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Sam Simmons

Northwestern · Wide Receiver · 1998-2001

SPD
68
HND
63
RTE
78

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

In the Northwestern record book, Simmons ranks No. 4 in career receiving touchdowns.

Simmons was the No. 170 overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 68 overall, the 13th-highest wide receiver rating at Northwestern since 1990 and No. 131 among all wide receivers of the 2000-2004 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2002
    • No. 170 overall pick, NFL Draft

Northwestern Record Book

  • No. 4 in career receiving touchdowns

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Northwestern Teammates

  1. 86Damien Anderson1998-2001RB
  2. 83Brett Basanez2002-05QB
  3. 80Luis Castillo2001-04EDGE
  4. 74Dwayne Missouri1997-2000EDGE
  5. 72Billy Silva2000LB
  6. 72Napoleon Harris1998-2001LB
  7. 72Tim McGarigle2002-05LB
  8. 71Jason Wright2000-03RB
  9. 71Zak Kustok1999-2001QB
  10. 70Harold Blackmon1998-2000S

Full Northwestern all-time roster

Top Wide Receivers of the 2000-2004 Era

  1. 95Calvin JohnsonGeorgia Tech · 2004-06WR
  2. 95Larry FitzgeraldPittsburgh · 2002-03WR
  3. 90Braylon EdwardsMichigan · 2001-04WR
  4. 90Charles RogersMichigan State · 2000-02WR
  5. 90Jabar GaffneyFlorida · 1999-2001WR
  6. 88Antonio BryantPittsburgh · 1998-2001WR
  7. 88Derek AbneyKentucky · 2000-03WR
  8. 88Josh ReedLSU · 1999-2001WR

Best college wide receivers since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Sam Simmons (American football)) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.