Defensive end, Texas, 2024–⁠26

Colin Simmons

Number
No. 1
Height
6′3″
Weight
246 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Dallas, TX
Born
Jan 8, 2006

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Colin Simmons plays defensive end for Texas. Simmons leads FBS in sacks this season. Last time out, against Florida: 8 tackles, 1 sack. Since the Florida game, the news has been about Simmons’s injury; his status for the next game isn’t on file.

2026 so far

24 tackles, 10 sacks

No. 1 in FBS in sacks

In the news: How long will Colin Simmons be out? The latest injury update for Texas' pass rusher, Yahoo Sports

Last game: 8 tackles, 1 sack vs. Florida, L 24–⁠27; injury news since (status not on file)

Next game: vs. Ole Miss, Oct 24

Game by game this season, tackles
  1. 1TXST
  2. 2OSU
  3. 1UTSA
  4. 8@TENN
  5. 4OU
  6. 8FLA

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
48
Tackles, 2024 (Texas, 13–⁠3)
Best game
8 tackles
At Tennessee, week 4, 2026: No. 1 defensive game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In FBS in sacks, 2026

Career highs

8tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Florida, 20265sacks, career highat Tennessee, 2026

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2024Texas4831149129
2025Texas432315.5120215
2026Texas241715.510004
Career1157145311428

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
2024Texas1DEFr.
2025Texas1DESo.
2026Texas1DEJr.6′3″246

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

2026 Texas 6 games, 24 tackles, 10 sacks
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Sep 5vs.Texas StateW 59–⁠7100.5000
Sep 12vs.Ohio StateW 24–⁠23222100
Sep 19vs.UTSAW 30–⁠6111100
Sep 26atTennesseeW 20–⁠17865500
Oct 10vs.OklahomaL 24–⁠27433200
Oct 17vs.FloridaL 24–⁠27854100
2025 Texas 12 games, 43 tackles, 12 sacks
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Aug 30atOhio StateL 7–⁠14210000
Sep 6vs.San José StateW 38–⁠7310.50.500
Sep 20vs.Sam HoustonW 55–⁠0111100
Oct 4atFloridaL 21–⁠29421001
Oct 11vs.OklahomaW 23–⁠6532.52.500
Oct 18atKentuckyW 16–⁠13443300
Oct 25atMississippi StateW 45–⁠38600000
Nov 1vs.VanderbiltW 34–⁠31531.5100
Nov 15atGeorgiaL 10–⁠35321.5100
Nov 22vs.ArkansasW 52–⁠37521.5100
Nov 28vs.Texas A&MW 27–⁠17321101
Dec 31 ✦vs.MichiganW 41–⁠27222100
2024 Texas 14 games, 48 tackles, 9 sacks, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Aug 31vs.Colorado StateW 52–⁠0220000
Sep 7atMichiganW 31–⁠12111100
Sep 14vs.UTSAW 56–⁠7642100
Sep 21vs.UL MonroeW 51–⁠3200000
Sep 28vs.Mississippi StateW 35–⁠13763200
Oct 12vs.OklahomaW 34–⁠3521.5000
Nov 9vs.FloridaW 49–⁠17310000
Nov 16atArkansasW 20–⁠10332200
Nov 23vs.KentuckyW 31–⁠14222100
Nov 30atTexas A&MW 17–⁠7540000
Dec 7vs.GeorgiaL 19–⁠22221100
Dec 21 ✦vs.ClemsonW 38–⁠24100.5010
Jan 1 ✦vs.Arizona StateW 39–⁠31521100
Jan 10 ✦vs.Ohio StateL 14–⁠28420002

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

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