Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 | |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#5
Kenton Simmons
Senior defensive end on Florida International's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 245 lb · Jackson, MS
CFB Index 80 · #49 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Florida Internati
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.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
7 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, at South Florida
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end on Florida International's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Florida International in 2025.
Kenton Simmons
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Second year in the Florida International defensive front, same address the whole way. 2025 brought the first one: All-Conference USA. The receipt: 4 tackles against South Florida — Week 1, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
202512 games
- Signed with Florida Internationalout of Butler C.C.
- All-Conference USAsecond
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Florida International
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM
All-Conference USA 2nd team (2025)
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Florida International
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Willie Simmons — 8-7 over that span.
2025Florida International7-6HC: Willie Simmons · Balanced
2026Florida International1-1HC: Willie Simmons · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th 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: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Simmons
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 | Florida International | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Florida International | 25 | 17 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 32 | 21 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 33–20
vs Buffalo
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Max Llewellyn’s 2024 season.
Matches Max on
Weight
Height
TFL rate
Differs from Max on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Je'Lin Samuels's freshman season at SMU (2022).
65%match
Matches Je'Lin on
Sack rate
TFL rate
Weight
Differs from Je'Lin on
Height (lower)
Class year (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Kenton Simmons
The defensive line · Florida International
- #5Kenton Simmons9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #13Dante Anderson5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Germaine Carter3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Nathan Jennings2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #14Robert Williams1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
15 more on the roster · Florida International team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology