Austin David Simmons (born November 8, 2005) is an American football quarterback for the Ole Miss Rebels. He also plays for the Ole Miss Rebels baseball team.
Early life
Simmons attended Pahokee High School in Pahokee, Florida before transferring to Moore Haven Junior Senior High School in Moore Haven, Florida.[1] As a sophomore he passed for 3,253 yards and 27 touchdowns. Simmons reclassified from the 2025 to 2023 recruiting class.[2][3] He originally committed to play college football at the University of Florida before changing his commitment to the University of Mississippi.[4][5][6]
College career
2023 Season
Simmons was the third-string quarterback throughout 2023 season. As a result, Simmons was redshirted. After the season, he appeared in 13 games as a relief pitcher on the baseball team, going 2–0 with 3.21 earned run average (ERA) with 20 strikeouts over 14 innings pitched.
2024 Season
Simmons began his redshirt freshman year in 2024 as the backup to senior quarterback Jaxson Dart.[7] In his first collegiate game, he recorded 7 completions, 111 yards, and he threw his first career touchdown pass.[8] He made minor appearances in relief against Middle Tennessee State, Wake Forest, Georgia Southern, and Kentucky before helping the Rebels break or tie single-game team passing records in yards and touchdowns against Arkansas, Simmons threw for 47 yards and a touchdown finishing an Ole Miss victory of 63-32.[9] On November 9th, 2024, Simmons came off the bench versus Georgia for a crucial first quarter drive following a minor injury to Jaxson Dart, Simmons went 5-of-6 for 64 yards and led his team to the endzone ultimately giving the Rebels the offensive spark they needed to get a 28-10 victory. [10]
Statistics
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| 2024 | Ole Miss | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | 9 | 19 | 59.4 | 282 | 8.8 | 2 | 0 | 154.0 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Career | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | 9 | 19 | 59.4 | 282 | 8.8 | 2 | 0 | 154.0 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | |
References
- ^ Florida quarterback commit Austin Simmons leaves Pahokee, enrolls at Moore Haven
- ^ Ole Miss flips reclassifying Gators QB Austin Simmon
- ^ Austin Simmons is a 17-year-old Ole Miss QB garnering attention for his unique situation
- ^ UF QB commit Austin Simmons flips to Ole Miss, shuns Gators
- ^ Elite QB Austin Simmons flips from Florida to Ole Miss football, will arrive two years early
- ^ Austin Simmons skipped two grades to play Ole Miss football, baseball
- ^ Why Lane Kiffin chose Austin Simmons, not Walker Howard, as Ole Miss football's backup QB
- ^ "Austin Simmons' first-career touchdown pass 'felt like a dream'". The Dispatch. 2024-09-07. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ "Record-Setting Day Gives Ole Miss Football Huge Win Over Arkansas". Sports Illustarted. 2024-11-02. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
- ^ "Austin Simmons sparked turning point in win versus Georgia, giving future glimpse". 247 Sports. 2024-11-10. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)