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2019 Football Roster

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Remi Simmons
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Remi Simmons

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Position:
    WR
  • Hometown:
    Chicago, Ill.
  • High School:
    Thornton
  • Last College:
    Garden City C.C.
2019 (Junior): Started 10 games at receiver ... Brought in 23 catches for 234 yards and a touchdown ... Had multiple catches in all but two of his games ... Tallied a season-high 58 yards with four catches against Tarleton State ... Added four receptions and 53 yards in the 94th Battle of the Piney Woods at NRG Stadium ... Returned six kickoffs for a total of 160 yards. 

2018 (Sophomore): Started all 10 games at receiver, finishing second on the team in catches (59) … Accumulated 568 receiving yards, third-most among Lumberjack receivers, to average 56.8 receiving yards per game … Ranked fourth in the Southland Conference with 5.9 receptions per game … Scored a touchdown and had a season-long reception of 37 yards … Totaled 576 all-purpose yards, the fourth-most on the team, with two rushes for eight yards … Also had one kickoff return and made seven tackles, including five solo stops, on special teams … Tallied five or more catches in each of the final eight games of the season and had seven or more on five different occasions … Reeled in seven catches for 72 yards and scored on a 17-yard second-quarter reception during the 24-21 home win over Abilene Christian (Sept. 22) … Had seven catches in the 93rd Battle of the Piney Woods inside NRG Stadium in Houston against 16th-ranked Sam Houston State (Oct. 6) … Hauled in a career-high 10 catches for a career-best 108 yards versus No. 16 Central Arkansas (Oct. 13) … Secured a season-long 37-yard reception in the fourth quarter during the 42-14 road rout at Houston Baptist (Oct. 20), finishing the game with 65 yards on five catches … Claimed 80 yards on seven receptions and had a 10-yard rush in the home affair with Lamar (Oct. 27) … Tied his career-high in catches (10) in the 53rd Battle for Chief Caddo against Northwestern State (Nov. 15), totalling 97 yards … Notched two tackles at FBS nationally-ranked Mississippi State (Sept. 1) and registered a tackle in the final three games of the season. 

Prior to SFA: Played one season at Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas … Had 25 receptions for 322 yards in 12 games … Averaged 12.9 yards per catch and scored three touchdowns … Posted a season-best 71-yard touchdown in a game against Independence Community College … Named to Garden City Community College Dean’s Honor Roll … Lettered in both football and track and field at Thornton High School in Harvey, Illinois … Primarily played as an all-purpose back and safety on defense during his prep career … Placed fourth in the state in the long jump and was a sectional long jump winner.