2013 Football Roster
Roster
Donnie Simmons
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- White Plains, N.Y.
- High School:
- Archbishop Stepinac
At SU: Three letters … Member of Spring 2013, Fall 2013 and Fall 2015 Athletic Director’s Honor Rolls.
Senior Year (2015): Played in all 12 games, starting 11 ... Tied for the lead among SU's defensive linemen with 35 tackles (25 solo), including 5.0 for a loss and a sack ... Second on the team with four quarterback hurries and tied for second on the Orange with two fumbles forced ... Against Rhode Island (9/4), made his first career start and had one tackle for a loss of three yards ... Against Wake Forest (9/12), finished with one tackle, two quarterback hurries, and returned the first interception of his career 41 yards for a touchdown ... Set career highs for tackles (6), tackles for loss (1.5), and forced a fumble that Antwan Cordy picked up and returned for a 44-yard touchdown at Virginia (10/17) ... Against Pittsburgh (10/24), tallied five tackles, including a personal-best four solo stops, one quarterback hurry, and forced a fumble for the second game in a row ... Posted the second sack of his career for a loss of eight yards at Louisville (11/7) ... Averaged 3.3 tackles per contest over SU's last three games versus Clemson (11/14), at NC State (11/21) and against Boston College (11/28).
Junior Year (2014): Played in 11 games ... Against Florida State (10/11), recorded one tackle for a loss of one yard ... At Wake Forest (10/18), tallied the first sack of his career for a loss of 15 yards.
Sophomore Year (2013): Did not play in any games.
Freshman Year (2012): Played in all 13 games, mainly on special teams.
High School: Played for head coach Michael O’Donnell at Archbishop Stepinac … 2010 Class A Defensive Player of the Year … 2010 Class A All-State First Team … Two-time all-league selection … 2010 New York Daily News All-City honoree … As a senior captain, had 110 tackles (70 solo), 10.0 sacks, an interception, two passes defended and a pair of forced fumbles … His 10.0 sacks led the league and ranked sixth in New York … As a junior, made 77 tackles, including 8.0 sacks.
Personal: Don Wayne Simmons Jr. … Born in July 1993 in White Plains, N.Y. … Son of Don Sr. and Sylvia Simmons … Two sisters and one brother … Earned his undergraduate degree in communication and rhetorical studies and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in library science.
