Ja'Vin Simpkins

RB · #7 · UAB · JR · 5'9" · 185 · Miami, FL

RB depth chart, 3rd

159 2026 rush yards
1 2026 total TDs
10% Team touch share
4 Explosive plays
34 Career games (17 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2026 UAB7136 159 4.4 2 13 1
2025 Coastal Carolina1313125 591 4.7 17 74 2
2024 Coastal Carolina3214 93 6.6 0
2023 Coastal Carolina11121 129 6.1 1 3 1

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 22.7 32
Yards per carry 4.4 33
Receiving yards per game 1.9 20
Total TDs 1 21

Around Ja'Vin

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Ryder Burton QB · 1,184 pass yds · 7g
RB Rod Robinson II RB · 436 rush yds · 7g
WR-X Kaleb Brown WR · 52 rec yds · 5g
WR-Z AJ Johnson WR · 24 rec yds · 6g
WR-SL Ty Mims WR · 349 rec yds · 7g
TE Antonio Ferguson TE · 11 rec yds · 4g

The situation

UAB 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 8.9% 11
Red zone TD rate 53.8% 5
Line yards per carry 2.2 30
Sack rate allowed 10.1% 9

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCarries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Targets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 @ ILL8 17 0 1 1 5 0 1
W2 ULM2 13 0 0 0 0 0 0
W3 @ ULL2 10 0 1 1 8 0 0
W4 NAVY5 31 0 0 0 0 0 0
W5Samford Bulldogs10 37 0 1 0 0 0 0
W6 @ MEM5 20 1 1 0 0 0 1
W7 ECU4 31 0 1 0 0 0 0

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#493 Chris Terek IOL · Glenbard West ND
#494 Jordan Knox IOL · Northwestern NW
#495 Ja'Vin Simpkins RB · Miami Norland CCAR
#502 Miles Walker OT · Brunswick School OSU
#502 Semaj Morgan WR · West Bloomfield MICH
RBs in the class
#31 Kendrick Raphael Naples NCST
#32 LJ Martin Canutillo BYU
#33 Ja'Vin Simpkins Miami Norland CCAR
#35 Sedrick Irvin Jr. Miami Columbus STAN
#36 Joe Jackson Ridge Community KSU
2026 · 32th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 81th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.