Austin Simmons
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| No. 13 – Ole Miss Rebels | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Redshirt Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 8, 2005 Pinecrest, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Moore Haven Junior Senior (Moore Haven, Florida) |
| College |
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Austin David Simmons (born November 8, 2005) is an American college football quarterback for the Ole Miss Rebels. He also plays for the Ole Miss Rebels baseball team.
Early life
[edit | edit source]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]
While enrolled in high school, Simmons was also enrolled and earning college credits at Miami Dade College, completing an associate degree from that school before turning 17. He received a bachelor's degree from Ole Miss in May 2025.[7]
College career
[edit | edit source]2023 Season
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Simmons began his redshirt freshman year in 2024 as the backup to senior quarterback Jaxson Dart.[8] In his first collegiate game, he recorded 7 completions, 111 yards, and he threw his first career touchdown pass.[9] 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.[10] 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. [11]
Football statistics
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| 2023 | Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | — | Redshirted Redshirt | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Ole Miss | 9 | 0 | — | 19 | 32 | 59.4 | 282 | 8.8 | 2 | 0 | 154.0 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Ole Miss | 7 | 2 | 2–0 | 41 | 70 | 58.6 | 680 | 9.7 | 4 | 5 | 144.7 | 20 | 77 | 3.9 | 1 | |
| Career | 16 | 2 | 2–0 | 60 | 102 | 58.8 | 962 | 9.4 | 6 | 5 | 147.7 | 25 | 91 | 3.6 | 1 | ||
Baseball
[edit | edit source]| Austin Simmons | |
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| Ole Miss Rebels – No. 54 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 8, 2005 Pinecrest, Florida, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
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Baseball statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Pitching | |||||||||||||
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| G | GS | W | L | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ||
| 2024 | Ole Miss | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 |
| Career | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)