Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-10vs Abilene Christian | 1 | 64 | 64.0 | 1 | 64 | Season-high 64 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 35-24@ Oregon State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 1 | 64 | 64.0 | 1 | 64 |
#11
Malcolm Simmons
Junior wide receiver for Texas Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 180 lb · Montgomery, AL · Benjamin Russell
CFB Index 45 · #259 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Auburn → Texas Tech 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
64
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 1 TD · 64 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 5 rec · 149 yds · 1 TD -- top 1% receiving yards game. -- Best game: 1 rec, 64 yds, 1 TD, vs Abilene Christian
The play that turned itSwung Auburn from 30% to 75% to win.Auburn at Oklahoma · 24-17
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Texas Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Auburn in 2024.
- Transferred from Auburn to Texas Tech in 2026.
Malcolm Simmons
Beats you over the top. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 64 rec yds, 1 receptions against Abilene Christian — Week 1, 2026.
64 REC YDS · 1 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
The week the volume broke through — put up 149 yds vs Mercer.Mercer · W 62-172025
202412 games
- Signed with Auburn4-star out of Benjamin Russell
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Texas Tech
Played his entire career under Joey McGuire.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Texas Tech
2025Auburn
2026Texas Tech
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Auburn5-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Balanced
2025Auburn5-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-leaning
2026Texas Tech2-0HC: Joey McGuire · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / catch (100th percentile). Strength: long catch (91st 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: 0.5 REC/g, 32.0 YDS/g, 64.0 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
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 | Texas Tech | 1 | 64 | 64.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Auburn | 25 | 457 | 18.3 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Auburn | 40 | 451 | 11.3 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 66 | 972 | 14.7 | 6 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Tech | -- | -- | 62 | 4 | -- |
| 2025 | Auburn | 4 | 42 | -- | 60 | -- |
| 2024 | Auburn | 4 | 13 | 55 | 42 | 1 |
| Career | 8 | 55 | 117 | 106 | 1 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 33–10
1 rec · 64 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 23-point win at home against Abilene Christian.
With W. Hammond — 298 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 11 rush yds (2 car) · J. Williams — 71 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
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 Vandrevious Jacobs’s 2025 season.
Matches Vandrevious on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Weight
Differs from Vandrevious on
TD rate (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to DeAndre Moore Jr.’s path through Texas.
96%match
#4
Blayne Taylor
93%
Matches DeAndre on
Height
Yards per reception
Weight
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Micah Tease's sophomore season at Tulsa (2025).
Matches Micah on
TD rate
EPA / play (adj)
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Micah on
Yards / reception (higher)
Reception volume (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Malcolm Simmons
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #118
Peaked at #118 this season.
Background
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH Arrived at Texas Tech following two seasons at Auburn, bolstering Texas Tech’s wide receiver room while adding another potential return candidate on special teams … will have three seasons of eligibility remaining as a Red Raider following the passing of the NCAA's 5-for-5 rul...
The receiver room · Texas Tech
- #2Kenny Johnson658 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Coy Eakin653 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Donte Lee Jr589 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Malcolm Simmons457 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Micah Hudson112 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · Texas Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology