HIGH SCHOOL: A consensus three-star prospect according to 247Sports, Rivals, ESPN and On3 … Rated the No. 13 inside linebacker nationally and No. 5 overall prospect in Arkansas by ESPN … No. 41 linebacker in the country and No. 6 overall prospect in Arkansas according to Rivals … No. 44 linebacker nationally and No. 6 overall prospect in Arkansas by On3 … Played for head coach Neil Evans at Harding Academy … Helped Harding to a 15-0 record and an Arkansas Class 4A state title as a senior … Posted 77 total tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss, four sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery as a senior … Also ran 18 times for 79 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior … Totaled 77 tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss, six sacks and one fumble recovery in 13 games as a senior … CHOSE ARKANSAS OVER: Auburn, Clemson, Florida State, Illinois, Mississippi State, Miami (Fla.), Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas, South Carolina, USC and others.
PERSONAL: Father, Paul Simmons, is the head coach at Harding University in Searcy, Ark. … Birthdate: Dec. 17, 2004.
