Austin Simmons

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Austin Simmons
Missouri Tigers
Position Quarterback
Class Redshirt.svg Sophomore
Personal information
Born (2005-11-08) November 8, 2005 (age 20)
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Moore Haven Junior Senior (Moore Haven, Florida)
College
Stats at ESPN

Austin David Simmons (born November 8, 2005) is an American college football quarterback for the Missouri Tigers. He previously played for the Ole Miss Rebels. He also played for the Ole Miss Rebels baseball team.

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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]

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

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. [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]

2025 season

Simmons began his third year as the Rebels' starting quarterback. He passed for 341 yards and 3 touchdowns in their week 1 victory over Georgia State. In week 2 against Kentucky, Simmons left the game with an ankle injury, forcing backup Trinidad Chambliss to finish the 30-23 win over the Wildcats. Due to Simmons's injury, Chambliss started against Arkansas the following week, and took over the starting quarterback role for the rest of the season.

Simmons saw limited action for the remainder of 2025. From week 3 onward, he appeared in 4 games, completing 12 of 20 passes for 168 yards and a single touchdown in that span.

On January 2, 2026, Simmons announced his intention to enter the transfer portal. [12] On January 6, 2026, he signed with the Missouri Tigers. Despite signing at Missouri, Simmons opted to remain with the Ole Miss Rebels for the remainder of their College Football Playoff run. [13]

Football statistics

SeasonTeamGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2023 Ole Miss 00—Redshirted Redshirt.svg
2024 Ole Miss 90—193259.42828.820154.05142.80
2025 Ole Miss 822–0457560.07449.945147.622713.21
Career 1722–06410759.81,0269.665149.527853.11

Baseball

  1. ↑ Smarr, Emilee. "Florida quarterback commit Austin Simmons leaves Pahokee, enrolls at Moore Haven". The Palm Beach Post.
  2. ↑ "Ole Miss flips reclassifying Gators QB Simmons". ESPN.com. June 17, 2023.
  3. ↑ Writer, ALANIS THAMES AP Sports (September 13, 2023). "Austin Simmons is a 17-year-old Ole Miss QB garnering attention for his unique situation". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal.
  4. ↑ "UF QB commit Austin Simmons flips to Ole Miss, shuns Gators". June 17, 2023.
  5. ↑ Eckert, David. "Elite QB Austin Simmons flips from Florida to Ole Miss football, will arrive two years early". The Clarion-Ledger.
  6. ↑ "How Austin Simmons skipped two grades to play in the SEC". ESPN.com. August 13, 2023.
  7. ↑ Marcello, Brandon (May 10, 2025). "The 19-year-old graduating college before starting at QB for Ole Miss: Meet Austin Simmons". CBSSports.com. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  8. ↑ Eckert, David. "Why Lane Kiffin chose Austin Simmons, not Walker Howard, as Ole Miss football's backup QB". The Clarion-Ledger.
  9. ↑ "Austin Simmons' first-career touchdown pass 'felt like a dream'". The Dispatch. 2024-09-07. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  10. ↑ "Record-Setting Day Gives Ole Miss Football Huge Win Over Arkansas". Sports Illustrated. 2024-11-02. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  11. ↑ "Austin Simmons sparked turning point in win versus Georgia, giving future glimpse". 247 Sports. 2024-11-10. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  12. ↑ Schlabach, Mark (2026-01-02). "Sources: Ole Miss QB Simmons plans portal entry". ESPN. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  13. ↑ Byington, Alex (2026-01-06). "Former Ole Miss QB Austin Simmons announces commitment to SEC rival". On3. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
Austin Simmons
Ole Miss Rebels – No. 54
Pitcher
Born: (2005-11-08) November 8, 2005 (age 20)
Pinecrest, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
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