De'Andre Simmons: DB · Western Kentucky · #6.
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De'Andre Simmons
Erases the deep middle of the field. A two-star recruit with two seasons on the field at Western Kentucky since. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Louisiana Tech — Week 14, 2016.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 8 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Western Kentucky | 30 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2015 | Western Kentucky | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 30 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 46-14vs Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-38@ No. 1 Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-24@ Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | L 30-31vs Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 50-3vs Houston Christian | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 52-55@ Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 44-43@ Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 59-24vs Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 49-21vs Florida International | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-7vs North Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 60-6@ Marshall | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 58-44vs Louisiana Tech | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
 Bowl | W 51-31vs Memphis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 |
Week 14 · 2016
W 58-44
8 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 6 solo tackles
Edged out Louisiana Tech at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
27%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL30 tackles · 8 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Jeff Brohm, all balanced offenses — 23-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
49.8%
471 pass / 474 run
Plays / game
67.5
14 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
464 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Western Kentucky, 30 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Bobby Petrino, Jeff Brohm, and Mike Sanford Jr.. Multi-era developmental context.
