Receiver, Vanderbilt, 2013–⁠16

Darrius Sims

Number
No. 6
Height
5′9″
Hometown
Memphis, TN

Darrius Sims played receiver at Vanderbilt (2013–⁠16).

Career highs

104rushing yards, career highat South Carolina, 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Vanderbilt2147.0014
2015Vanderbilt1011011.0024
2016Vanderbilt56112.2039
Career1718510.9039

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2013Vanderbilt255710–––
2014Vanderbilt3176026330
2015Vanderbilt254970200
2016Vanderbilt2873001−50
Career1092,55829280

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Vanderbilt221.005
2015Vanderbilt432505.8141
2016Vanderbilt412716.6133
Career865236.1241

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2014Vanderbilt––––1––
2016Vanderbilt3200000
Career3200100

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.

Defense before 2016

SeasonGSoloAstTklPBU
20131382101

Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Vanderbilt6WR
2014Vanderbilt6WR
2015Vanderbilt6WR
2016Vanderbilt6WR5′9″

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2014Vanderbilt50.01––0.0––
2015Vanderbilt580.168th (n=465)0.539.37%0.14
2016Vanderbilt490.2310th (n=489)0.5211.58%0.14

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2016 Vanderbilt 12 games, 29 returns, 725 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 10vs.Middle TennesseeW 47–⁠24–––395–
Sep 17atGeorgia TechL 7–⁠38–––357–
Sep 24atWestern KentuckyW 31–⁠30–––369–
Oct 1vs.FloridaL 6–⁠13––––––
Oct 8atKentuckyL 13–⁠20–––3109–
Oct 15atGeorgiaW 17–⁠16–––2124–
Oct 22vs.Tennessee StateW 35–⁠17140127–
Nov 5atAuburnL 16–⁠23––––––
Nov 12atMissouriL 17–⁠26140242–
Nov 19vs.Ole MissW 38–⁠1725301201
Nov 26vs.TennesseeW 45–⁠341005105–
Dec 26 ✦vs.NC StateL 17–⁠41–––582–
2015 Vanderbilt 12 games, 10 catches, 110 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.Western KentuckyL 12–⁠142100361–
Sep 12vs.GeorgiaL 14–⁠31–––369–
Sep 19vs.Austin PeayW 47–⁠72320117–
Sep 26atOle MissL 16–⁠2711704103–
Oct 3atMiddle TennesseeW 17–⁠13–––350–
Oct 17atSouth CarolinaL 10–⁠193220120–
Oct 24vs.MissouriW 10–⁠32290–––
Oct 31atHoustonL 0–⁠34–––480–
Nov 7atFloridaL 7–⁠9–––223–
Nov 14vs.KentuckyW 21–⁠17–––2241
Nov 21vs.Texas A&ML 0–⁠25––––––
Nov 28atTennesseeL 28–⁠53–––2501
2014 Vanderbilt 11 games, 37 returns, 793 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 28vs.TempleL 7–⁠37–––4725
Sep 13vs.MassachusettsW 34–⁠31–––376–
Sep 20vs.South CarolinaL 34–⁠48–––3217–
Sep 27atKentuckyL 7–⁠17–––115–
Oct 4atGeorgiaL 17–⁠441140351–
Oct 11vs.Charleston SouthernW 21–⁠20100–––
Oct 25atMissouriL 14–⁠24––––––
Nov 1vs.Old DominionW 42–⁠28–––119–
Nov 8vs.FloridaL 10–⁠34–––61511
Nov 22atMississippi StateL 0–⁠51–––7112–
Nov 29vs.TennesseeL 17–⁠24–––347–
2013 Vanderbilt 10 games, 25 returns, 571 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29vs.Ole MissL 35–⁠39–––134–
Sep 7vs.Austin PeayW 38–⁠3–––22–
Sep 14atSouth CarolinaL 25–⁠35–––5128–
Sep 21atMassachusettsW 24–⁠7–––260–
Sep 28vs.UABW 52–⁠24–––496–
Nov 9atFloridaW 34–⁠17–––113–
Nov 16vs.KentuckyW 22–⁠6–––118–
Nov 23atTennesseeW 14–⁠10–––3108–
Nov 30vs.Wake ForestW 23–⁠21–––350–
Jan 4 ✦vs.HoustonW 41–⁠24–––362–

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

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