Josh Simmons

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Josh Simmons
File:Josh Simmons (cropped).png
Simmons with the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2023
No. 71 – Kansas City Chiefs
PositionOffensive tackle
Roster statusFile:Injury icon 2.svg Injured reserve
Personal information
Born (2002-12-26) December 26, 2002 (age 23)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High schoolHelix (La Mesa, California)
College
NFL draft2025: 1st round, 32nd overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2025
Games played6
Games started6
Stats at Pro Football Reference
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Joshua Simmons (born December 26, 2002) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the San Diego State Aztecs and Ohio State Buckeyes, winning a national championship with the latter in 2024. Simmons was selected by the Chiefs in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft.

Early life

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Simmons was born on December 26, 2002, in San Diego, California.[1] He initially attended Madison High School before transferring to Helix High School; he was rated a three-star recruit[2] and committed to play college football at San Diego State University for the Aztecs.[3]

College career

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San Diego State

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As a freshman in 2022, Simmons started all 13 games for the Aztecs, playing 799 snaps[4] After the season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal.[5]

Ohio State

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Simmons transferred to the Ohio State University.[4] Ahead of the 2023 season, he earned the starting left tackle role over Tegra Tshabola.[6] On October 12, 2024, during the first half of Ohio State's 31–32 loss at Oregon, Simmons suffered a significant knee injury.[7] It was speculated that he had torn his ACL, but later revealed he had actually suffered a torn patellar tendon.[8] On December 4, 2024, Simmons declared for the 2025 NFL draft.[9]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span Wingspan Bench press
6 ft 4+7⁄8 in
(1.95 m)		 317 lb
(144 kg)		 33 in
(0.84 m)		 10 in
(0.25 m)		 6 ft 10 in
(2.08 m)		 33 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[10][11][12]

The Kansas City Chiefs selected Simmons in the first round with the 32nd pick in the 2025 NFL draft. The Chiefs previously held the 31st pick and moved down one spot with the Philadelphia Eagles while also acquiring a fifth-round pick (164th overall).[13]

2025 season

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See also: 2025 Kansas City Chiefs season

Simmons started at left tackle in the first five games of the Chiefs' 2025 season.[14] He was ruled out for Weeks 6 through 9 due to personal reasons involving his family.[15] Simmons suffered a dislocation and fracture in his wrist in the team's Week 13 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys; he was placed on injured reserve on December 3, 2025.[16]

Personal life

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Simmons' father Nelson Simmons played in MLB for three seasons in the 1980s. His uncle Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala was a fullback in the NFL for seven seasons.[17] Simmons is of partial Samoan descent.

References

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