Ben Sims

#8 · TE · Sr. · Baylor6′5″ · 258 lb · San Antonio, TX · Clark

Ben Sims: TE · Baylor · #8.

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Ben Sims

TE · Baylor · Sr · #8

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. The four seasons at Baylor span two head coaches: Matt Rhule and Dave Aranda. First career honor, 2022: All-Big 12. On tape: 39 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Iowa State, Week 4, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Baylor in the news

Baylor sues ex-player for breachOct 31
Brett Yormark leaves Big 12Oct 30
Baylor sues former player for NIL buyout breachOct 30
Baylor fires head coach Dave ArandaKWTX Oct 26

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	Baylor	31	255	8.2	3	25
2021	Baylor	31	361	11.6	6	33
2020	Baylor	14	164	11.7	3	25
2019	Baylor	2	5	2.5	0	5
Career		78	785	10.1	12	33

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 69-10vs UAlbany	5	37	7.4	0	14
Wk 2	L 20-26@ No. 21 BYU	4	30	7.5	1	12
Wk 4	W 31-24@ Iowa State	5	39	7.8	1	13	Season-high 39 yds
Wk 5	L 25-36vs No. 9 Oklahoma State	6	33	5.5	0	17
Wk 7	L 40-43@ West Virginia	2	18	9.0	0	14
Wk 8	W 35-23vs Kansas	3	36	12.0	0	17
Wk 9	W 45-17@ Texas Tech	1	25	25.0	0	25
Wk 10	W 38-35@ Oklahoma	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 11	L 3-31vs No. 23 Kansas State	2	13	6.5	0	8
Wk 12	L 28-29vs No. 4 TCU	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 13	L 27-38@ No. 24 Texas	1	14	14.0	1	14
Bowl	L 15-30vs Air Force	—	—	—	—	—
Total		31	255	8.2	3	25

Signature game

Week 4 · 2022

W 31-24

at Iowa State

5 rec · 39 yds · 1 TD

A close one, won by 7 on the road.

With B. Shapen — 238 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.1 · I. Power — 46.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 8 · Kansas · 3rd and 14 · Q1 · EPA +3.51Blake Shapen pass complete to Ben Sims for 17 yds to the Kans 35 for a
Week 4 · Iowa State · 4th and 2 · Q1 · EPA +3.10Blake Shapen pass complete to Ben Sims for 12 yds for a TD, (John Mayers KICK)
Week 1 · UAlbany · 3rd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +2.88Blake Shapen pass complete to Ben Sims for 14 yds to the Bayl 47 for a
Week 2 · BYU · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.64Shapen to Sims: a 4-yard touchdown pass.
Week 2 · BYU · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.61Blake Shapen pass complete to Ben Sims for 12 yds to the BYU 49 for a
Week 13 · Texas · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.32Blake Shapen pass complete to Ben Sims for 14 yds for a TD, (John Mayers KICK)

4 more plays

Week 4 · Iowa State · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.26Blake Shapen pass complete to Ben Sims for 8 yds to the IowSt 40 for a
Week 7 · West Virginia · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.90Ben Sims 1 Yd Run
Week 2 · BYU · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.89Blake Shapen pass complete to Ben Sims for 11 yds to the BYU 1 for a
Week 7 · West Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.32Blake Shapen pass complete to Ben Sims for 14 yds to the Bayl 44 for a

Teams and coaches

2019Baylor11-3HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning

2020Baylor2-7HC: Dave Aranda · Balanced

2021Baylor12-2HC: Dave Aranda · Run-heavy

2022Baylor6-7HC: Dave Aranda · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 49 (#57 of 132). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2022 season

49Rotational starter #57 of 132 · 2022?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: rush tds (86th percentile). Concern: explosive rate (4th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#237 / 636 · 62nd pct

7.7%

Catch rate#358 / 636 · 43rd pct

76.9%

EPA / target#394 / 636 · 38th pct

0.59

Yards / catch#569 / 636 · 11th pct

8.3

Explosive rate#608 / 636 · 4th pct

2.6%

Box-score rates (7)

Rush TDs#5 / 35 · 86th pct

Receptions#35 / 158 · 77th pct

Rec TDs#50 / 158 · 62nd pct

Rec yards#74 / 158 · 53rd pct

255

Rush yards#22 / 35 · 31st pct

Long catch#129 / 158 · 18th pct

Yards / catch#142 / 158 · 10th pct

8.2

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

43rd → 38th percentile

Explosive rate

53rd → 4th percentile

Catch rate

38th → 43rd percentile

TD rate

92nd → 62nd percentile

Yards / catch

40th → 11th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2022. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	3.4	24.6	7.1	0.0
Road6g	2.3	22.0	11.5	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.7	26.2	7.4	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	1.5	16.3	11.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

Dave Aranda

Pass share

42.7%

392 pass / 525 run

Plays / game

70.5

13 games

Team sack rate

5.0%

403 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

31 catches and 1 carry in 12 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

49 · #57 of 132 TEs · 2022

Three-star recruit. Now #57 at the position.

Ben Sims

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Style of play

Fans

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

31 catches and 1 carry in 12 games

Four seasons at Baylor

2018

2022 12 games