Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-9vs Florida International | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24@ Army | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#56
Terry Simmons
Junior defensive lineman on South Florida's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 325 lb · Savannah, GA
Transferred Duke → South Florida for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
4 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, at Army
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman on South Florida's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Duke in 2023.
- Transferred from Duke to South Florida in 2026.
Terry Simmons
Terry Simmons has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Army — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Duke3-star out of Calvary Day School
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
2 coaches2024
South Florida
2026era →
Brian Hartline
South Florida
Coaching transition mid-career: Alex Golesh → Brian Hartline. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to South Florida
2025Duke
2026South Florida
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Duke9-4HC: Manny Diaz · Pass-leaning
2026South Florida2-0HC: Brian Hartline · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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: 2.0 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
Brian Hartline
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 | South Florida | 4 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Duke | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–24
at Army
3 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.
With M. Van Buren Jr. — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.3 · 45 rush yds (5 car) · 2 TD · L. Goater — 42 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 48 LONG
Game log
The defensive line · South Florida
- #4Michael Williams II2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #18Levi Smiley2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Asani Redwood1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #1C.J. Hicks1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #56Terry Simmons2 games · 2026
11 more on the roster · South Florida team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology