#16

Kendrick Simpkins

Senior safety on Baylor's 2026 roster.

S · Baylor · Sr. · #16

6′0″ · 199 lb · Montgomery, AL

CFB Index 26 · #468 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Baylor for 2026
Next upSat Sep 19 · 4 pm ETvs Louisiana TechMcLane StadiumBaylor by 19.5

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 1278 nationally · Signed with Percy L. Julian

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 safety on Baylor's 2025 roster.

  • Signed as a 3-star recruit to Percy L. Julian in 2020.
  • Transferred from Western Kentucky to Baylor in 2024.
His career, year by year

How he projects

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

The full scouting read

Kendrick Simpkins

S · Baylor · Sr · #16

Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Kendrick Simpkins has played for two head coaches across six seasons and two programs. In 2023 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Conference USA. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against TCU, Week 8, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

  • positional archetype classification
  • head-coach lineage
  • recognition record
  • game log

The secondary · Baylor

  1. #3Devyn BobbyS · Sr.77 tackles · 2025
  2. #8Jacob ReddingS · Sr.53 tackles · 2025
  3. #14Daniel CobbsS · Sr.39 tackles · 2025
  4. #17Tyler TurnerS · Sr.30 tackles · 2025
  5. #16Kendrick SimpkinsS · Sr.23 tackles · 2025

26 more on the roster · Baylor team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology