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Jersey Number 22
Jordon Simmons
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Marietta, Ga.
- High School:
- McEachern
Bio
Three-year letterwinner played in 34 games for the Spartans from 2020-23 . . . had 520 career rushing yards on 137 carries (3.8 ypc/15.3 ypg) . . . also had 11 receptions for 56 yards (5.1 ypc) with one career receiving TD . . . had a total of 576 all-purpose yards (520 rushing, 56 receiving).
2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Played in the first four games of the season to preserve his redshirt season . . . had seven carries for 14 yards . . . made 56 appearances on special teams units . . . had four carries for 11 yards vs. Washington.
2022 SEASON (JUNIOR): Played in all 12 games, primarily on special teams . . . logged a total of 171 plays on special teams, third most on the team . . . credited with three tackles on special teams . . . had four carries for 9 yards . . . ran for 6 yards on two carries vs. Ohio State . . . rushed twice for 3 yards vs. Akron.
2021 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games, including a starting assignment vs. No. 12 Pittsburgh in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl . . . earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades . . . had 70 carries for 278 yards (4.0 ypc/21.4 ypg) . . . hauled in six catches for 22 yards and a TD . . . played a total of 177 snaps on offense and 118 plays on special teams . . . played a season-high 50 snaps on offense in the win over No. 12 Pitt in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, rushing a season-high 16 times for 23 yards and catching one pass for 5 yards . . . saw limited action on offense and special teams in Penn State game . . . had seven rushes for 24 yards and one catch at Ohio State . . . posted six carries for 39 yards in Maryland game and one reception for -4 yards . . . had one rush for 2 yards at Purdue . . . had three carries for 8 yards in Michigan game . . . saw limited action on offense and special teams at Indiana . . . had one carry for 4 yards at Rutgers, in playing three offensive snaps . . . notched 34 yards on 10 carries and added one reception for 3 yards in Western Kentucky game, logging 20 snaps . . . posted three rushes for 13 yards and one catch for 6 yards in Nebraska game, playing eight snaps . . . saw limited action at Miami, notching two carries for 1 yard on seven snaps . . . registered first career 100-yard rushing game with 121 yards on a career-high 16 carries (7.6 avg.) in Youngstown State game . . . scored his first career TD with a 14-yard screen pass reception in the second quarter of the season-opening win at Northwestern, for only reception of the game, adding five rushes for 10 yards.
2020 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Led team in rushing (219 yards; 43.8 ypg) and ranked second in carries (56) . . . played in five games, including his first career start vs. No. 10 Indiana . . . missed two games (Northwestern, Ohio State) due to an injury . . also had five receptions for 34 yards . . had a team-leading 10 rushes for first downs, including two on third down; 3-of-5 receptions went for a first down . . . after missing previous two games, returned to action in Penn State game and rushed for a season-high 76 yards, matching career high of 14 carries, including 39 yards on eight carries in the first half . . . drew first start of Spartan career in Indiana game and had five rushes for 15 yards, adding one catch for 4 yards . . . led MSU in rushing for third game in a row with nine carries for 34 yards at Iowa, adding one catch for 6 yards . . . led the Spartan running attack for the second straight game with 14 rushes for 55 yards at No. 13 Michigan, adding two catches for 11 yards . . . made Spartan debut in season opener vs. Rutgers by leading MSU with 14 carries for 43 yards, adding one reception for 13 yards.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked one of the best running back prospects in the nation by Rivals.com (No. 32), ESPN.com (No. 39) and 247Sports (No. 53) . . . listed among the top overall players in the state of Georgia by ESPN.com (No. 57), Rivals.com (No. 61) and 247Sports (No. 81) . . . rated one of the top running backs in the state of Georgia by Rivals.com (No. 4) . . . named one of the top 250 overall players in the Southeast by ESPN.com . . . played for Coach Franklin Stephens at McEachern High School . . . compiled 2,383 rushing yards on 299 carries (8.0 avg.) with 34 rushing touchdowns and 40 overall TDs during his three years on varsity at McEachern High School . . . had nine 100-yard rushing games in high school . . . recorded 3,268 all-purpose yards (2,383 rushing, 632 receiving, 253 kick return) . . . rushed for 1,093 yards on 154 carries (7.1 avg.) and 16 touchdowns to help lead McEachern to the Region 3-7A title and a 12-1 record as a senior in 2019 . . . also had 15 receptions for 259 yards and one score . . . selected to the Marietta Daily Journal All-County Team for the second year in a row in 2019 . . . ran for a 75-yard touchdown in the Class 7A quarterfinals against North Gwinnett . . . had 17 carries for 144 yards and two TDs in a playoff win over North Forsyth . . . gained 111 yards on the ground and scored two TDs in the first round of the playoffs against North Paulding . . . named to the All-Region 3-7A and Marietta Daily Journal All-County First Team as a junior in 2018 . . . registered a career-high 1,107 rushing yards on 119 carries (9.3 avg.) with 17 touchdowns and five 100-yard games as a junior . . . had a career-high 189 yards on the ground and four TDs against Kennesaw Mountain on Oct. 19, 2018 . . . also hauled in 23 receptions for 373 yards and five TDs as a junior . . . son of Shon Simmons and Leslie Gray . . . his brother, Tyler, was a four-year letterwinner as a wide receiver for Georgia (2016-19) . . . advertising management major.
2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Played in the first four games of the season to preserve his redshirt season . . . had seven carries for 14 yards . . . made 56 appearances on special teams units . . . had four carries for 11 yards vs. Washington.
2022 SEASON (JUNIOR): Played in all 12 games, primarily on special teams . . . logged a total of 171 plays on special teams, third most on the team . . . credited with three tackles on special teams . . . had four carries for 9 yards . . . ran for 6 yards on two carries vs. Ohio State . . . rushed twice for 3 yards vs. Akron.
2021 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games, including a starting assignment vs. No. 12 Pittsburgh in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl . . . earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades . . . had 70 carries for 278 yards (4.0 ypc/21.4 ypg) . . . hauled in six catches for 22 yards and a TD . . . played a total of 177 snaps on offense and 118 plays on special teams . . . played a season-high 50 snaps on offense in the win over No. 12 Pitt in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, rushing a season-high 16 times for 23 yards and catching one pass for 5 yards . . . saw limited action on offense and special teams in Penn State game . . . had seven rushes for 24 yards and one catch at Ohio State . . . posted six carries for 39 yards in Maryland game and one reception for -4 yards . . . had one rush for 2 yards at Purdue . . . had three carries for 8 yards in Michigan game . . . saw limited action on offense and special teams at Indiana . . . had one carry for 4 yards at Rutgers, in playing three offensive snaps . . . notched 34 yards on 10 carries and added one reception for 3 yards in Western Kentucky game, logging 20 snaps . . . posted three rushes for 13 yards and one catch for 6 yards in Nebraska game, playing eight snaps . . . saw limited action at Miami, notching two carries for 1 yard on seven snaps . . . registered first career 100-yard rushing game with 121 yards on a career-high 16 carries (7.6 avg.) in Youngstown State game . . . scored his first career TD with a 14-yard screen pass reception in the second quarter of the season-opening win at Northwestern, for only reception of the game, adding five rushes for 10 yards.
2020 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Led team in rushing (219 yards; 43.8 ypg) and ranked second in carries (56) . . . played in five games, including his first career start vs. No. 10 Indiana . . . missed two games (Northwestern, Ohio State) due to an injury . . also had five receptions for 34 yards . . had a team-leading 10 rushes for first downs, including two on third down; 3-of-5 receptions went for a first down . . . after missing previous two games, returned to action in Penn State game and rushed for a season-high 76 yards, matching career high of 14 carries, including 39 yards on eight carries in the first half . . . drew first start of Spartan career in Indiana game and had five rushes for 15 yards, adding one catch for 4 yards . . . led MSU in rushing for third game in a row with nine carries for 34 yards at Iowa, adding one catch for 6 yards . . . led the Spartan running attack for the second straight game with 14 rushes for 55 yards at No. 13 Michigan, adding two catches for 11 yards . . . made Spartan debut in season opener vs. Rutgers by leading MSU with 14 carries for 43 yards, adding one reception for 13 yards.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked one of the best running back prospects in the nation by Rivals.com (No. 32), ESPN.com (No. 39) and 247Sports (No. 53) . . . listed among the top overall players in the state of Georgia by ESPN.com (No. 57), Rivals.com (No. 61) and 247Sports (No. 81) . . . rated one of the top running backs in the state of Georgia by Rivals.com (No. 4) . . . named one of the top 250 overall players in the Southeast by ESPN.com . . . played for Coach Franklin Stephens at McEachern High School . . . compiled 2,383 rushing yards on 299 carries (8.0 avg.) with 34 rushing touchdowns and 40 overall TDs during his three years on varsity at McEachern High School . . . had nine 100-yard rushing games in high school . . . recorded 3,268 all-purpose yards (2,383 rushing, 632 receiving, 253 kick return) . . . rushed for 1,093 yards on 154 carries (7.1 avg.) and 16 touchdowns to help lead McEachern to the Region 3-7A title and a 12-1 record as a senior in 2019 . . . also had 15 receptions for 259 yards and one score . . . selected to the Marietta Daily Journal All-County Team for the second year in a row in 2019 . . . ran for a 75-yard touchdown in the Class 7A quarterfinals against North Gwinnett . . . had 17 carries for 144 yards and two TDs in a playoff win over North Forsyth . . . gained 111 yards on the ground and scored two TDs in the first round of the playoffs against North Paulding . . . named to the All-Region 3-7A and Marietta Daily Journal All-County First Team as a junior in 2018 . . . registered a career-high 1,107 rushing yards on 119 carries (9.3 avg.) with 17 touchdowns and five 100-yard games as a junior . . . had a career-high 189 yards on the ground and four TDs against Kennesaw Mountain on Oct. 19, 2018 . . . also hauled in 23 receptions for 373 yards and five TDs as a junior . . . son of Shon Simmons and Leslie Gray . . . his brother, Tyler, was a four-year letterwinner as a wide receiver for Georgia (2016-19) . . . advertising management major.
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