2020 Football Roster
Jersey Number 1
T.J. Simmons
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 198
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Birmingham, Ala.
- High School:
- Clay-Chalkville HS
- Prev School:
- Alabama
- Has played in 30 career games, including 21 starts
2020 (r-Sr.)
- Played in eight games and started six
- Finished with 23 catches for 401 yards and a team-leading four touchdowns
- Ranked No. 33 nationally and No. 2 in the Big 12 in yards per reception (17.4)
- Finished No. 8 in the Big 12 in receiving touchdowns (4)
- Caught four passes for 56 yards and two scores against Army, earning WVU Offensive and Liberty Bowl MVP honors
- Had one career 100-yard receiving performance
- Caught four passes for 36 yards at Iowa State
- Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 16)
- Found the end zone twice against TCU, catching four passes for a season-best 90 yards
- Also recorded a 15-yard rush vs. the Horned Frogs
- His four catches for 71 yards at Texas helped him surpass 1,000 receiving yards for his care
- Tallied 53 yards on two catches against Kansas State
- Made his season debut at Oklahoma State, catching four passes for 82 yards
2019 (r-Jr.)
- Played in 10 games at inside receiver and started nine
- Saw action on 472 plays, including 415 offensive plays
- Used on 30 or more plays in nine games, including a season-high 55 offensive plays against James Madison
- Third-leading receiver for WVU with 35 catches for 455 yards and four touchdowns
- Ranks No. 14 in the Big 12 in receptions per game (3.5)
- Caught three passes for 37 yards against Oklahoma State
- Led team with six catches for 74 yards at Oklahoma,including a career-high two touchdowns
- Found the end zone for the second straight game against Iowa State; finished with five catches for 75 yards on the day
- Registered a career-high seven catches for 135 yards and a touchdown against Texas; the performance marked his first career 100-yard game
- Finished with four catches for 46 yards at Kansas
- Hauled in three catches against NC State
- Caught five passes for 58 yards in the season opener against James Madison
2018 (r-So.)
- Played in 12 games and started six
- Fourth-leading receiver on the team with 28 catches for 341 yards and a touchdown
- Season-long catch of 59 yards against Tennessee
- Led all receivers with six catches against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl; also had third-most receiving yards with 64 and a long catch of 17 yards
- Registered three catches for 13 yards vs. Oklahoma
- Had his sixth multiple-reception game of the season with a two-catch, 8-yard outing at Texas
- Caught three passes for 29 yards vs. Baylor, including a long of 17
- Finished with a career-high six receptions for 53 yards against Kansas
- Earned his first career start at Texas Tech, finishing with two catches for a career-high 61 yards
- Registered three catches against Kansas St., totaling 31 yards
- Caught two passes for 23 yards against Youngstown State
- Made his WVU debut against Tennessee, hauling in a 59-yard touchdown for his first career receptions
2017 (So.)
- Sat out to fulfill NCAA transfer requirements
- WVU Offensive Scout Team Champion: Delaware State
2016 (Fr.) - Alabama
- Saw action in 12 games as a freshman, used mostly on special teams
- Worked his way into the receiver rotation
- Enrolled early at Alabama
High School
- Coached by Jerry Hood at Clay-Chalkville High School
- Member of the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) Super 12 squad
- Named to the AL.com Super All-State team
- Hauled in 47 catches for 1,228 yards and 20 touchdowns during his senior season
- Also collected one rushing score and notched a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown
Personal
- Son of Terrell Simmons and Pamela Evans
- Daughter's name is Leilani Nevaeh Jo Simmons
- One of seven children
- Graduated in August 2019 with a bachelor's degree in multidisciplinary studies
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Saturday, November 01
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Saturday, November 01
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Saturday, November 01
Houston Game Uniform Reveal
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