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2015 Football Roster
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Jersey Number 52
Ryan Simmons
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Cibolo, TX
- High School:
- Steele
Bio
BIOGRAPHY
52 Ryan Simmons
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10/06/2014
Gundy, Cowboys Preview Kansas
Coach Gundy previews Saturday's game at Kansas
09/18/2014
Gundy, Cowboys Preview Texas Tech
Coach Gundy, Cowboys previews the upcoming Big 12 opener against Texas Tech
09/08/2014
Gundy, Cowboys Preview UTSA
Coach Gundy and the Cowboys preview Saturday's game against UTSA.
04/05/2014
Cowboys Football Spring Practice
Spring Practice Day
04/23/2013
Oklahoma State Releases Post-Spring Depth Chart
17 returning starters are included; QBs Lunt, Walsh, Chelf all listed equally.
01/01/2013
Oklahoma State vs. Purdue - AP Photos
Heart of Dallas Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Purdue - AP Photos
Tackles - 13 at Baylor, 2014
TFL - 3.0, twice, last at Texas Tech, 2013
Sacks - 1.0, three times, last vs. Texas, 2014
One of the unquestioned leaders of the team, both on and off the field ... OSU's active leader in career tackles with 189 and career tackles for loss with 26.
2014 (Junior): Ranked eighth in the Big 12 with 5.1 solo tackles per game and 13th in the league with 7.4 total tackles per game ... Finished second on the team with 96 tackles ... Notched 12 tackles for loss, two sacks, four pass breakups and a quarterback hurry ... Bagged a season-best 13 tackles at Baylor ... Notched two tackles for loss against both TCU and Texas and 1.5 tackles for loss in Oklahoma State's Bedlam Series win over No. 18 Oklahoma in Norman ... Defensive recipient of OSU's Vernon Grant Award for spirit and enthusiasm.
2013 (Sophomore): Started all 13 games at outside linebacker ... Ranked fourth on the team with 67 total tackles, including 50 solo stops ... Ranked fourth on the squad with nine tackles for a loss ... Credited with a sack for a loss of six yards against Iowa State ... Had an interception and return for 27 yards at UTSA ... Also had two pass breakups and three quarterback hurries ... Had a season-high and game-high 11 tackles at Iowa State ... Credited with eight tackles against Texas Tech and Oklahoma and seven against Texas ... Had at least two stops in every game.
2012 (Freshman): Led the OSU freshman class with 23 tackles ... Had five tackles for loss ... Credited with a sack against TCU ... Set a career high with seven tackles against Texas Tech ... Had three tackles against Oklahoma and Savannah State ... Also forced a fumble against the Sooners ... Three of his tackles for loss came against Texas Tech and another came in the bowl win over Purdue.
2011: Began the season by seeing action in the first three games, but suffered an injury and received an injury redshirt season … Was credited with one tackle in each in the first three games of the season before being injured.
High School: A very productive linebacker who played on a state championship team at Steele HS, where he was coached by Mike Jinks ... Recorded a whopping 179 tackles as a senior with five interceptions and four fumble recoveries … Had 151 tackles as a junior ... A first-team all-stater in Texas, according to the Associated Press … Defensive MVP of the state championship game … Also district MVP and was the San Antonio Express News defensive player of the year ... Played in the USA vs. the World All-Star game … Scout ranked him the No. 13 prospect in the country at middle linebacker and No. 44 overall in Texas … Rivals placed him No. 19 in America at his position and No. 52 in the state of Texas, regardless of position … A second-team all-state selection as a junior … Chose the Cowboys over Oregon and Stanford, among others … Played in the U.S. Army All-America game (Army Bowl).
Personal: Ryan Joshua Simmons was born July 15, 1993, in Badhersfeld, Germany ... Son of Wayne and Karolyn Simmons ... Comes from a very athletic family ... A sister, Meighan, was a standout player on the Tennessee women's basketball team ... An uncle, Reggie Pinkney, played five years in the NFL ... His cousins, Eric Barton and Aaron Curry, are both standouts in the NFL and his cousins Patrick Pinkney and Chris Curry are playing Division I ball at East Carolina and North Carolina, respectively ... Business management major.
| Simmons' Career Stats | ||||||||||
| Year | GP | UT-AT-TT | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | QBH | FF | FR | BK |
| 2011 | 3 | 2-1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 13 | 21-2-23 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 13 | 50-17-67 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 13 | 79-17-96 | 12. | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 42 | 152-37-189   | 26.0 | 3.5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Doug Meacham Postgame News Conference - Oklahoma State vs. Baylor (9-27-2025)
Sunday, September 28
2025 Cowboy Jamboree - Men's 8k - Full Race
Friday, September 26
2025 Cowboy Jamboree - Women's 6k - Full Race
Friday, September 26
Inside Oklahoma State Athletics: Chad Weiberg on What's Next For Cowboy Football
Thursday, September 25
