Receiver, UConn (from Wagner, South Florida), 2021–⁠25

Naiem Simmons

Number
No. 9
Height
5′10″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Cherry Hill, NJ

Naiem Simmons played receiver at Wagner (2021–⁠22), South Florida (2023–⁠24) and UConn (2025).

At a glance

Best season
796
Receiving yards, 2022 (Wagner, 1–⁠10)
Best game
272 yards
Vs. Rice, week 4, 2023: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

8catches, career highthree times; last vs. Rice, 2023272receiving yards, career highvs. Rice, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Wagner33411.3016
2022Wagner5079615.9671
2023South Florida3963716.3553
Career921,46715.91171

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2021Wagner4630–––
2022Wagner–––320
Career4630320

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Wagner9WRYr 1
2022Wagner9WRYr 2
2023South Florida9WRYr 3
2024South Florida9WRYr 4
2025UConn9WRSr. (Yr 5)5′10″185

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
2021Wagner (FCS)70.25––1.8–
2022Wagner (FCS)540.4417th (n=683)0.7123.514%
2023South Florida520.8961st (n=681)0.8046.25%

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

2023 South Florida 13 games, 39 catches, 637 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atWestern KentuckyL 24–⁠411606–
Sep 9vs.Florida A&MW 38–⁠24359131–
Sep 16vs.AlabamaL 3–⁠1732009–
Sep 23vs.RiceW 42–⁠298272153–
Sep 30atNavyW 44–⁠3052309–
Oct 7atUABL 35–⁠56221113–
Oct 14vs.Florida AtlanticL 14–⁠56237034–
Oct 21atUConnW 24–⁠2141908–
Nov 4atMemphisL 50–⁠59273144–
Nov 11vs.TempleW 27–⁠23113013–
Nov 17atUTSAL 21–⁠49221012–
Nov 25vs.CharlotteW 48–⁠14217116–
Dec 21 ✦vs.SyracuseW 45–⁠0456033–
2022 Wagner 10 games, 50 catches, 796 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.FordhamL 31–⁠488162155–
Sep 10atRutgersL 7–⁠663550266
Sep 17vs.Saint FrancisL 7–⁠272181178
Oct 8atColumbiaL 7–⁠2871280574
Oct 15atMerrimackL 17–⁠544920544
Oct 21vs.Long Island UniversityW 37–⁠26885129–
Oct 29atCentral ConnecticutL 7–⁠34654116–
Nov 5atStonehillL 10–⁠50558124–
Nov 12vs.Sacred HeartL 28–⁠386134171–
Nov 19atDuquesneL 0–⁠33110010−9
2021 Wagner 2 games, 3 catches, 34 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2atBuffaloL 7–⁠69231016–
Sep 25atTempleL 7–⁠411303−1

No box score in the source for Sep 18 at Saint Francis; Nov 20 vs. Duquesne, so those games are not listed.

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

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