Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-7vs Eastern Kentucky | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
#24
Ty Sims
Freshman safety for Jacksonville State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 173 lb · Gadsden, AL · Gadsden City HS
Returning to Jacksonville State for 2026
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, vs Eastern Kentucky
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 safety for Jacksonville State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Jacksonville State in 2026.
Ty Sims
The receipt: 1 INT against Eastern Kentucky — Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with Jacksonville State3-star out of Gadsden City
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Jacksonville State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Jacksonville State1-2HC: Charles Kelly · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
Box-score production
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
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Kelly
Pass share
43.2%
79 pass / 104 run
Plays / game
61.0
3 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
88 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jacksonville State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 49–7
1 INT · 8 YDS
Dominant 42-point win at home against Eastern Kentucky.
With C. Creel — 327 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · 54 rush yds (10 car) · J. Williams — -4 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Jacksonville State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Jacksonville State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +7 net (21 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Jacksonville State · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #93 · 2026 recruiting class #86
Background
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2025 All-State selection, Sims finished his senior year at Gadsden City High School with 174 rushing yards and seven total tackles, playing running back and defensive back for the Titans. Also played special teams, where he recorded a blocked field goal against Jasper on November 7...
The secondary · Jacksonville State
- #1Caleb Nix63 tackles · 2025
- #3Tre'Quon Fegans36 tackles · 2025
- #22Jaheim Jenkins21 tackles · 2025
- #7Marc Woods16 tackles · 2025
- #24Ty Sims1 game · 2026
22 more on the roster · Jacksonville State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology