Last confirmed: West Virginia, 2024. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 250 lb · Savannah, GA · Jenkins
Taurus Simmons: DL · West Virginia · #45.
Taurus Simmons
Taurus Simmons has been at West Virginia through two head coaches in five seasons. A game that shows it: 1 tackle against Kansas State — Week 8, 2024.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | West Virginia | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 8 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | West Virginia | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 26 | 14 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 32-28vs Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
| Wk 8 | L 18-45vs No. 17 Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chad Scott
Pass share
41.8%
372 pass / 517 run
Plays / game
68.4
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
392 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at West Virginia, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Neal Brown.
