Demari Simpkins

Senior wide receiver for Utah. 2019: 32 catches, 352 receiving yards, 2 TD.

WR · Utah · Sr. · #3

5′10″ · 187 lb · Carol City, FL

Utah 2019 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 890 nationally · Signed with Utah

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Utah. 2019: 32 catches, 352 receiving yards, 2 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Utah in 2016.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Utah, 1,161 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 97 yds at Oregon State.Oregon State · W 52-72019

201611 games

Signed with Utah3-star out of Hallandale

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#890 national

CFB

College

Utah

2016–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2019

1 coach

2016–2019

Kyle Whittingham

Utah

Played his entire career under Kyle Whittingham.

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Kyle Whittingham — 36-18 over that span.

2016Utah9-4HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2017Utah7-6HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-leaning

2018Utah9-5HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-leaning

2019Utah11-3HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush tds (86th percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (9th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Rush TDs#23 / 283 · 86th pct

Rush yards#68 / 283 · 75th pct

Long catch#215 / 556 · 60th pct

Receptions#256 / 556 · 53rd pct

Rec yards#316 / 556 · 43rd pct

352

Rec TDs#293 / 556 · 39th pct

Yards / catch#414 / 556 · 25th pct

11.0

Fumbles lost#190 / 223 · 9th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	1.7	17.3	10.4	0.0
Road7g	3.1	35.4	10.7	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.7	33.3	11.2	0.2
Weeks 8+7g	2.3	21.7	10.0	0.1

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Morgan Scalley

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	Utah	32	352	11.0	2	--
2018	Utah	26	297	11.4	2	--
2017	Utah	29	354	12.2	1	--
2016	Utah	19	158	8.3	1	--
Career		106	1,161	11.0	6	--

Season	Team
2019	Utah	8	43	--	145	1
2018	Utah	--	--	34	--	--
2017	Utah	4	-16	207	--	--
2016	Utah	--	--	--	-1	--
Career		12	27	241	144	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2019

W 33–28

at Washington

4 rec · 31 yds

Edged out Washington on the road in a shootout.

With T. Huntley — 284 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 6 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · B. Lennon — 41 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 46 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 30-12@ BYU	4	35	8.8	0	13
Wk 2	W 35-17vs Northern Illinois	2	22	11.0	0	12
Wk 4	L 23-30@ USC	2	20	10.0	0	10
Wk 5	W 38-13vs Washington State	2	14	7.0	0	7
Wk 7	W 52-7@ Oregon State	4	97	24.3	0	54	Season-high 97 yds
Wk 8	W 21-3vs Arizona State	2	14	7.0	0	10
Wk 9	W 35-0vs California	2	19	9.5	0	11
Wk 10	W 33-28@ Washington	4	31	7.8	0	11
Wk 12	W 49-3vs UCLA	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 13	W 35-7@ Arizona	4	34	8.5	1	14
Wk 14	W 45-15vs Colorado	2	35	17.5	0	21
Wk 15	L 15-37@ Oregon	2	19	9.5	0	10
Bowl	L 10-38@ Texas	2	12	6.0	1	8
Total		32	352	10.6	2	54

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology