Kendrick Simpkins
Kendrick Simpkins
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Kendrick Simpkins has played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. In 2023 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Conference USA. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against TCU, Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Conference USA
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dave Aranda.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Conference USA
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Baylor | 23 | 18 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Baylor | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 50 | 33 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 38 | 25 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 19 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 137 | 96 | 15.5 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 48–45
at SMU
2 SOLO · 2 TOT
Edged out SMU on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Baylor
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Baylor
Returning around him
- 2 Baylor players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (31 in / 32 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Baylor · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #35 · 2026 recruiting class #57
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Stephen Saywahn’s 2024 season.
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