Ja'Vin Simpkins
Ja'Vin Simpkins
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Third year in the Coastal Carolina backfield, same address the whole way. The receipt: 84 rush yds, 5 rec yds against South Alabama — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Beard
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 125 | 590 | 4.7 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Coastal Carolina | 14 | 93 | 6.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Coastal Carolina | 21 | 129 | 6.1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 160 | 812 | 5.1 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 17 | 74 | 4.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Coastal Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 18 | 77 | 4.3 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 13–0
vs Charleston Southern
58 rush yds (13 car)
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Coastal Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Coastal Carolina
Returning around him
- 97% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: -10 net (33 in / 43 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Coastal Carolina · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #80 · 2026 recruiting class #118
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jamal Jones’s 2020 season.
Matches Jamal on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Andrew Body’s path through Alabama State.
Andrew Body
Chuba Hubbard
Narii Gaither
Garrett Groshek
Matches Andrew on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Velton Gardner's junior season at SMU (2022).
Matches Velton on
Differs from Velton on
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2023–2025+357%
Up 357% from first season to most-recent.