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)