Receiver, West Virginia (from Alabama), 2016–⁠20

T.J. Simmons

Number
No. 1
Height
6′2″
Weight
198 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Pinson, AL

T.J. Simmons played receiver at Alabama (2016) and West Virginia (2018–⁠20).

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Texas, 2019135receiving yards, career highvs. Texas, 20192receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Army, 2020

Team titles: SEC champions, 2016

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018West Virginia2834112.2159
2019West Virginia3545513.0444
2020West Virginia2238017.3441
Career851,17613.8959

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Alabama1WRYr 1
2018West Virginia1WRYr 3
2019West Virginia1WRYr 4
2020West Virginia1WRSr. (Yr 5)6′2″198

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
2018West Virginia410.3825th (n=497)0.5315.76%
2019West Virginia510.7480th (n=499)0.5438.08%
2020West Virginia350.6971st (n=346)0.5524.27%

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

2020 West Virginia 7 games, 22 catches, 380 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 26atOklahoma StateL 13–⁠27482041–
Oct 17vs.KansasW 38–⁠17113012–
Oct 31vs.Kansas StateW 37–⁠10132032–
Nov 7atTexasL 13–⁠17471029–
Nov 14vs.TCUW 24–⁠649023816
Dec 5atIowa StateL 6–⁠42436013–
Dec 31 ✦vs.ArmyW 24–⁠21456231–
2019 West Virginia 10 games, 35 catches, 455 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.James MadisonW 20–⁠13558020–
Sep 7atMissouriL 7–⁠381505–
Sep 14vs.NC StateW 44–⁠27316012–
Sep 21atKansasW 29–⁠24446018–
Oct 5vs.TexasL 31–⁠427135144–
Oct 12vs.Iowa StateL 14–⁠38575127–
Oct 19atOklahomaL 14–⁠52674238–
Oct 31atBaylorL 14–⁠17––––−4
Nov 23vs.Oklahoma StateL 13–⁠20337018–
Nov 29atTCUW 20–⁠171909–
2018 West Virginia 9 games, 28 catches, 341 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.TennesseeW 40–⁠14159159–
Sep 8vs.Youngstown StateW 52–⁠17223012–
Sep 22vs.Kansas StateW 35–⁠6331012–
Sep 29atTexas TechW 42–⁠34261043–
Oct 6vs.KansasW 38–⁠22653014–
Oct 25vs.BaylorW 58–⁠14329017–
Nov 3atTexasW 42–⁠412805–
Nov 23vs.OklahomaL 56–⁠5931307–
Dec 28 ✦vs.SyracuseL 18–⁠34664017–
2016 Alabama 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 10vs.Western KentuckyW 38–⁠10–––––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2021
Height6′1⅜″
Weight208 lb
Arm length32″
Hand size9⅜″
40-yard dash4.59 s
Vertical jump32″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press13 reps
3-cone drill7.22 s
20-yard shuttle4.55 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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