas, 2024–26
Colin Simmons
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 246 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Dallas, TX
- Born
- Jan 8, 2006
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Colin Simmons plays defensive end for Texas. Simmons leads FBS in sacks this season. Last time out, against Florida: 8 tackles, 1 sack. Since the Florida game, the news has been about Simmons’s injury; his status for the next game isn’t on file.
2026 so far
24 tackles, 10 sacks
No. 1 in FBS in sacks
In the news: Texas star EDGE Colin Simmons leaves with apparent leg injury against Florida, CBS Sports
Last game: 8 tackles, 1 sack vs. Florida, L 24–27; injury news since (status not on file)
Next game: vs. Ole Miss, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
At a glance
Career highs
8tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Florida, 20265sacks, career highat Tennessee, 2026Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Texas 6 games, 24 tackles, 10 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Texas State | W 59–7 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Ohio State | W 24–23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. UTSA | W 30–6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Tennessee | W 20–17 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Oklahoma | L 24–27 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Florida | L 24–27 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Texas 12 games, 43 tackles, 12 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | atOhio State | L 7–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. San José State | W 38–7 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Sam Houston | W 55–0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | atFlorida | L 21–29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | vs.Oklahoma | W 23–6 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Kentucky | W 16–13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Mississippi State | W 45–38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 34–31 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Georgia | L 10–35 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Arkansas | W 52–37 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Texas A&M | W 27–17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Michigan | W 41–27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Texas 14 games, 48 tackles, 9 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Colorado State | W 52–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | atMichigan | W 31–12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs.UTSA | W 56–7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. UL Monroe | W 51–3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Mississippi State | W 35–13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Oklahoma | W 34–3 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Florida | W 49–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atArkansas | W 20–10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Kentucky | W 31–14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atTexas A&M | W 17–7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 7 | vs.Georgia | L 19–22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. Clemson | W 38–24 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Arizona State | W 39–31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 10 ✦ | vs.Ohio State | L 14–28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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