Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 | |
| Total | 3 | 58 | 18.8 | 0 | 26 |
#12
Larry Simmons
Senior wide receiver for Utah. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Moss Point, MS · Moss Point HS
CFB Index 34 · #364 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Utah for 2026
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
58
receiving yards · 2026
3 catches · 19.3 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 41 yds, vs Idaho
The play that turned itSwung Utah from 9% to 55% to win.Kansas State at Utah · 51-47
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Utah. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ole Miss in 2022.
- Transferred from Southern Miss to Utah in 2025.
Larry Simmons
Beats you over the top. Across three seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Reed Stringer, Kyle Whittingham and Morgan Scalley. The receipt: 41 rec yds, 2 receptions against Idaho — Week 1, 2026.
58 REC YDS · 3 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Ole Miss3-star out of Moss Point
202412 games
- Entered the portal
20259 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Utah
2026era →
Morgan Scalley
Utah
Coaching transition mid-career: Kyle Whittingham → Morgan Scalley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Southern Miss1-11HC: Reed Stringer · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Utah11-2HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy
2026Utah2-0HC: Morgan Scalley · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / catch (89th 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 2 games: 1.5 REC/g, 29.0 YDS/g, 18.8 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Morgan Scalley
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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #42 of 55 Big 12 WRs
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Utah | 15 | 280 | 18.7 | 6 | -- |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 27 | 421 | 15.6 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 45 | 759 | 16.9 | 7 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Utah | 1 | 8 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 2 | -12 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | -4 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · 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)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Utah
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Utah
Returning around him
- 68% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 3 Utah players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (17 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Utah · Last season: 11-2 (AP #15) · Talent rank #58 · 2026 recruiting class #27
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kentron Poitier’s 2022 season.
Matches Kentron on
Weight
Differs from Kentron on
TD rate (higher)
Yards / reception (higher)
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jakobie Keeney-James’s path through Massachusetts.
95%match
Matches Jakobie on
Height
Yards per reception
Weight
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to JaVonta Payton's sophomore season at Tennessee (2021).
36%match
Differs from JaVonta on
Yards / reception (higher)
Class year (lower)
TD rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Larry Simmons
Background
2025: Saw action in all 13 games as a wide receiver. Tallied 15 catches for 280 yards and six touchdowns in his first season in Utah. Hauled in three passes for 97 yards and two touchdowns in the regular-season finale at Kansas. Season-high four catches for 54 yards and a touchdown against K-Stat...
The receiver room · Utah
- #7Braden Pegan925 receiving yards · 2025
- Kyri Shoels768 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Larry Simmons280 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Tobias Merriweather130 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Creed Whittemore92 receiving yards · 2025
8 more on the roster · Utah team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology