James Simon

RBSophomore5' 11", 208 lbsShreveport, LA

Texas Longhorns4-2 · TDC #9

Snap share

likely 2–10%

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

4 plays · +2.5 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet

All plays+0.63

Rushing+0.63

1st down-0.26

2nd down+1.87

3rd down-0.96

Standard downs+1.18

Passing downs+0.09

SimonRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries

All plays3%

Pass plays0%

Run plays5%

1st down2%

2nd down4%

3rd down3%

Standard downs2%

Passing downs4%

SimonRB average

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

Season	Team	G	Snaps	Car	Rush yds	Y/C	Rush TD	Rush SR
2026 so far	Texas#9 · 4-2	2	5%	4	19	4.8	1	—
2025	Texas#16 · 10-3	3	7%	29	122	4.2	0	43.5%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. James Simon's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

James Simon's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

			Rushing
Wk	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Long
1	Texas State	W 59–7	3	19	6.3	1	11
2	Ohio State	W 24–23	no stats recorded
3	UTSA	W 30–6	1	0	0.0	0	0
4	@Tennessee	W 20–17	no stats recorded
6	vsOklahoma	L 24–27	no stats recorded
7	Florida	L 24–27	no stats recorded
2026 · 2 games			4	19	4.8	1	11

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing	2026	FBS rank
Carries	4	—
Yards	19	883rd / 1456
Yards / carry	4.8	—
Touchdowns	1	359th / 631
Long	11	—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

Game	Team plays	Est. snaps	Plays involved	Snap share
Wk 1 · Texas State	70	~11 (3–21)	3	16%
Wk 3 · UTSA	85	~10 (2–19)	1	12%
Season	401	21 (8–42)	4	5%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Texas roster, ordered by car

#	Player	Pos	Class	Car	Yds	YPC	TD	Rec	EPA/play
2	Hollywood Smothers	RB	SR	65	289	4.4	2	12	+0.14
0	Raleek Brown	RB	SR	61	265	4.3	5	10	-0.07
5	Derrek Cooper	RB	FR	28	98	3.5	1	1	-0.03
11	Michael Terry III	RB	SO	10	47	4.7	0	—	+0.01
31	James Simon	RB	SO	4	19	4.8	1	—	+0.63
21	Ryan Niblett	RB	SR	2	10	5	0	—	+0.06
33	Carson Berger	RB	JR	—	—	—	—	—	—

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Texas depth chart →