Iowa State · W 31-17
No catches.
Kansas · W 41-24
No catches.
Colorado · W 27-24
No catches.
Cincinnati · W 49-25
2 catches, 8 yards
The other 4 games average 28 yards. This one was 20 below.
Simmons has catches in 5 of Utah’s 8 games: none against Iowa State, Kansas and Colorado.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Larry Simmons
The three seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Reed Stringer, Kyle Whittingham and Morgan Scalley. A game that shows it: 41 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Idaho — Week 1, 2026.
120 receiving yards · 8 catches · 0 receiving TD
Play style
Beats you over the top.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Larry Simmons vs Arkansas.
Against Cincinnati on Oct. 31: 2 catches for 8 yards. In the 5 games drawn here: 8 catches for 120 yards. Utah has thrown to him 10 times in 148 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah | 8 | 120 | 15.0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2025 | Utah | 15 | 280 | 18.7 | 6 | 48 |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 27 | 421 | 15.6 | 1 | 75 |
| Career | 50 | 821 | 16.4 | 7 | 75 |
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah | -- | -- | 31 |
| 2025 | Utah | 1 | 8 | -- |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 2 | −12 | -- |
| Career | 3 | −4 | 31 |
Last game (Wk 9): 8 receiving yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-14vs Idaho | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 26 | Season-high 41 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 43-10vs Arkansas | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 3 | W 33-0vs Utah State | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-13vs No. 14 Houston | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-25@ Cincinnati | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 8 | 120 | 15.0 | 0 | 26 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 66-14
vs Idaho
2 rec · 41 yds
Dominant 52-point win at home against Idaho.
With D. Dampier — 176 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.5 · 31 rush yds (6 car) · B. Ficklin — 93 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.1 · 70 rush yds (8 car)
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 28.0 | 18.2 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 31.7 | 18.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Morgan Scalley
Pass share
45.0%
247 pass / 302 run
Plays / game
68.6
8 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
272 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #42 of 55 Big 12 WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Played for two programs.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 3 schools: Lane Kiffin, Will Hall, Reed Stringer, Kyle Whittingham and Morgan Scalley.
