Jason Simmons: DB · Syracuse · #14.
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Jason Simmons
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Boston College — Week 10, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Syracuse | 45 | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2022 | Syracuse | 35 | 20 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2021 | Syracuse | 36 | 26 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2019 | New Mexico State | 62 | 42 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 178 | 121 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 15 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 65-0vs Colgate | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-7vs Western Michigan | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-20@ Purdue | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 29-16vs Army | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-31vs Clemson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-40@ No. 14 North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-41@ No. 4 Florida State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-38@ Virginia Tech | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-17vs Boston College | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 28-13vs Pittsburgh | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 22-31@ Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-31vs Wake Forest | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
 Bowl | L 0-45vs South Florida | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
45tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL45 tackles · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nunzio Campanile
Pass share
37.7%
315 pass / 520 run
Plays / game
64.2
13 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
348 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #115 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at New Mexico State and Syracuse, 178 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 44 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Doug Martin and Dino Babers.
