2016 Football Roster
Jersey Number 14
Gimel President
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 275
- Position:
- DL
- Hometown:
- Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
- High School:
- Wando HS
2016 Senior
- Played in all 12 games with one start on the defensive line
- 40 tackles (19 solo) and 4.5 sacks on the season
- Third on the team with 12.5 TFLs
- 0.5+ TFL in 10 of 12 games
- Career highs in TFLs (3.0) and sacks (2.0) against Murray State and Northwestern
- Career-high four solo tackles at Northwestern
- PBU against Purdue led to an interception
- Transferred to Illinois for his final year of eligibility
- Immediately eligible to play after graduating from Auburn
At Auburn (2012-15)
- Played in 25 games for the Tigers over the last three seasons, including 10 starts
- 45 tackles, 7.0 TFLs and 3.0 sacks during his career at Auburn
- 12 tackles, 2.0 TFLs and 2.0 sacks in 10 games in 2015
- 30 tackles, 5.0 TFLs and 1.0 sack in 12 games (nine starts) in 2014
- Redshirted as a freshman in 2012
High School
- Played for head coach Jim Noonan at Wando High in South Carolina
- No. 14 recruit in South Carolina by Rivals.com
- No. 9 recruit in South Carolina by Scout.com
- No. 42 strong side defensive end and No. 15 player in South Carolina by 247Sports.com
- No. 41 defensive end nationally and No. 10 player in South Carolina by ESPN.com
- No. 14 on the SuperPrep South Carolina 35
- ESPN All-South Carolina Team prior to his senior season
- 2012 Parade All-America team
- 2011 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas
- Three-star prospect according to Rivals, Scout, ESPN and 247Sports.com
- 77 tackles, including 24 tackles for loss, five sacks, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and 11 pass breakups as a senior
- 83 tackles (37 solo), three TFLs as a junior
Personal
- Birthday is June 24
- Son of Zola and Delores Simmons
- Majored in fitness, conditioning and performance at Auburn
Career Highs (at Illinois and Auburn)
Tackles: 6 vs. Western Michigan, 9/17/16
Solos: 4 at Northwestern, 11/26/16
TFLs: 3.0, twice (last at Northwestern, 11/26/16)
Sacks: 2.0, twice (last at Northwestern, 11/26/16)
Fumbles Forced: 1 at Northwestern, 11/26/16
???????PBUs: 1, twice (last vs. Purdue, 10/8/16)
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