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Two-time All-Southland Conference First-Team pick for the Bobcats ... registered 240 tackles during his career, including 80 as a senior ... had 102 solo tackles and credited with 138 assists while at Texas State ... tremendous leader on the defensive side of the ball who saw Texas State go from winning four games his freshman year to being a national power his senior year ... biggest asset for the Houston native was his instincts and knack for finding his way to the football ... talented player in the Bobcats' blitzing packages with great timing, speed and quickness took his off-season conditioning to a different level as his career progressed ... was the type of player offenses had to account for because of his athletic ability and tackling skills ... possessed all the skills a coaching staff looks for in a linebacker.
2005: Repeat First-Team All-Southland Conference selection as a senior ... was the Bobcats' second-leading tackler as a senior finishing with 80 total stops - 31 solo tackles and 49 assists ... registered 3.0 quarterback sacks and had 6.5 tackles for loss ... also credited with four quarterback hurries and four pass break-ups ... forced and recovered a fumble during the season ... broke up a pass in each of the Bobcats' first three games of the season including at Texas A&M where he was in on eight tackles and also forced a fumble ... had nine tackles and picked off a pass the next week against South Dakota State ... against Northwestern State in SLC home opener had six tackles, had a pass break up and was credited with a quarterback hurry ... had nine tackles in the Bobcats' overtime win over Sam Houston State as Texas State earned a share of the Southland Conference title ... had a stellar post-season, recording 26 tackles including three quarterback sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss in three games ... opened the playoff run with a 12-tackle performance against Georgia Southern ... among his four solo stops against the Eagles was a sack for a four-yard loss ... had five tackles the following week in the Bobcats' win over Cal Poly ... closed out his career with a nine-tackle game against Northern Iowa ... had a pair of quarterback sacks amounting to 27 lost yards ... had a third tackle for a three-yard loss ... also pressured UNI for a pair of quarterback hurries.
Texas State Linebacker 2004: Despite missing three games with a knee injury, ranked eighth in tackles and was named First-Team All-SLC as a junior ... finished the year with 34 total tackles, including 26 unassisted stops ... had 10 tackles for loss accounting for -21 yards ... recorded at least one tackle for loss in six of eight games played ... broke up three passes and intercepted another ... after missing the Bobcats' first two games saw his first action of the year in Texas State's overtime win over Southeastern Louisiana ... had three solo tackles and two assists against the Lions ... registered three tackles for loss among his 5.5 total stops in the `Cats next game at Appalachian State ... had a season-high six tackles and recovered a fumble in the Bobcats' game against Division I-A Florida Atlantic ... in Southland Conference-opening win over Stephen F. Austin had three solo and three assisted tackles, including a pair of tackle for loss ... also credited with a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup against the Lumberjacks ... helped Texas State end a 17-game road losing streak in the team's victory at McNeese State ... had five unassisted stops and one assist ... with McNeese looking to make a fourth-quarter comeback, intercepted a pass in the Red Zone and returned it 12 yards ... also had a pass breakup in the victory.
2003: Went from being a lightly-used backup to a go-to starter sophomore season ... led the team in tackles with 76.5 total stops - 41 solos and 71 assists ... also had three quarterback sacks, six quarterback hurries, seven tackles for loss, intercepted a pass and forced two fumbles, recovering one ... also broke up four passes ... under the former formula for counting tackles (solos and assists each counting as one tackle), had double-digit tackles in seven games ... first career interception came in Texas State's season opener at New Mexico which he returned 26 yards ... in the `Cats season opener against Angelo State had four solo tackles and seven assists ... also had two quarterback hurries and broke up a pass against ASU ... registered a career-high solo stops and had five assists (9.5 total tackles) in the Bobcats' game at Tulsa ... registered first career sack for a 10-yard loss against Southeastern Louisiana ... had three solo tackles and five assists against the Lions ... at Florida Atlantic had 9.5 total tackles for the second time during the year, including six solo stop and a quarterback sack for a 14-yard loss ... recorded double-figure assists in consecutive Southland Conference games ... at Stephen F. Austin had two solo tackles and 10 assists ... registered three solos and 11 assists against McNeese State in a regionally-televised game ... also in on a tackle for loss and forced a fumble against the Cowboys.
2002: Was a backup at linebacker and played special teams ... posted five tackles (four unassisted), including a three-tackle performance against Southern Utah ... red-shirted first season at Texas State in 2001.
Dobie High School: Earned three letters for Coach Mike Stephens at Dobie High School ... received all-district honors as both a junior and senior ... led the team in tackles senior year with 105 stops ... scored three touchdowns during his career ... played in the Great Houston Blue-Chip All-Star game following his senior year ... helped Dobie to back-to-back 12-1 season as a sophomore and junior ... also lettered for Dobie's baseball team.
Personal: Born Feb. 26, 1983 in Houston ... son of Kenneth and Diann Simmons ... health and fitness management major who is also pursuing a minor in sociology.
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