James Simon
Texas Longhorns
62
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James Simon

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Is James Simon starting?

James Simon is No. 4 on the Texas Longhorns depth chart at RB.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Calvary Baptist Academy, ranked #174 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 122 rushing yards, 0 rush TD. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 62 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit4★ · #174 NatlTeam Share7%
Shreveport, LA
Jersey
#31
Class
RS FR
Height
5'11"
Weight
205 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
20251220

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9298
National Rank
#174
High School
Calvary Baptist Academy
Hometown
Shreveport, LA

Why this rating?

On a 88-rated offense; 38th-percentile production (×0.97 for competition level) put them -10 vs unit starters → 62.

Team offense (SP+)
88
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 38% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)
Depth-chart adjustment
-10 for role; −16 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

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62
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Team Role

122 rush yds · 0 TD · 7% of carries
Usage / Involvement11%

Depth at RB · Texas Longhorns

  1. 1285Hollywood SmothersStarter
  2. 2085Raleek Brown
  3. 3562Derrek Cooper
  4. 43162James SimonYou
  5. 51162Michael Terry III
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.