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, 2017

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016West Virginia69515.8148
2017West Virginia3566318.9568
2018West Virginia4669915.2282
Career871,45716.7882

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2017West Virginia31816017990
2018West Virginia1017606580
Career419920231570

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016West Virginia8WRFr.
2017West Virginia8WRSo.
2018West Virginia8WRJr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016West Virginia120.31––3.7–
2017West Virginia590.6165th (n=507)0.5236.07%
2018West Virginia630.7276th (n=497)0.5345.48%

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
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.TennesseeW 40–⁠1424002521
Sep 8vs.Youngstown StateW 52–⁠17811903402
Sep 22vs.Kansas StateW 35–⁠6513612181
Sep 29atTexas TechW 42–⁠3491381–––
Oct 6vs.KansasW 38–⁠2225701351
Oct 13atIowa StateL 14–⁠302802311
Oct 25vs.BaylorW 58–⁠141130–––
Nov 3atTexasW 42–⁠415550–––
Nov 10vs.TCUW 47–⁠103690–––
Nov 17atOklahoma StateL 41–⁠457470–––
Nov 23vs.OklahomaL 56–⁠592170–––
2017 West Virginia 12 games, 35 catches, 663 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 9vs.East CarolinaW 56–⁠2015212611
Sep 16vs.Delaware StateW 59–⁠1649121802
Sep 23atKansasW 56–⁠344680362–
Oct 7atTCUL 24–⁠3123202391
Oct 14vs.Texas TechW 46–⁠3567202423
Oct 21atBaylorW 38–⁠36371141252
Oct 28vs.Oklahoma StateL 39–⁠503801485–
Nov 4vs.Iowa StateW 20–⁠1645202372
Nov 11atKansas StateW 28–⁠2322603574
Nov 18vs.TexasL 14–⁠2825103781
Nov 25atOklahomaL 31–⁠591350126–
Dec 26 ✦vs.UtahL 14–⁠30333041241
2016 West Virginia 3 games, 6 catches, 95 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Oct 1vs.Kansas StateW 17–⁠16120–––
Nov 26atIowa StateW 49–⁠193761–––
Dec 3vs.BaylorW 24–⁠212170–––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2019
Height5′11¾″
Weight195 lb

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

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