Running back, Georgia State (from Michigan State, Akron), 2020–25
Jordan Simmons
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Marietta, GA
Jordan Simmons played running back at Michigan State (2020–23), Akron (2024) and Georgia State (2025).
Career highs
164rushing yards, career highvs. Marshall, 20256catches, career hightwice; last vs. Marshall, 202597receiving yards, career highat Western Michigan, 2024Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Michigan State | 56 | 219 | 3.9 | 0 | 28 |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 70 | 278 | 4.0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2022 | Michigan State | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | Akron | 110 | 664 | 6.0 | 2 | 73 |
| 2025 | Georgia State | 97 | 543 | 5.6 | 2 | 92 |
| Career | 344 | 1,727 | 5.0 | 4 | 92 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Michigan State | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 1 | 14 |
| 2024 | Akron | 21 | 183 | 8.7 | 0 | 52 |
| 2025 | Georgia State | 28 | 192 | 6.9 | 1 | 32 |
| Career | 61 | 438 | 7.2 | 2 | 52 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Akron | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Michigan State | 9 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Michigan State | 9 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Michigan State | 9 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Michigan State | 9 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Akron | 9 | RB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Georgia State | 9 | RB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 5′11″ | 200 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michigan State | 4 | -0.49 | – | – | -1.9 | – | – |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 6 | -0.27 | – | – | -1.6 | – | – |
| 2024 | Akron | 125 | 0.27 | 82nd (n=434) | 0.16 | 34.0 | 18% | 0.26 |
| 2025 | Georgia State | 136 | 0.17 | 72nd (n=576) | 0.10 | 23.2 | 18% | 0.22 |
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.
Rushing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia State | 47% | 3.40 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 10% |
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 Georgia State 11 games, 543 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | L 7–63 | – | – | – | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 37–21 | 2 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 20 | at | L 21–70 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | L 7–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | L 20–41 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at | L 24–41 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. | L 31–38 | 11 | 78 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at | L 27–40 | 20 | 99 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | L 18–30 | 19 | 164 | 1 | 6 | 64 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at | L 19–31 | 17 | 67 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at | L 10–27 | 17 | 88 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
2024 Akron 11 games, 664 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 6–52 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at | L 17–49 | 9 | 109 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 31–20 | 9 | 49 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 21 | at | L 7–50 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 10–30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 20–27 | 9 | 73 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at | L 24–34 | 13 | 63 | 1 | 6 | 97 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 25–21 | 16 | 109 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 30–41 | 14 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at | L 16–29 | 12 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at | W 38–17 | 11 | 113 | 0 | – | – | – |
2023 Michigan State 4 games, 14 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 31–7 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 45–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 7–41 | 4 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 9–31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
2022 Michigan State 5 games, 9 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 52–0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at | L 13–27 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 20–49 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 27–21 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 31–39 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2021 Michigan State 11 games, 278 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | W 38–21 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 42–14 | 16 | 121 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at | W 38–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 23–20 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 48–31 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at | W 31–13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 37–33 | 3 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 6 | at | L 29–40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 40–21 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at | L 7–56 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 31–21 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
2020 Michigan State 5 games, 219 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | vs. | L 27–38 | 14 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at | W 27–24 | 14 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at | L 7–49 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | L 0–24 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | at | L 24–39 | 14 | 72 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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