Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 12-13@ Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-14vs Monmouth | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#8
Jarvarius Sims
Senior cornerback on Western Michigan's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 188 lb · Decatur, GA
CFB Index 37 · #247 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Western Michigan for 2026
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.
How he projects
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Grades highest in speed and zone coverage.
The full scouting readRecruiting
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CB recruit
Signed with Central Michigan
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Western Michigan's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Central Michigan in 2022.
- Transferred from UConn to Western Michigan in 2025.
Jarvarius Sims
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Jarvarius Sims has played for three head coaches across five seasons and three programs. The receipt: 7 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Monmouth — Week 2, 2026.
11 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
20229 games
- Signed with Central Michiganout of Myrtle Beach Collegiate
2024
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
202514 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022
Western Michigan
Coaching transition mid-career: Tim Lester → Lance Taylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Central Michigan4-8HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning
2023Central Michigan5-7HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning
2024UConn9-4HC: Jim Mora · Run-leaning
2025Western Michigan10-4HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy
2026Western Michigan1-1HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (27th 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: 5.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #15 of 21 Mid-American CBs
How the All-MAC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Michigan | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Western Michigan | 61 | 32 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | UConn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Central Michigan | 23 | 16 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 29 | 20 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 125 | 74 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 9 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 49–14
vs Monmouth
7 TOT · 3 SOLO · 0 TFL
Dominant 35-point win at home against Monmouth.
With B. Lowry — 212 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 56.4 · 40 rush yds (4 car) · R. Millmore — 48 AVG · 56 LONG · 4 NO
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Western Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Western Michigan
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +1 net (14 in / 13 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Michigan · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #108 · 2026 recruiting class #112
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Mike Stevens’s 2016 season.
93%match
Matches Mike on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Brandon Crossley's graduate season at SMU (2023).
Matches Brandon on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jarvarius Sims
The secondary · Western Michigan
- #3Tate Hallock67 tackles · 2025
- #8Jarvarius Sims61 tackles · 2025
- #18Micah Davis60 tackles · 2025
- #1Joshua Franklin53 tackles · 2025
- #6Joey Pope44 tackles · 2025
24 more on the roster · Western Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology