Darryle Simmons

#6 · WR · Sr. · Marshall6′3″ · 211 lb · Philadelphia, PA · St. Joseph's

Darryle Simmons: WR · Marshall · #6.

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Darryle Simmons

WR · Marshall · Sr · #6

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Justin Fuente and Charles Huff. On tape: 87 receiving yards and 8 receptions against NC State, Week 6, 2023.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

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

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2023	Marshall	25	262	10.5	31
2019	Virginia Tech	1	--	0.0	--
Career		26	262	10.1	31

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 4	W 24-17vs Virginia Tech	1	24	24.0	24
Wk 5	W 41-35vs Old Dominion	4	30	7.5	10
Wk 6	L 41-48@ NC State	8	87	10.9	31	Season-high 87 yds
Wk 7	L 24-41@ Georgia State	6	66	11.0	23
Wk 8	L 9-20vs James Madison	2	13	6.5	9
Wk 9	L 6-34@ Coastal Carolina	2	19	9.5	15
Wk 12	L 0-28@ South Alabama	1	15	15.0	15
Wk 13	W 35-21vs Arkansas State	1	8	8.0	8
Total		25	262	10.5	31

Signature game

Week 6 · 2023

L 41-48

at NC State

8 rec · 87 yds

With C. Fancher — 315 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 43.9 · 25 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD · J. Mcconnell — 41.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 51 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 4 · Virginia Tech · 4th and 11 · Q2 · EPA +3.89Cam Fancher pass complete to Darryle Simmons for 24 yds to the VT 22 for a
Week 6 · NC State · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.70Cam Fancher pass complete to Darryle Simmons for 18 yds to the MRSH 44 for a
Week 6 · NC State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.66Cam Fancher pass complete to Darryle Simmons for 31 yds to the NCSU 44 for a
Week 7 · Georgia State · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.12Cam Fancher pass complete to Darryle Simmons for 6 yds to the GAST 45 for a
Week 7 · Georgia State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.07Cam Fancher pass complete to Darryle Simmons for 23 yds to the MRSH 48 for a
Week 9 · Coastal Carolina · 3rd and 24 · Q2 · EPA +1.91Cam Fancher pass complete to Darryle Simmons for 15 yds to the CCU 26

4 more plays

Week 7 · Georgia State · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +1.84Cam Fancher pass complete to Darryle Simmons for 19 yds to the MRSH 35 for a
Week 6 · NC State · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +1.83Cam Fancher pass complete to Darryle Simmons for 9 yds to the MRSH 37 for a
Week 9 · Coastal Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.71Cam Fancher pass complete to Darryle Simmons for 4 yds to the MRSH 29 for a Coastal Carolina Penalty, roughing passer (JT Killen) to the MRSH 44 for a
Week 7 · Georgia State · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +1.56Cam Fancher pass complete to Darryle Simmons for 13 yds to the GAST 39 for a

Teams and coaches

2019Virginia Tech8-5HC: Justin Fuente · Run-heavy

2023Marshall6-7HC: Charles Huff · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 34 (#396 of 497). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2023 season

34Below cohort / limited sample #396 of 497 · 2023?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2023 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: td rate (8th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#322 / 639 · 50th pct

0.75

Catch rate#329 / 639 · 48th pct

82.1%

Explosive rate#420 / 639 · 34th pct

10.7%

Yards / catch#421 / 639 · 34th pct

10.8

TD rate#532 / 639 · 8th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#341 / 566 · 39th pct

Rec yards#413 / 566 · 27th pct

262

Yards / catch#442 / 566 · 21st pct

10.5

Long catch#484 / 566 · 14th pct

Rec TDs#503 / 566 · 6th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2023. 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

2023 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	2.0	18.8	11.5	0.0
Road4g	4.2	46.8	11.6	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	4.8	51.8	13.3	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	1.5	13.8	9.8	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2023 season

Head Coach

Charles Huff

Pass share

49.1%

425 pass / 441 run

Plays / game

66.6

13 games

Team sack rate

7.9%

445 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

25 catches in 8 games

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

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

34 · #396 of 497 WRs · 2023

Three-star recruit. Now #396 at the position.

Darryle Simmons

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Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

25 catches in 8 games

Five seasons, three schools

Moves

2018

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