Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 54-14vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-21@ Kansas | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
#8
Donta Simpson
Sophomore defensive tackle for Missouri. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 300 lb · Hollywood, FL · Chaminade-Madonna
Transferred Miami → Missouri for 2026
The numbers
1.5
sacks · 2026
1.5 TFL · 3 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1.5 sacks, 1.5 TFL, 2 tackles, at Kansas
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive tackle for Missouri. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Miami in 2025.
Donta Simpson
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Mario Cristobal and Eli Drinkwitz. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1.5 sacks against Kansas — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 1.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Miami3-star out of Chaminade-Madonna
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Missouri
2025Miami
2026Missouri
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Miami13-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2026Missouri2-0HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (95th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.8 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–21
at Kansas
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS
With A. Simmons — 292 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.4 · 8 rush yds (2 car) · B. Reus — 50 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 66 LONG
Game log
Background
Prior to Mizzou: 2025 (Miami): Played in eight games for the Hurricanes who finished runner-up in the College Football Playoff … recorded four tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss (-5 yards) … added one quarterback hurry … saw action vs. Bethune-Cookman, South Florida, Louisville, Stanford, SMU, Syra...
The defensive line · Missouri
- #19Darris Smith6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #57Mark Hensley5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Sterling Webb4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #3Marquis Gracial2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #8Donta Simpson1 tackle for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · Missouri team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology