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Wyatt Simmons

LB · Arkansas · Fr. · #42

Returning to Arkansas for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Wyatt Simmons

LB · Arkansas · Fr · #42

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#547 national
CFB
College
Arkansas
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Arkansas2-10HC: Sam Pittman · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Arkansas1780.00.0------
Career1780.00.0------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 52–7

vs Alabama A&M

1 SOLO  ·  2 TOT

Dominant 45-point win at home against Alabama A&M.

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Arkansas

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Linebacker · Arkansas

Returning around him

  • 36% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • 4 Arkansas players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -2 net (41 in / 43 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Arkansas · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #23 · 2026 recruiting class #46

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Brock Golwas’s 2025 season.

Brock Golwas

86%match

Texas Tech · 2025

#2

Mason Shelton

Coastal Carolina · 2023

81%
#3

Harrison Taggart

BYU · 2023

81%
#4

Jackson Kaufusi

BYU · 2021

80%
#5

Derek Boykins-Brooks

Charlotte · 2022

79%

Matches Brock on

Class year
Height
Solo tackle rate

Differs from Brock on

Hurry rate (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Brock Golwas's freshman season at Texas Tech (2025).

Brock Golwas

85%match

Texas Tech · 2025

#2

Martell Hughes

Arizona State · 2024

83%
#3

Nicholas Rodriguez

Missouri · 2024

80%
#4

Quincy Davis

New Mexico State · 2024

80%
#5

Logan Studt

Fresno State · 2025

77%

Matches Brock on

Class year
Height
Solo tackle rate

Differs from Brock on

Hurry rate (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #13619

Final rank
#13619
Avg #14052.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #13619 this season.