Zeion Simpson-Smith
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
72
Average

Zeion Simpson-Smith

Middle Tennessee Blue RaidersRebuilding
DTDefenseAverage
Projected Starter

Is Zeion Simpson-Smith starting?

Zeion Simpson-Smith is the projected starter at DT for Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders.

Redshirt sophomore · #95 · 6'2", 264 lbs

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Depth at DT · Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

  1. 19572Zeion Simpson-SmithStarter
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Middle Tennessee Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in Conference USA

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Up next for Middle Tennessee

Middle Tennessee plays Western Kentucky at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:30 PM ET.

The Story

The Edge Threat

A 3-star recruit out of Pearl-Cohn, ranked #2,194 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 19 tackles, 3 TFL, 3 sacks. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 72 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,194 NatlTeam Share5%
Nashville, TN
Jersey
#95
Class
RS SO
Height
6'2"
Weight
264 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20251933

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8306
National Rank
#2194
High School
Pearl-Cohn
Hometown
Nashville, TN

Why this rating?

On a 65-rated defense; 77th-percentile production (×0.76 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 72.

Team defense (SP+)
65
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 77% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.76)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role

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.

2026 Game Log

Oct 28LKENNTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 44-28

Oct 20WFIUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 26-23

Oct 13WDELTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 33-30

Oct 3LKUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 55-0

Sep 26LJXSTTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 23-13

Sep 19WNEVTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-20

Sep 12LMRSHTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-26

Sep 5WMURTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-14

Zeion Simpson-Smith's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Edge Threat
19 tkl · 3 TFL · 3 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.