Former defensive lineman at Tennessee. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
6′2″ · 340 lb · Memphis, TN
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.
The story
Former defensive lineman at Tennessee. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearElijah Simmons
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Elijah Simmons has been at Tennessee through two head coaches in five seasons. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Chattanooga — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Tennessee, 0 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeremy Pruitt → Josh Heupel. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (4th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2024 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 69-3vs Chattanooga | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 25-15@ Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-19@ Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-17vs Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-18vs Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-31@ Georgia | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-0vs UTEP | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Elijah Simmons’s 2023 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Isaiah Raikes's graduate season at Auburn (2024).
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Player DNA