Sophomore wide receiver for USC. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 205 lb · St. Louis, MO · Christian Brothers College
The numbers
receiving yards · 2026
8 catches · 13.3 per catch
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 45 yds, vs Fresno State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for USC. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Corey Simms
He has spent two seasons in the USC receiving corps. One game to point at: 45 rec yds, 2 receptions against Fresno State — Week 1, 2026.
106 REC YDS · 8 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Lincoln Riley — 12-4 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 35.3 | 14.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 35.3 | 14.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
46.0%
97 pass / 114 run
Plays / game
70.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
102 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 49–30
vs Louisiana
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-26vs San José State | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 18 | Season-high 45 yds |
| Wk 1 | W 39-0vs Fresno State | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 34 | Season-high 45 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 49-30vs Louisiana | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 8 | 106 | 14.2 | 0 | 34 |
2026 Outlook
USC
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · USC
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
USC · Last season: 9-4 (AP #16) · Talent rank #9 · 2026 recruiting class #1
2026: Simms looks to compete for playing time at wide receiver as a sophomore in 2026. 2025: Simms, who enrolled at USC in the spring of 2025 after graduating a semester early from high school, saw action in all 13 games predominately on special teams as a true freshman in 2025. He recorded 1 rec...
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