Player Profile: KeyShaun Simmons
#98 KeyShaun Simmons
Position: Defensive line
Height: 6-2
Weight: 285
Class: Senior
Hometown: Jackson, MS
High School: Pearl River JC
2017 (Jr): Played in all 12 games, starting two at defensive end ... Picked up starts against Baylor and Texas ... Finished the season with 19 tackles ... Collected 4.5 tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks ... SEMO: Turned in two solo hits in his KU debut ... at Iowa State: Posted a season-high five tackles, including his first tackle behind the line of scrimmage ... at TCU: Credited with two assisted tackles ... K-State: Recorded two tackles and 0.5 sack ... Baylor: Had two solo stops ... at Texas: Registered three total tackles ... Oklahoma: Had one solo hit ... at Oklahoma State: Credited with two solo tackles ... Also had 1.0 sack and a TFL.
2015-16 (Fr.-So. at Pearl River CC): Gained a two-star rating from Rivals.com … Gathered 41 tackles in 2016 for head coach David Saunders … Also registered 4.5 tackles behind the line-of-scrimmage and produced 1.5 sacks … Broke up three passes from his defensive end position.
High School: Attended Ridgeland HS and was a three-year starter for head coach Kenny Burton … Garnered three first-team all-conference, first-team all-county, first-team all-region and second-team all-state honors … Helped the Titans to a conference championship and regional championship in 2012 … Captain of the 2014 third-place conference and regional-finishing team … Also lettered for two years in basketball and was a member of the honor roll.
Personal: Son of Jerra Simmons and Stephanie Young … Has one brother, Kenton, and a sister, Kayla … Majojring in pre-mechanical engineering.