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Jersey Number 34
Antjuan Simmons
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ann Arbor, Mich.
- High School:
- Pioneer
Bio
Career Bio (PDF)
CAREER NOTES: Four-year letterwinner (2017-20) had 231 tackles in 46 games, including 20 consecutive starts at linebacker to close out his career (13 in 2019; seven in 2020) . . . finished his career ranked 26th in school history with 26 tackles for loss and 44th with 231 tackles . . . also recorded 4.5 sacks, five pass break-ups, two interceptions, three fumble recoveries and one forced fumble in his career . . . had seven career games with double-digit stops, including six of the seven games in 2020 . . . although the postseason all-star games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was invited to the 2021 East-West Shrine Game and the NFLPA Collegiate All-Star Game.
CAREER NOTES: Four-year letterwinner (2017-20) had 231 tackles in 46 games, including 20 consecutive starts at linebacker to close out his career (13 in 2019; seven in 2020) . . . finished his career ranked 26th in school history with 26 tackles for loss and 44th with 231 tackles . . . also recorded 4.5 sacks, five pass break-ups, two interceptions, three fumble recoveries and one forced fumble in his career . . . had seven career games with double-digit stops, including six of the seven games in 2020 . . . although the postseason all-star games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was invited to the 2021 East-West Shrine Game and the NFLPA Collegiate All-Star Game.
2020 SEASON (SENIOR): Earned All-Big Ten recognition by the media (second team), Associated Press (second team), Phil Steele (second team) and coaches (third team) . . . averaged 10.7 tackles per game, which ranked second best in the Big Ten . . . led Spartans for the second year in a row with 75 stops overall, which also ranked sixth most in the Big Ten . . . had double-digit stops in six of seven games (11 vs. Rutgers, 11 vs. Michigan, 13 vs. Northwestern, 12 vs. Ohio State, 10 vs. Penn State) and led MSU defense with 75 total tackles (28 solo, 47 assists), with 9.0 tackles for loss (16 yards) and 1.0 sack (4 yards), along with two pass break-ups, one fumble recovery and two QB hurries . . . had 2.0 TFLs in back-to-back games (Ohio State and Northwestern) as part of at least 1.0 TFL in three outings in a row (Ohio State, Northwestern, Indiana) including at least 0.5 in six of the seven games . . . registered fourth straight game in double-figure tackles with 10 stops at Penn State, adding 0.5 tackle for loss . . . registered a game-high 12 tackles, adding 2.0 tackles for loss and one fumble recovery in Ohio State game . . . logged a game-high 13 tackles, including two tackles for loss and a 4-yard sack, in Northwestern game, helping spearhead MSU defense that held the previously undefeated No. 8 Wildcats to 20 points and 63 yards rushing in the victory to earn Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors . . . tallied career-high 14 tackles in Indiana game, tying career-best with six solo stops and matching career-high with eight tackle assists, and also had 1.0 tackle for loss along with one QB hurry . . . logged four stops at Iowa in limited action due to injury . . . playing in his hometown and across the street from high school of Ann Arbor Pioneer, notched career-high tying 11 tackles at Michigan, matching career-high set previous week vs. Rutgers, finishing with six solo stops, five assists, along with 0.5 tackle for loss and career-best two pass break-ups, one coming in the end zone on third down late in second quarter, thwarting a UM TD and forcing a field goal, while other came in third quarter . . . started season opener vs. Rutgers and led the Spartans in tackles (11) and tackles for loss (3 for 8 yards) . . . also had a fumble recovery and one quarterback hurry, with the fumble recovery setting up MSU’s second TD of the day, on ensuing play . . . entered the 2020 season on the watch list for the Bednarik Award, which is given annually to the nation’s top college defensive player . . . was also named to the Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List.
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR): Earned honorable mention All-Big Ten from both coaches and media after leading the team with 90 tackles (44 solo, 46 assists), which ranked sixth most in the Big Ten . . . ranked second on the team and tied for seventh in the Big Ten with 15 tackles for loss (57 yards) . . . recorded a career-high 3.5 sacks (24 yards) . . . also had an interception and three pass break-ups . . . led MSU with 865 snaps on defense . . . earned MSU’s Outstanding Underclass Back Award on defense . . . started all 13 games . . . started first eight games at Star (weakside) linebacker, before starting next two games (Illinois and Michigan) at middle linebacker, before shifting back to Star for last three games (Maryland, Rutgers, Wake Forest) of the season . . . posted nine stops in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl victory against Wake Forest . . . had six tackles, including one for a 4-yard loss in Maryland game, and also forced and recovered a fumble on same play in the first quarter . . . posted three tackles at Rutgers, tallying 12 production points . . . recorded seven tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack in game at Michigan in his hometown . . . posted six stops with 1.0 TFL in Illinois contest while starting his first career game at Mike linebacker, tallying 21 production points, ranking second among linebackers and third overall . . . logged nine stops with 2.0 TFL and 1.0 sack in Penn State game, finishing with 14 production points . . . notched career-high 10 tackles at Wisconsin, adding 1.0 TFL and one pass break-up . . . drew start at Ohio State and logged seven stops with 0.5 TFL, posting 18 production points, ranking second for both linebacker corps and overall defense . . . started Indiana game and tied a career high with 2.5 tackles for loss (10 yards) with nine stops overall, logging defensive unit-leading 23 production points . . . started at Northwestern, notching six stops with one TFL, ending with 17 production points . . . started Arizona State game, logging nine tackles (1 solo, 8 assists) with 1.5 TFLs and 0.5 sack, adding one QB hurry to finish with defensive-best 26 production points . . . posted three stops with first career pass break-up after starting Western Michigan game, registering 15 production points . . . made first start of Spartan career in season opener vs. Tulsa, logging six tackles, including career-best 2.5 tackles for loss with one sack and snared second interception of career . . . interception came on second down of Tulsa drive, returning it 13 yards, setting up MSU at the Tulsa 30, and Spartans took advantage of short field with a field goal . . . also registered a 5-yard sack in fourth quarter . . . named to Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week vs. Tulsa.
2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games . . . saw action on 284 snaps at linebacker . . . recorded 32 tackles (10 solo, 22 assists) . . . also had two kick returns for 46 yards (23.0 ypr) . . . credited with three solo stops vs. Oregon in Redbox Bowl . . . logged five tackles against Rutgers . . . tallied one tackle and one QB hurry on defense at Nebraska . . . posted three tackles against Purdue . . . saw action in Michigan game, including tallying one kick return for 12 yards . . . tallied two tackles at Penn State . . . posted three tackles with 0.5 TFL against Northwestern . . . registered four stops against Central Michigan, adding a career-long 34-yard kick return . . . snared first career interception at Indiana, thwarting Hoosier drive that had reached midfield late in the fourth quarter. . . added one stop to finish with 12 production points against the Hoosiers . . . saw action in opener vs. Utah State, tying career high with seven stops, ranking second among linebackers and tied for second overall on defense.
2017 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in all 13 games, making Spartan debut against Bowling Green, to earn his first letter . . . tallied 34 tackles, including a team-leading 10 on special teams (all on kickoffs), along with 1.5 tackles for loss . . . played 128 snaps . . . posted three stops in Holiday Bowl against No. 18 Washington State . . . tallied two tackles, including 0.5 tackle for loss, at Rutgers . . . posted four tackles against Maryland, including first career tackle for loss . . . also had 32-yard kickoff return, the longest play of the game for the Spartans, against the Terrapins . . . tallied season-high seven stops at No. 11 Ohio State for season-high 16 production points, leading the linebackers and ranking second on the defense . . . posted one stop in win over No. 7 Penn State . . . tallied two tackles at Northwestern, coming on back-to-back plays . . . posted one tackle at Minnesota . . . tallied two tackles against Michigan . . . notched three stops in Iowa game . . . recorded season-high five tackles against Notre Dame . . . posted one tackle in Western Michigan game . . . logged three tackles vs. BGSU.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to the ESPN300 (No. 294), Scout300 (No. 296) and PrepStar350 (No. 305) rankings as one of the best overall prospects in the country . . . played linebacker and running back for Coach Jari Brown at Pioneer High School . . . two-time Detroit Free Press Dream Team selection . . . chosen to USA TODAY’s All-USA Michigan First Team . . . listed the No. 1 outside linebacker in the state of Michigan and No. 2 in the Midwest by Scout.com . . . ranked one of the top outside linebackers in the country by ESPN.com (No. 20), Scout.com (No. 21), Rivals.com (No. 23) and 247Sports (No. 35) . . . named one of the top overall prospects in the Midwest (No. 27) by ESPN.com . . . rated one of the best players in Michigan by The Detroit News (No. 6), Rivals.com (No. 6), Detroit Free Press (No. 7), ESPN.com (No. 8), Lansing State Journal (No. 8) and 247Sports (No. 12) . . . PrepStar All-Midwest Region Team selection . . . named to the Dream Team by the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News as a linebacker his senior season after collecting 73 tackles, two interceptions, two defensive touchdowns and two blocked field goals . . . ran for 433 yards and three TDs and also had 10 catches for 155 yards and one TD on offense for the Pioneers . . . also named to the Ann Arbor News Dream Team as a linebacker . . . during his junior campaign, rushed for 1,112 yards and 18 TDs on 148 carries and was chosen to the Detroit Free Press Dream Team as a running back . . . in addition, he was selected the 2015 Ann Arbor News Offensive Player of the Year . . . also had 65 stops, including eight tackles for loss, and one forced fumble on defense as a junior and was a defensive selection to the 2015 Associated Press Division 1-2 All-State First Team . . . three-time SEC Red first-team honoree . . . was the only sophomore on the All-SEC Red First Team in 2014 with 36 tackles, including five for losses, to go along with 17 receptions for 296 yards and two TDs . . . son of Antonio and Tawan Simmons . . . born April 6, 1999 . . . human development and family studies major.
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR): Earned honorable mention All-Big Ten from both coaches and media after leading the team with 90 tackles (44 solo, 46 assists), which ranked sixth most in the Big Ten . . . ranked second on the team and tied for seventh in the Big Ten with 15 tackles for loss (57 yards) . . . recorded a career-high 3.5 sacks (24 yards) . . . also had an interception and three pass break-ups . . . led MSU with 865 snaps on defense . . . earned MSU’s Outstanding Underclass Back Award on defense . . . started all 13 games . . . started first eight games at Star (weakside) linebacker, before starting next two games (Illinois and Michigan) at middle linebacker, before shifting back to Star for last three games (Maryland, Rutgers, Wake Forest) of the season . . . posted nine stops in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl victory against Wake Forest . . . had six tackles, including one for a 4-yard loss in Maryland game, and also forced and recovered a fumble on same play in the first quarter . . . posted three tackles at Rutgers, tallying 12 production points . . . recorded seven tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack in game at Michigan in his hometown . . . posted six stops with 1.0 TFL in Illinois contest while starting his first career game at Mike linebacker, tallying 21 production points, ranking second among linebackers and third overall . . . logged nine stops with 2.0 TFL and 1.0 sack in Penn State game, finishing with 14 production points . . . notched career-high 10 tackles at Wisconsin, adding 1.0 TFL and one pass break-up . . . drew start at Ohio State and logged seven stops with 0.5 TFL, posting 18 production points, ranking second for both linebacker corps and overall defense . . . started Indiana game and tied a career high with 2.5 tackles for loss (10 yards) with nine stops overall, logging defensive unit-leading 23 production points . . . started at Northwestern, notching six stops with one TFL, ending with 17 production points . . . started Arizona State game, logging nine tackles (1 solo, 8 assists) with 1.5 TFLs and 0.5 sack, adding one QB hurry to finish with defensive-best 26 production points . . . posted three stops with first career pass break-up after starting Western Michigan game, registering 15 production points . . . made first start of Spartan career in season opener vs. Tulsa, logging six tackles, including career-best 2.5 tackles for loss with one sack and snared second interception of career . . . interception came on second down of Tulsa drive, returning it 13 yards, setting up MSU at the Tulsa 30, and Spartans took advantage of short field with a field goal . . . also registered a 5-yard sack in fourth quarter . . . named to Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week vs. Tulsa.
2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games . . . saw action on 284 snaps at linebacker . . . recorded 32 tackles (10 solo, 22 assists) . . . also had two kick returns for 46 yards (23.0 ypr) . . . credited with three solo stops vs. Oregon in Redbox Bowl . . . logged five tackles against Rutgers . . . tallied one tackle and one QB hurry on defense at Nebraska . . . posted three tackles against Purdue . . . saw action in Michigan game, including tallying one kick return for 12 yards . . . tallied two tackles at Penn State . . . posted three tackles with 0.5 TFL against Northwestern . . . registered four stops against Central Michigan, adding a career-long 34-yard kick return . . . snared first career interception at Indiana, thwarting Hoosier drive that had reached midfield late in the fourth quarter. . . added one stop to finish with 12 production points against the Hoosiers . . . saw action in opener vs. Utah State, tying career high with seven stops, ranking second among linebackers and tied for second overall on defense.
2017 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in all 13 games, making Spartan debut against Bowling Green, to earn his first letter . . . tallied 34 tackles, including a team-leading 10 on special teams (all on kickoffs), along with 1.5 tackles for loss . . . played 128 snaps . . . posted three stops in Holiday Bowl against No. 18 Washington State . . . tallied two tackles, including 0.5 tackle for loss, at Rutgers . . . posted four tackles against Maryland, including first career tackle for loss . . . also had 32-yard kickoff return, the longest play of the game for the Spartans, against the Terrapins . . . tallied season-high seven stops at No. 11 Ohio State for season-high 16 production points, leading the linebackers and ranking second on the defense . . . posted one stop in win over No. 7 Penn State . . . tallied two tackles at Northwestern, coming on back-to-back plays . . . posted one tackle at Minnesota . . . tallied two tackles against Michigan . . . notched three stops in Iowa game . . . recorded season-high five tackles against Notre Dame . . . posted one tackle in Western Michigan game . . . logged three tackles vs. BGSU.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to the ESPN300 (No. 294), Scout300 (No. 296) and PrepStar350 (No. 305) rankings as one of the best overall prospects in the country . . . played linebacker and running back for Coach Jari Brown at Pioneer High School . . . two-time Detroit Free Press Dream Team selection . . . chosen to USA TODAY’s All-USA Michigan First Team . . . listed the No. 1 outside linebacker in the state of Michigan and No. 2 in the Midwest by Scout.com . . . ranked one of the top outside linebackers in the country by ESPN.com (No. 20), Scout.com (No. 21), Rivals.com (No. 23) and 247Sports (No. 35) . . . named one of the top overall prospects in the Midwest (No. 27) by ESPN.com . . . rated one of the best players in Michigan by The Detroit News (No. 6), Rivals.com (No. 6), Detroit Free Press (No. 7), ESPN.com (No. 8), Lansing State Journal (No. 8) and 247Sports (No. 12) . . . PrepStar All-Midwest Region Team selection . . . named to the Dream Team by the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News as a linebacker his senior season after collecting 73 tackles, two interceptions, two defensive touchdowns and two blocked field goals . . . ran for 433 yards and three TDs and also had 10 catches for 155 yards and one TD on offense for the Pioneers . . . also named to the Ann Arbor News Dream Team as a linebacker . . . during his junior campaign, rushed for 1,112 yards and 18 TDs on 148 carries and was chosen to the Detroit Free Press Dream Team as a running back . . . in addition, he was selected the 2015 Ann Arbor News Offensive Player of the Year . . . also had 65 stops, including eight tackles for loss, and one forced fumble on defense as a junior and was a defensive selection to the 2015 Associated Press Division 1-2 All-State First Team . . . three-time SEC Red first-team honoree . . . was the only sophomore on the All-SEC Red First Team in 2014 with 36 tackles, including five for losses, to go along with 17 receptions for 296 yards and two TDs . . . son of Antonio and Tawan Simmons . . . born April 6, 1999 . . . human development and family studies major.
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