Running back, Tennessee State, 2025–⁠26

Zack Simmons-Brown

Number
No. 6
Height
5′11″
Weight
178 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Phenix City, AL

Zack Simmons-Brown plays running back for Tennessee State. Last time out, against UT Martin: 10 carries, 8 yards.

2026 so far

45 rushing yards

Last game: 10 carries, 8 yards vs. UT Martin, L 28–⁠42

Next game: vs. Charleston Southern, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 16JKST
  2. 2@UGA
  3. 19@AAMU
  4. 8UTM

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

98rushing yards, career highvs. Western Illinois, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Tennessee State1014564.5250
2026Tennessee State32451.406
Career1335013.8250

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Tennessee State12564.7014
2026Tennessee State199.009
Career13655.0014

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Tennessee State6RBFr.
2026Tennessee State6RBSo.5′11″178

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
2025Tennessee State (FCS)122-0.162nd (n=576)0.10-19.417%
2026Tennessee State (FCS)37-0.43––-15.814%

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

2026 Tennessee State 4 games, 45 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.Jackson StateL 24–⁠2661605––
Sep 5atGeorgiaL 3–⁠637203––
Sep 12atAlabama A&ML 3–⁠309190619
Oct 10vs.UT MartinL 28–⁠4210805––
2025 Tennessee State 11 games, 456 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 6vs.North Dakota StateL 3–⁠59832031––
Sep 13vs.Alabama A&ML 21–⁠23975127––
Sep 27vs.Tennessee TechL 8–⁠359190181−5
Oct 4atEastern IllinoisL 7–⁠3141001113
Oct 11atSoutheast Missouri StateL 12–⁠28755150––
Oct 18vs.HowardW 24–⁠772501327
Oct 25vs.Western IllinoisL 16–⁠171898048226
Nov 1vs.LindenwoodL 13–⁠35135302026
Nov 8atUT MartinL 7–⁠267−40323
Nov 15vs.Gardner-WebbL 14–⁠30113301119
Nov 22atCharleston SouthernL 6–⁠786002817

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

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