Senior wide receiver for Marshall. 2023: 25 catches, 262 receiving yards.
6′3″ · 211 lb · Philadelphia, PA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
WR recruit
No. 451 nationally · Signed with Virginia Tech
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Marshall. 2023: 25 catches, 262 receiving yards.
Darryle Simmons
Moves the chains on third down. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 87 rec yds, 8 receptions against NC State, Week 6, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Marshall, 262 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Doc Holliday → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: td rate (8th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. 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 · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
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
Head Coach
Tony Gibson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #396 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Marshall | 25 | 262 | 10.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 26 | 262 | 10.1 | 0 | -- |
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 24-17vs Virginia Tech | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-35vs Old Dominion | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | L 41-48@ NC State | 8 | 87 | 10.9 | 0 | 31 | Season-high 87 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 24-41@ Georgia State | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 8 | L 9-20vs James Madison | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | L 6-34@ Coastal Carolina | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-28@ South Alabama | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-21vs Arkansas State | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 25 | 262 | 11.6 | 0 | 31 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Quinton Lane’s 2023 season.
Matches Quinton on
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Tony Poljan’s path through Virginia.
Matches Tony on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Karsyn Pupunu's senior season at Hawai'i (2025).
Matches Karsyn on
Differs from Karsyn on
Player DNA