2018 Football Roster
Jersey Number 8
Marcus Simms
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 194
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bowie, Md.
- High School:
- Sherwood HS
2018 (Jr.)
- Has played in 33 career games, including 10 starts
- Ranks No. 15 in the Big 12 in receiving yards per game (63.5)
- Ranks No. 17 in the Big 12 in receptions per game (4.2)
- Third-leading receiver for WVU with 46 catches for 699 yards and two touchdowns
- Led the team in punt returns with six returns for 58 yards, a 9.7 yards per return average; led the team in kickoff returns with 10 returns for 176 yards, averaging 17.6 yards per return with a long of 25 yards
- Long kickoff return of 35 yards against Kansas and a long punt return of 25 yards at Kansas State
- Tied for the team high in catches with seven for 47 yards at Oklahoma State
- Caught two passes for 17 yards vs. Oklahoma before leaving the game due to injury
- Finished with three catches for 69 yards at TCU, including a long of 53
- Hauled in five passes for 55 yards, including a long of 25 yards, at Texas
- Finished with a 14-yard punt return at Iowa State
- Caught two passes for 57 yards vs. Kansas
- WVU Offensive Champion: Texas Tech
- Recorded career highs in receptions (9) and receiving yards (138) at Texas Tech; also finished with a touchdown
- Finished with five catches for 136 yards and a touchdown vs. Kansas State; his 82-yard TD was the longest play of the season
- WVU Offensive Champion: Youngstown State
- Tallied then-career highs in receptions (8) and yards (119) against Youngstown State
- Registered a 26-yard kickoff return against Youngstown State
- Posted a 32 yard kickoff return at Tennessee
- Caught two passes for 40 yards in season opener against Tennessee
2017 (So.)
- All-Big 12 Conference Second-Team (KR/PR) (Coaches)
- All-Big 12 Conference Third Team (Phil Steele)
- WVU Special Teams Player of the Year (Coaches)
- Fourth-leading receiver for WVU with 35 catches for 663 yards, five touchdowns and a long of 68 yards; finished with 31 kickoff returns for 816 yards, averaging 26.3 yards per return with a long of 80 yards; averaged 5.8 yards on 17 punt returns with a long of 23 yards
- Ranked No. 27 nationally and No. 2 in the Big 12 in all-purpose yards with 131.4 yards per game
- Ranked No. 2 in the Big 12 in kickoff returns (26.3) and No. 13 nationally
- Ranked No. 4 in the Big 12 in punt returns and No. 36 nationally
- Long kickoff returns on the year were 80 and 45 yards; long punt return went for 23 yards
- Caught three passes for 33 yards against Utah; big day of kickoff returns with four for 124 yards and a long return of 41 yards; had kickoff returns of 30, 29 and 24 yards, averaging 31.0 yards per kickoff return
- Averaged 25.5 yards per reception on a pair of catches against Texas; one punt return for 16 yards and three kickoff returns for 78 yards; long kickoff return went for 28 yards
- Recorded two catches for 26 yards at Kansas State
- Caught four passes for 52 yards against Iowa State
- Hauled in three catches for 80 yards, including a career long 68-yard touchdown pass against Oklahoma State
- Tallied a receiving touchdown and caught three passes for 71 yards at Baylor; had 125 yards on four kickoffs, averaging 31.3 per kickoff with a long on 45 yards
- Caught a career-high six passes for 72 yards against Texas Tech
- Had two receptions for 32 yards at TCU
- Averaged 17.0 yards per catch at Kansas
- Hauled in four receptions and tallied a career-high 91 receiving yards against Delaware State; had an 80-yard kickoff return vs. Delaware State, marking the 25th longest in school history
- Finished with a 52-yard touchdown reception against East Carolina; had a 23-yard punt return vs. ECU and kickoff returns vs. the Pirates of 32 and 29 yards
2016 (Fr.)
- Played in nine games as a true freshman
- Added depth at receiver and used on special teams
- Saw action on 205 plays, including 184 on offense
- Season-high 80 plays against Baylor
- Has six catches for 95 yards and a touchdown for the season
- Season-long catch of 48 yards at Iowa State
- Two catches for 17 yards with a long of 13 yards against Baylor
- Three catches for 76 yards with a touchdown at Iowa State
High School
- Two-year starter and team captain for coach Chris Grier at Sherwood High
- Maryland Consensus All-State First Team (2015)
- Maryland Big School All-State First Team (2015)
- Maryland Big School All-State Honorable Mention (2014)
- USA TODAY American Family Insurance All-USA Maryland Second Team (2015)
- Helped team to a 10-2 record in 2015, falling in the state quarterfinals
- Recorded 43 receptions for 1,020 yards and 20 touchdowns in 2015
- Hauled in 36 receptions for 712 yards and nine touchdowns in 2014
- The Washington Post All-Met First Team (2015)
- Montgomery County Class 4A Player of the Year (2015)
- All-Montgomery County First Team (2015)
Personal
- Son of Maurice and Molly Simms
- One of five children
- Majoring in multidisciplinary studies
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