Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 31-27@ Illinois | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | Season-high 22 yds |
| Total | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
#7
Kavon Simmons
Freshman wide receiver for Duke. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Wake Forest, NC · Wake Forest
Returning to Duke for 2026
The numbers
22
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 22 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 22 yds, at Illinois
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 wide receiver for Duke. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Duke in 2025.
Kavon Simmons
The receipt on tape: 22 rec yds, 1 receptions against Illinois, Week 2, 2026.
22 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Duke3-star out of Wake Forest
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Duke
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Duke2-0HC: Manny Diaz · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (98th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 22.0 YDS/g, 22.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
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
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Duke | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 31–27
at Illinois
1 rec · 22 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.
With W. Eget — 206 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.9 · -2 rush yds (1 car) · N. Sheppard — 147 rush yds (24 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Duke
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Duke
Returning around him
- 17% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 3 Duke players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (19 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Duke · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #69 · 2026 recruiting class #71
Background
2026: Returning wide receiver ... in one career game, has played two snaps. 2025: Appeared in one game, against Elon ... did not record any statistics ... one of the program's three D-Squad Players of the Year as a scout team member who competed and displayed great work ethic to help the team win...
The receiver room · Duke
- #5Javen Nicholas740 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Jayden Moore42 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Jonah Burton2 games · 2026
- #3Blake Rohrerno box-score line yet
- #7Kavon Simmons1 game · 2026
8 more on the roster · Duke team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology