Quarterback, Arizona State (from Georgia Tech, Nebraska), 2020–⁠25

Jeff Sims

Number
No. 2
Height
6′4″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Jacksonville, FL

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Jeff Sims played quarterback at Georgia Tech (2020–⁠22), Nebraska (2023) and Arizona State (2024–⁠25).

At a glance

Best season
1,881
Passing yards, 2020 (Georgia Tech, 3–⁠7)
Best game
375 yards
Vs. Duke, bowl season 2025: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

375passing yards, career highvs. Duke, 20253touchdown passes, career highfive times; last vs. Duke, 2025228rushing yards, career highat Iowa State, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highvs. North Carolina, 2021

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2024

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2020Georgia Tech14125754.91,8817.31313
2021Georgia Tech11318860.11,4687.8127
2022Georgia Tech11018858.51,1155.953
2023Nebraska284759.62826.016
2024Arizona State132552.01686.700
2025Arizona State10518855.91,2616.7106
Career51089357.16,1756.94135

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Georgia Tech1204954.1634
2021Georgia Tech703725.3450
2022Georgia Tech872883.3142
2023Nebraska421894.5157
2024Arizona State241014.2112
2025Arizona State1005225.2588
Career4431,9674.41888

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Georgia Tech2QBYr 1
2021Georgia Tech2QBYr 2
2022Georgia Tech2QBYr 3
2023Nebraska2QBYr 4
2024Arizona State2QBYr 5
2025Arizona State2QBSr. (Yr 6)6′4″220

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. passAdj. rush
2020Georgia Tech3760.2030th (n=116)0.2774.055%0.100.22
2021Georgia Tech2450.3561st (n=145)0.3386.352%0.390.36
2022Georgia Tech2730.084th (n=250)0.3220.758%0.190.19
2023Nebraska810.21––17.227%–0.01
2024Arizona State480.18––8.619%––
2025Arizona State2890.1933rd (n=314)0.2456.144%0.170.26

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.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Arizona State38%9.0 yds6.8 yds25 of 14532%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Arizona State45%3.401.302.1012%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 Arizona State 9 games, 1,261 passing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 13vs.Texas StateW 34–⁠15–––––22
Oct 11atUtahL 10–⁠4218381240052
Oct 18vs.Texas TechW 26–⁠22–––––3
Oct 25vs.HoustonL 16–⁠24611581011
Nov 1atIowa StateW 24–⁠19132417711228
Nov 15vs.West VirginiaW 25–⁠2319282073081
Nov 22atColoradoW 42–⁠1711242062112
Nov 28vs.ArizonaL 7–⁠2311251140343
Dec 31 ✦vs.DukeL 39–⁠4227383753170
2024 Arizona State 4 games, 101 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.WyomingW 48–⁠7–––––15
Oct 11vs.UtahW 27–⁠191213002
Oct 19atCincinnatiL 14–⁠2412231550053
Dec 7vs.Iowa StateW 45–⁠19–––––31
2023 Nebraska 5 games, 282 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atMinnesotaL 10–⁠1311191141391
Sep 9atColoradoL 14–⁠369151060167
Sep 23vs.Louisiana TechW 28–⁠14–––––−2
Oct 28vs.PurdueW 31–⁠14–––––0
Nov 11vs.MarylandL 10–⁠13813620233
2022 Georgia Tech 7 games, 1,115 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠4123361641141
Sep 10vs.Western CarolinaW 35–⁠178171000148
Sep 17vs.Ole MissL 0–⁠42183216100−2
Sep 24atUCFL 10–⁠2721323141024
Oct 1atPittsburghW 26–⁠2111261021081
Oct 8vs.DukeW 23–⁠2023342272095
Oct 20vs.VirginiaL 9–⁠1661147011
2021 Georgia Tech 7 games, 1,468 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.Northern IllinoisL 21–⁠2249230034
Sep 25vs.North CarolinaW 45–⁠22101311210128
Oct 2vs.PittsburghL 21–⁠5224333592238
Oct 9atDukeW 31–⁠2712252973255
Oct 23atVirginiaL 40–⁠4827443003165
Oct 30vs.Virginia TechL 17–⁠2615261832160
Nov 6atMiamiL 30–⁠33213819411−8
2020 Georgia Tech 10 games, 1,881 passing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 12atFlorida StateW 16–⁠1323342771264
Sep 19vs.UCFL 21–⁠4918362441282
Sep 26atSyracuseL 20–⁠3713281741441
Oct 9vs.LouisvilleW 46–⁠2711212492064
Oct 17vs.ClemsonL 7–⁠736138111−20
Oct 24atBoston CollegeL 27–⁠4812181712147
Oct 31vs.Notre DameL 13–⁠311526150002
Nov 28vs.DukeW 56–⁠33132314631108
Dec 5atNC StateL 13–⁠2313271510093
Dec 10vs.PittsburghL 20–⁠3417312382214

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2026
Height6′3⅝″
Weight222 lb
Arm length33⅛″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan78¾″
40-yard dash4.50 s
10-yard split1.53 s
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump10′11″

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

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