Safety, Baylor (from Western Kentucky), 2020–25
Kendrick Simpkins
Lettered 2024–25 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 16
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 199 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Montgomery, AL
Kendrick Simpkins played safety at Western Kentucky (2020–23) and Baylor (2024–25).
Career highs
2sacks, career highvs. South Florida, 2023Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 38 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 50 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | Baylor | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Baylor | 23 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 142 | 99 | 15.5 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |
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.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Western Kentucky | 16 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 16 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 16 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 16 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Baylor | 16 | S | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Baylor | 16 | S | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′0″ | 199 |
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.
Game by game
2025 Baylor 10 games, 23 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Auburn | L 24–38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at SMU | W 48–45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Samford | W 42–7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Arizona State | L 24–27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Oklahoma State | W 45–27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Kansas State | W 35–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at TCU | L 36–42 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Cincinnati | L 20–41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Utah | L 28–55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Arizona | L 17–41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Baylor 5 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Tarleton State | W 45–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | atUtah | L 12–23 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Air Force | W 31–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Colorado | L 31–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. LSU | L 31–44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Western Kentucky 12 games, 50 tackles, 8 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. South Florida | W 41–24 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Houston Christian | W 52–22 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Troy | L 24–27 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 31–10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Louisiana Tech | W 35–28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Jacksonville State | L 17–20 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | vs. Liberty | L 29–42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at UTEP | W 21–13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. New Mexico State | L 29–38 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Sam Houston | W 28–23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Florida International | W 41–28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. Old Dominion | W 38–35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Western Kentucky 11 games, 38 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at Indiana | L 30–33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Florida International | W 73–0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Troy | L 27–34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at UTSA | L 28–31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | atMiddle Tennessee | W 35–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. UAB | W 20–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. North Texas | L 13–40 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | at Charlotte | W 59–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Rice | W 45–10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atAuburn | L 17–41 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at Florida Atlantic | W 32–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Western Kentucky 8 games, 19 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs.Indiana | L 31–33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | atOld Dominion | W 43–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Charlotte | W 45–13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Middle Tennessee | W 48–21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | atRice | W 42–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Florida Atlantic | W 52–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at Marshall | W 53–21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. App State | W 59–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Western Kentucky 3 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | vs. Chattanooga | W 13–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at BYU | L 10–41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 6 | atCharlotte | W 37–19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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