Kenton Simmons

#5 · DL · Florida International6′4″ · 245 lb · Jackson, MS

Sacks456th of 780 defensive linemen Last gameL 10–49at Liberty · Oct 31

Nextvs Missouri StateSat Nov 7 · 4 pm ET

7 tackles for loss in 7 games; their best was 3 vs Long Island University.

2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.

This week

RecordFlorida International is 3-5.
Last gameOct. 20 · a loss to Middle Tennessee, 1 tackles for loss.
Next gamevs Missouri State · Sat Nov 7

Kenton Simmons

DL · Florida International · #5

Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Second year in the Florida International defensive front. The first one came in 2025: All-Conference USA. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Long Island University — Week 4, 2026.

19 tackles · 4 sacks

Style of play

Play style

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Korey ForemanUSC · 2021 · 81% season match
Carroll PhillipsIllinois · 2016 · 80% season match
Tramel Logan Jr.Louisville · 2024 · 80% season match
Max LlewellynIowa · 2025 · 80% season match
Jaeden MoorePittsburgh · 2026 · 79% season match

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Florida International	19	15	7.0	4.0	1
2025	Florida International	25	17	9.0	7.0	2
Career		44	32	16.0	11.0	3

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 7 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 9-19@ South Florida	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 2	W 33-20vs Buffalo	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 10-16@ Florida Atlantic	2	2	1.0	1.0	—	1
Wk 4	W 20-3vs Long Island University	4	3	3.0	2.0	—	0	2 sacks
Wk 6	W 22-3vs New Mexico State	2	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 24-27@ Jacksonville State	2	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 23-26vs Middle Tennessee	2	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Total		19	15	7.0	4.0	—	1

The latest game

Oct. 20 · L 23-26 vs Middle Tennessee, play by play

2 tackles, including 1 more for loss. He hurried the quarterback once.

2 tackles
1 for loss
1 QB hurry

Second quarterbegan up 8-7
1st & 10·Hurry
FinalL 23-26

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 7 tackles for loss, 4 of them sacks, in the 7 games with play by play.

How Florida International’s defense played that day

Middle Tennessee’s 11 drives: 5 stopped · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 11. His hurry came with Florida International down 2.

The season, game by game

L 23-26 vs Middle TennesseeOct. 202 tkl1 TFLPlay by play just above

L 24-27 at Jacksonville StateOct. 132 tkl1 TFL

2 tackles, including 1 more for loss.

2 tackles
1 for loss

FinalL 24-27

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

5 more games, with the play by play

W 22-3 vs New Mexico StateOct. 72 tkl1 TFL, 1 sk

2 tackles, including 1 sack.

2 tackles
1 for loss
1 sack

Third quarterbegan up 10-3
3rd & 15●Sack, 4 yds1
FinalW 22-3

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

1
Sacked the quarterback for a 4-yard loss on 3rd and 15. Third quarter, up 13-3.

W 20-3 vs Long Island UniversitySept. 264 tkl3 TFL, 2 skBig game · tied for 9th-most sacks in FBS that week

A big game: 4 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 2 sacks, tied for 9th-most sacks in FBS that week.

4 tackles
3 for loss
2 sacks

Second quarterbegan tied 0-0
3rd & 5●Sack, 11 yds1
Fourth quarterbegan up 17-3
3rd & 9●Sack, 8 yds
FinalW 20-3

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

No game thread archived for this game yet.

1
Sacked the quarterback for a 11-yard loss on 3rd and 5. Second quarter, tied 0-0.

L 10-16 at Florida AtlanticSept. 192 tkl1 TFL, 1 sk

2 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up.

2 tackles
1 for loss
1 sack
1 pass broken up

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
1st & 10●Sack, 9 yds1
Fourth quarterbegan down 16-7
3rd & 3○Broken up
FinalL 10-16

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

No game thread archived for this game yet.

1
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss. First quarter, tied 0-0.

W 33-20 vs BuffaloSept. 123 tkl0 TFL

3 tackles.

FinalW 33-20

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

L 9-19 at South FloridaSept. 54 tkl0 TFL

4 tackles.

FinalL 9-19

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

No game thread archived for this game yet.

Signature game

Week 4 · 2026

W 20-3

vs Long Island University

2 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 4 tackles

Where he ranks

Sacks4tied for 4th in the Conference USA this season.

Tackles for loss78th in the Conference USA this season.

Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.

Opponents faced, by strength

Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +2 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).

Defensive profile

Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet

TFL rate

37%7 TFL

Sack rate

21%4 sacks

Hurry rate

5%1 hurry

19 tackles · 7 for loss · 4 sacks.

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Willie Simmons, all balanced offenses — 10-11 over that span.

2025Florida International7-6HC: Willie Simmons · Balanced

2026Florida International3-5HC: Willie Simmons · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 60 (#143 of 405). Show the ratings

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

60Quality starter #143 of 405 · through 7 games?

6 metrics · season cumulative

through 7 games score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: sacks (96th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (96th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#75 / 2515 · 96th pct

4.0

Tackles for loss#95 / 2515 · 96th pct

7.0

Solo tackles#809 / 2515 · 66th pct

QB hurries#686 / 2515 · 62nd pct

Passes defended#852 / 2515 · 53rd pct

Tackles#1413 / 2515 · 42nd pct

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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 7 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	2.8	1.2	0.8	0.0
Road3g	2.7	0.7	0.3	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.8	1.0	0.7	0.2
Weeks 8+1g	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Willie Simmons

Pass share

50.7%

272 pass / 265 run

Plays / game

67.1

8 games

Team sack rate

3.4%

296 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Kenton Simmons

This week

Style of play

Similar players

Fans

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

The latest game

The season, game by game

Signature game

Where he ranks

Defensive profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference

Two seasons at Florida International

Moves

2025 12 games

2026 7 games