Receiver, Utah (from North Carolina, Indiana), 2019–⁠23

Emery Simmons

Number
No. 18
Height
6′1″
Weight
182 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Parkton, NC

Emery Simmons played receiver at North Carolina (2019–⁠21), Indiana (2022) and Utah (2023).

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Michigan, 2022110receiving yards, career highvs. Georgia Tech, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019North Carolina47218.0133
2020North Carolina1520113.4151
2021North Carolina1124322.1163
2022Indiana3740811.0140
2023Utah122.002
Career6892613.6463

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019North Carolina18WRYr 1
2020North Carolina18WRYr 2
2021North Carolina18WRYr 3
2022Indiana18WRYr 4
2023Utah18WRSr. (Yr 5)6′1″182

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
2019North Carolina51.08––5.4–
2020North Carolina230.48––11.05%
2021North Carolina230.59––13.57%
2022Indiana620.6137th (n=683)0.7137.98%
2023Utah1-0.09––-0.1–

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

2023 Utah 1 game, 1 catch, 2 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 14vs.CaliforniaW 34–⁠141202–
2022 Indiana 11 games, 37 catches, 408 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.IllinoisW 23–⁠20222024–
Sep 10vs.IdahoW 35–⁠2221308–
Sep 17vs.Western KentuckyW 33–⁠30451030–
Sep 24atCincinnatiL 24–⁠451606–
Oct 1atNebraskaL 21–⁠35657115–
Oct 8vs.MichiganL 10–⁠31757013–
Oct 15vs.MarylandL 33–⁠38699040–
Oct 22atRutgersL 17–⁠241404–
Nov 5vs.Penn StateL 14–⁠45326014–
Nov 12atOhio StateL 14–⁠56190944
Nov 26vs.PurdueL 16–⁠3046402210
2021 North Carolina 5 games, 11 catches, 243 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3atVirginia TechL 10–⁠17346023–
Sep 11vs.Georgia StateW 59–⁠17373141–
Sep 25vs.Georgia TechL 22–⁠453110063–
Oct 2vs.DukeW 38–⁠71707–
Oct 9vs.Florida StateL 25–⁠351707–
2020 North Carolina 6 games, 15 catches, 201 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 24vs.NC StateW 48–⁠2153809–
Oct 31atVirginiaL 41–⁠44348022–
Nov 7atDukeW 56–⁠24267051–
Nov 14vs.Wake ForestW 59–⁠531404–
Nov 27vs.Notre DameL 17–⁠3121116–
Dec 5vs.Western CarolinaW 49–⁠9233017–
2019 North Carolina 4 games, 4 catches, 72 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 13atWake ForestL 18–⁠241808–
Oct 5atGeorgia TechW 38–⁠22111011–
Oct 26vs.DukeW 20–⁠17120020–
Nov 23vs.MercerW 56–⁠7133133–

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

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