Tight end, Baylor, 2018–⁠22

Ben Sims

Number
No. 8
Height
6′5″
Weight
258 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
San Antonio, TX
Born
May 16, 2000

Ben Sims played tight end at Baylor (2018–⁠22).

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. Oklahoma State, 20222receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. West Virginia, 2021

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Baylor252.505
2020Baylor1416411.7325
2021Baylor3136111.6633
2022Baylor312558.2325
Career7878510.11233

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Baylor8TEFr.
2020Baylor8TESo.
2021Baylor8TEJr.
2022Baylor8TESr.6′5″258

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019Baylor2-0.18––-0.4–
2020Baylor180.53––9.4–
2021Baylor400.6853rd (n=410)0.6727.35%
2022Baylor400.6238th (n=683)0.7124.85%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Baylor 12 games, 31 catches, 255 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.UAlbanyW 69–⁠10537014–
Sep 10atBYUL 20–⁠26430112–
Sep 24atIowa StateW 31–⁠24539113–
Oct 1vs.Oklahoma StateL 25–⁠36633017–
Oct 13atWest VirginiaL 40–⁠432180141
Oct 22vs.KansasW 35–⁠23336017–
Oct 29atTexas TechW 45–⁠17125025–
Nov 5atOklahomaW 38–⁠351606–
Nov 12vs.Kansas StateL 3–⁠3121308–
Nov 19vs.TCUL 28–⁠291404–
Nov 25atTexasL 27–⁠38114114–
Dec 22 ✦vs.Air ForceL 15–⁠30–––––
2021 Baylor 12 games, 31 catches, 361 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 11vs.Texas SouthernW 66–⁠732109–
Sep 18atKansasW 45–⁠7434114–
Sep 25vs.Iowa StateW 31–⁠29243133–
Oct 2atOklahoma StateL 14–⁠2421508–
Oct 9vs.West VirginiaW 45–⁠20239229–
Oct 16vs.BYUW 38–⁠24352027–
Oct 30vs.TexasW 31–⁠241280281
Nov 6atTCUL 28–⁠30453032–
Nov 13vs.OklahomaW 27–⁠141303–
Nov 20atKansas StateW 20–⁠10325014–
Nov 27vs.Texas TechW 27–⁠2421419–
Dec 4vs.Oklahoma StateW 21–⁠16434117–
2020 Baylor 6 games, 14 catches, 164 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 26vs.KansasW 47–⁠141808–
Oct 3atWest VirginiaL 21–⁠27125125–
Oct 24atTexasL 16–⁠27228021–
Oct 31vs.TCUL 23–⁠33440222–
Nov 28vs.Kansas StateW 32–⁠31548021–
Dec 5atOklahomaL 14–⁠27115015–
2019 Baylor 1 game, 2 catches, 5 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 9atTCUW 29–⁠232505–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2023
Height6′4⅝″
Weight250 lb
Arm length33⅛″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan80⅛″
40-yard dash4.59 s
10-yard split1.56 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press15 reps
3-cone drill7.46 s
20-yard shuttle4.41 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 13 games with a stat; latest team: Minnesota Vikings.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2023Green Bay Packers64211
2024Green Bay Packers44420
2025Minnesota Vikings33300
NFL career1311931

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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