Markell Simmons: S · TCU · #3.
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Markell Simmons
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three seasons in the TCU secondary to date. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Oklahoma — Week 8, 2018.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 28-40vs No. 4 Ohio State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-31@ Texas | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 17-14vs Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-17vs Texas Tech | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-52vs No. 9 Oklahoma | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 26-27@ Kansas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 14-13vs Kansas State | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-47@ No. 7 West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 16-9@ Baylor | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-24vs Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 20 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
33tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL33 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Gary Patterson — 24-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gary Patterson
Pass share
45.9%
408 pass / 480 run
Plays / game
68.3
13 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
428 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at TCU, 65 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Gary Patterson.
