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Explosive breakaway speed makes him a threat to score any time he has his hands on the ball Begins the fall as the starter at the H receiver, a position he is likely to share with fellow senior Aaron Boone Has played in 26 regular-season games with three starts. 2001 (Junior): Played in all 11 games, starting twice Caught 16 passes for 218 yards, a 13.6-yard average, and one touchdown Made a career-high six receptions, good for 75 yards, against Florida Hauled in a 38-yard TD at Mississippi State 2000 (Sophomore): Originally projected to redshirt, but injuries pressed him into service and he played the last seven games Totaled 10 receptions for 168 yards and two touchdowns Also rushed four times for 48 yards Averaged 21.8 yards on eight kickoff returns Enjoyed his best game against his homestate school, Georgia Caught a short pass and weaved 86 yards for a touchdown against the Bulldogs, the fifth-longest pass play in UK history Started against Vanderbilt and caught a TD pass. 1999 (Freshman): Played in eight games Caught six passes for 62 yards Caught two for 29 yards against Connecticut, including a 20-yarder that was his longest Returned three kickoffs for a healthy average of 25 yards per return His long return was 32 yards against Connecticut. High School: First-team all-state by the Georgia Football Magazine, second-team all-state by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and All-Middle Georgia his senior season at Houston County HS in Warner Robins, Ga. Senior-year stats include 226 carries for 1,653 yards, 7.3 per carry, and 21 touchdowns Led the region in rushing yardage and set the school single-season rushing record Showed his ability to catch the ball with 19 receptions for 271 yards and three TDs Career stats feature 4,739 yards on 672 carries, 7.1 yards per attempt, and 56 touchdowns Caught 43 passes for 808 yards and nine TDs Had three punt returns for touchdowns and two kickoff returns for touchdowns during his career Four-year letterman and three-year starter, helping Houston County reach the playoffs each of his last two seasons One of the states top 25 recruits according to the Macon Telegraph and one of the top 50 according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Coached by Doug Johnson, who called Simms the fastest kid Ive had in 22 years of coaching A four-year letterman in track, running the 100- and 200-meter dashes Went to the state meet in both events Set region records with times of 10.28 seconds in the 100 and 21.25 in the 200 Also has been clocked at 4.26 seconds in the 40-yard dash Member of the ROTC, Future Homemakers of America, and the prayer club Also volunteered to work with physically challenged classmates at his school Chose Kentucky over South Carolina, Louisville, Georgia Tech, and Georgia Southern. Personal: Full name is Ernest Lee Simms Born 7-19-80 in Macon, Ga. Son of Ernest Lee Johnson and Phyllis Moss Has three cousins who played football at Fort Valley State Major is family and consumer sciences. The Cats Cause: Participated in the UK Schoolhouse Rock academic pep rally for fourth- and fifth-grade students (2001, 2002). Simms Career Statistics Year Position G-GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long KOR Yds. Avg. 1999 Wide Rec. 8-0 6 62 10.3 0 20 3 75 25.0 2000 Wide Rec. 7-1 10 168 16.8 2 86 8 174 21.8 2001 Wide Rec. 11-2 16 218 13.6 1 38 3 42 14.0 Totals 26-3 32 448 14.0 3 86 14 291 20.8 |
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