Receiver, West Virginia, 2016–18
Marcus Simms
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 194 lb
- Class (2018)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Sandy Spring, MD
- Born
- Dec 18, 1997
Marcus Simms played receiver at West Virginia (2016–18).
Career highs
9catches, career highat Texas Tech, 2018138receiving yards, career highat Texas Tech, 20182receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Delaware State, 2017Honors
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | West Virginia | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 1 | 48 |
| 2017 | West Virginia | 35 | 663 | 18.9 | 5 | 68 |
| 2018 | West Virginia | 46 | 699 | 15.2 | 2 | 82 |
| Career | 87 | 1,457 | 16.7 | 8 | 82 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | West Virginia | 31 | 816 | 0 | 17 | 99 | 0 |
| 2018 | West Virginia | 10 | 176 | 0 | 6 | 58 | 0 |
| Career | 41 | 992 | 0 | 23 | 157 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | West Virginia | 8 | WR | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | West Virginia | 8 | WR | So. | ||
| 2018 | West Virginia | 8 | WR | Jr. | 6′0″ | 194 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | West Virginia | 12 | 0.31 | – | – | 3.7 | – |
| 2017 | West Virginia | 59 | 0.61 | 65th (n=507) | 0.52 | 36.0 | 7% |
| 2018 | West Virginia | 63 | 0.72 | 76th (n=497) | 0.53 | 45.4 | 8% |
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
2018 West Virginia 11 games, 46 catches, 699 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 40–14 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 52–17 | 8 | 119 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 2 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 35–6 | 5 | 136 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | at | W 42–34 | 9 | 138 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 38–22 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Oct 13 | at | L 14–30 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 58–14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 3 | at | W 42–41 | 5 | 55 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 47–10 | 3 | 69 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 17 | at | L 41–45 | 7 | 47 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 56–59 | 2 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – |
2017 West Virginia 12 games, 35 catches, 663 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 56–20 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 59–16 | 4 | 91 | 2 | 1 | 80 | 2 |
| Sep 23 | at | W 56–34 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 62 | – |
| Oct 7 | at | L 24–31 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 46–35 | 6 | 72 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 3 |
| Oct 21 | at | W 38–36 | 3 | 71 | 1 | 4 | 125 | 2 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 39–50 | 3 | 80 | 1 | 4 | 85 | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 20–16 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 2 |
| Nov 11 | at | W 28–23 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 4 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | L 14–28 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | at | L 31–59 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 26 | – |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | L 14–30 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 124 | 1 |
2016 West Virginia 3 games, 6 catches, 95 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 17–16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at | W 49–19 | 3 | 76 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dec 3 | vs. | W 24–21 | 2 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11¾″ |
| Weight | 195 lb |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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