Receiver, Kansas, 2015–⁠18

Steven Sims Jr.

Number
No. 11
Height
5′10″
Weight
176 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Houston, TX
Born
Mar 31, 1997

Steven Sims Jr. played receiver at Kansas (2015–⁠18).

At a glance

Best season
859
Receiving yards, 2016 (Kansas, 2–⁠10)
Best game
233 yards
Vs. Kansas State, week 9, 2017: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

10catches, career highvs. Oklahoma State, 2018233receiving yards, career highvs. Kansas State, 20172receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Southeast Missouri State, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Kansas3034911.6253
2016Kansas7285911.9774
2017Kansas5983914.2677
2018Kansas5353510.1465
Career2142,58212.11977

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2015Kansas3490–––
2016Kansas150–––
2017Kansas14355013610
2018Kansas815501−50
Career26564014560

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
2015Kansas11WRFr.
2016Kansas11WRSo.
2017Kansas11WRJr.
2018Kansas11WRSr.5′10″176

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
2015Kansas560.083rd (n=465)0.534.57%
2016Kansas1110.3521st (n=489)0.5238.613%
2017Kansas970.5657th (n=507)0.5253.813%
2018Kansas830.2310th (n=497)0.5318.611%

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 Kansas 12 games, 53 catches, 535 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.NichollsL 23–⁠264291120–
Sep 8atCentral MichiganW 31–⁠74300115–
Sep 15vs.RutgersW 55–⁠142220––1
Sep 22atBaylorL 7–⁠263470120–
Sep 29vs.Oklahoma StateL 28–⁠4810891–––
Oct 6atWest VirginiaL 22–⁠38370–––
Oct 20atTexas TechL 16–⁠482381238–
Oct 27vs.TCUW 27–⁠262270131–
Nov 3vs.Iowa StateL 3–⁠277710120–
Nov 10atKansas StateL 17–⁠2151131–––
Nov 17atOklahomaL 40–⁠556490111–
Nov 23vs.TexasL 17–⁠245130–––
2017 Kansas 11 games, 59 catches, 839 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 38–⁠16414221443
Sep 16atOhioL 30–⁠4266002392
Sep 23vs.West VirginiaL 34–⁠566961230–
Oct 7vs.Texas TechL 19–⁠6551020–––
Oct 14atIowa StateL 0–⁠45160––4
Oct 21atTCUL 0–⁠431−20128–
Oct 28vs.Kansas StateL 20–⁠3092331––1
Nov 4vs.BaylorL 9–⁠3874206157–
Nov 11atTexasL 27–⁠4295312571
Nov 18vs.OklahomaL 3–⁠412380–––
Nov 25atOklahoma StateL 17–⁠589691––2
2016 Kansas 12 games, 72 catches, 859 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.Rhode IslandW 55–⁠651242–––
Sep 10vs.OhioL 21–⁠3741142–––
Sep 17atMemphisL 7–⁠432150–––
Sep 29atTexas TechL 19–⁠556591–––
Oct 8vs.TCUL 23–⁠2491010–––
Oct 15atBaylorL 7–⁠492400–––
Oct 22vs.Oklahoma StateL 20–⁠449900–––
Oct 29atOklahomaL 3–⁠565350–––
Nov 5atWest VirginiaL 21–⁠4891241–––
Nov 12vs.Iowa StateL 24–⁠31937115–
Nov 19vs.TexasW 24–⁠217790–––
Nov 26atKansas StateL 19–⁠345410–––
2015 Kansas 11 games, 30 catches, 349 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5vs.South Dakota StateL 38–⁠413150111–
Sep 12vs.MemphisL 23–⁠553270238–
Sep 26atRutgersL 14–⁠272120–––
Oct 3atIowa StateL 13–⁠382440–––
Oct 10vs.BaylorL 7–⁠661361–––
Oct 17vs.Texas TechL 20–⁠305370–––
Oct 24atOklahoma StateL 10–⁠581331–––
Oct 31vs.OklahomaL 7–⁠624300–––
Nov 14atTCUL 17–⁠236550–––
Nov 21vs.West VirginiaL 0–⁠49120–––
Nov 28vs.Kansas StateL 14–⁠452580–––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2019
Height5′8⅞″
Weight184 lb
Arm length29⅜″
Hand size8⅝″
40-yard dash4.56 s
10-yard split1.57 s
Vertical jump31½″
Broad jump9′7″
Bench press11 reps
3-cone drill7.20 s
20-yard shuttle4.43 s

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

In the NFL

6 seasons, 55 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2019Washington Redskins16343104
2020Washington Football Team12272651
2022Pittsburgh Steelers12141040
2023Houston Texans33250
2024Baltimore Ravens9000
2025Arizona Cardinals3000
NFL career55787045

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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