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2019 Football

27 Chris Simmons

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Position WR
  • Major Biology Pre-Health
  • Hometown LaGrange Park, Ill.
  • Prev School Nazareth Academy

Biography

• All-MSFA Midwest League Honorable Mention (2019)

2019

NAIA Rankings

• Receptions per Game - 20th (5.6)
• Receptions - 45th (50)

MSFA Rankings

• Receptions per Game - 5th (5.6)
• Receptions - 9th (50)
• Receiving Yards per Game - 10th (55.4)
• Receiving Yards - 13th (499)

Played in nine games as a senior, starting in eight ... finished third on the team in receiving, with 504 yards and three TDs on 51 catches ... had a season-high 98 yards on four catches and one TD in the win at Lawrence Tech on Sept. 7 ... had ten receptions for 83 yards and one TD against No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater on Sept. 21 ... had a TD catch in the win at Robert Morris on Oct. 12 ... made nine catches for 73 yards in the NAIA Football Championship Series First Round win at No. 8 Northwestern (Iowa) on Nov. 23.

2018

Played in 10 games as a junior, starting twice ... finished with 290 receiving yards and four TDs on 31 receptions, averaging 29.0 yards per game ... made three catches for 39 yards in the win at Lindenwood-Belleville on Sept. 15 ... grabbed nine passes for 77 yards and three TDs in the win at Taylor on Sept. 29 ... had one TD catch, and 89 yards on six receptions in the win over Robert Morris on Oct. 6 ... collected seven receptions for 56 yards in the win over St. Francis (Ill.) on Oct. 27. 

2017

Played in 11 games as a sophomore, finishing third on the team with an average of 34.9 receiving yards per game ... scored the game-winning touchdown in the season-opening win over No. 5 Marian on Aug. 31, converting a 4th-and-9 attempt for a 54-yard touchdown ... finished with a career-high 96 receiving yards against the Knights ... made a season-high six receptions twice, first in the win over Lindenwood-Belleville on Sept. 16, and again in the NAIA Football Championship Series quarterfinal at Morningside (Iowa) on Nov. 25.

2016:  Made 19 receptions for 130 yards and two touchdowns.

Prep:  Played football at Nazareth Academy in LaGrange Park, Ill.

Date of Birth:  Sept. 6, 1997 ... Parents:  Ramona & L.C.

Career Receiving Stats
Year GP Rec. Yds. TD YPC Long Yds/Gm
2016 9 19 130 2 6.8 35 14.4
2017 11 36 384 2 10.7 54 34.9
2018 10 31 290 4 9.4 38 29.0
2019 9 51 504 3 9.9 48 56.0
Career 39 137 1,308 11 9.5 54 33.5

Statistics

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