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Jersey Number 7
Demari Simpkins
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 176
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Carol City, Fla.
- High School:
- Hallandale HS
Bio
UTAH: Played in all 54 games with 36 starts … broke the school record for career games played with 54 … two-time Pac-12 All-Academic.
2019: Saw action in all 14 games, starting 11 … second on the team in receptions (32) for 352 yards (11.0 ypc) and one receiving touchdown, adding eight rushes for 43 yards (5.4 ypc) and one rushing touchdown … also has 16 punt returns for 145 yards (9.1 ypr) and a punt return touchdown … was one of just three players in the FBS to run a punt return back for a touchdown … season high four catches for a game-high 97 yards (24.3 ypc) at Oregon State … 97 all-purpose yards against Colorado, finishing the game with two catches for 35 yards and three punt returns for 62 yards and a 66-yard punt return for a touchdown … his 66-yard punt return touchdown is the fourth-longest punt return in the Pac-12 this season … tied for a team-high four receptions against Arizona, finishing with 34 yards and a three-yard receiving touchdown … two catches for 22 yards and two rushes for 19 yards that included a 13-yard rushing touchdown against Northern Illinois … four catches for 35 yards at BYU … four catches for 31 yards at Washington … two catches for 12 yards, including a four-yard receiving touchdown against Texas in the Alamo Bowl.
2018: Played and started in all 14 games … 26 catches for 297 yards (2 TD) for an average of 11.4 yards per catch … season-high 78 yards on three catches included a 68-yard touchdown against Arizona … two catches for 30 yards against Oregon … two receptions for 25 yards against Washington State … two catches for 24 yards and a touchdown against USC … season-high five receptions for 21 yards vs. BYU … two kickoff returns for 34 yards (17.0 average) … honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic.
2017: Played in all 13 games with six starts … 29 catches for 354 yards (1 TD) … averaged 12.2 yards per catch … career-high 99 receiving yards on four catches vs. Washington State … had a touchdown reception and threw a touchdown pass vs. USC with four catches for 58 yards and a five-yard TD pass … 2-of-4 passing for 19 yards (0 INT, 1 TD) … also returned kickoffs with nine returns for team-high 207 yards … 53-yard kick return against Washington State … three kick returns for 72 yards against Oregon … three kick returns for 39 yards and two catches for 17 yards against West Virginia in the Heart of Dallas Bowl … second-team Pac-12 All-Academic.
2016: Played in all 13 games with five starts … 19 catches for 158 yards and one touchdown … season-high 58 yards on four catches vs. Indiana in the Foster Farms Bowl … three catches for 30 yards against California … caught a two-point conversion against UCLA … two catches for 15 yards and touchdown against Colorado.
HIGH SCHOOL: Had 38 receptions for 506 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior at Hallandale HS (Fla.) … four catches for 137 yards (34.3 average) and two touchdowns vs. Bishop Moore HS … rushed 15 times for 47 yards in 2015 … played quarterback at Miramar HS (Fla.) as a junior, passing for 574 yards … honorable mention all-Broward County in 2014 … also had 45 rushes for 371 yards, as well as six touchdowns and four receptions for 54 yards his junior season … honor roll.
PERSONAL: Son of Lamar Simpkins and Denise Scott … five brothers and two sisters … brother Jamar Simpkins played football at Western Michigan … communication major is slated to receive his degree in December, 2019 … full name is Demari Keion Simpkins (pronounced da-marr-ee).
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