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4-star EDGE Colin Simmons back at LSU for another visit

On3 imageby:Billy Embody•09/10/22•

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4-star EDGE Colin Simmons. (Billy Embody - On3)

2024 Duncanville (Tex.) EDGE Colin Simmons, the nation’s No. 1 ranked edge rusher in the class, is back at LSU this weekend. The Tigers lead the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine for the Lone Star State prospect.

Sept. 1 hit for Simmons and programs started calling left and right. When LSU called, the whole staff wanted to chat with the Lone Star State prospect.

“Shoot, they called me ASAP,” Simmons said. “They wanted to get me on the phone with the whole coaching staff, pass the phone around and introduce ourselves. Were just saying that they want me and they’d take my commitment right now if I wanted to. They want me back down there. Their main goal is to get us recruits to hang out with the players so they can actually see how it feels to be at LSU.”

Colin Simmons said he had roughly 15 teams who are heavily in the mix, or at least schools that he likes. LSU, Oregon, Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas and Texas A&M are among the programs in contention at the moment.

At 6-foot-2.5, 225 pounds, Simmons ranks as the No. 1 edge rusher and No. 10 overall prospect, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Colin Simmons scouting report

“Colin Simmons was brilliant in his junior season debut. One of the more athletic defenders in the nation in next year’s cycle, the On3 Consensus’ No. 1 EDGE flew off the ball and came away with a handful of key plays behind the line of scrimmage, including multiple sacks, quarterbacks hits and even a safety in this rivalry game.

“Simmons is explosive and hasn’t lost a second on his fastball after adding some weight to his frame in the offseason. He is quick and also able to win with power and finesse. His length is pesky and athleticism is in a different category. Simmons flashed in his final game last December and looks primed to make another leap this fall, and so far the production against top competition proves it.”

Colin Simmons has an On3 NIL Valuation of $148K, ranking No. 86 in the football Top 100 NIL rankings. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets the standard market NIL value for high school and college athletes. While the algorithm includes deal data, it does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals athletes have completed to date, nor does it set an athlete’s NIL valuation for their entire career. The On3 NIL Valuation calculates the optimized NIL opportunity for athletes relative to the overall NIL market and projects out to as long as 12 months into the future.

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