Zeion Simpson-Smith

DT · #95 · Middle Tennessee · SO · 6'2" · 264 · Nashville, TN

Projected DT starter

21 2025 tackles
3 · 3 2025 sacks · TFL
0 2025 INT + PD
12 Career games (0 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSTackles Sacks TFL INT PD FF
2025 Middle Tennessee12021 3 3 0 0 1

2025 Percentile vs DTs

Tackles per game 1.8 60
Havoc plays 9 79
INT + pass breakups 0 0
Forced fumbles 1 80

The situation

Middle Tennessee 2025 defense ›
Explosive rate allowed 11.3% 49
Line yards per carry allowed 2.3 65
Sack rate 5.7% 40

2025 Game log

WkOpponentTkl Sacks TFL INT PD
W1Austin Peay Governors2 1 1
W3 @ NEV2 1 1
W7 MOSU1
W13 SHSU1 1 1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board
#2194 Michael Lunsford DL · Cabell Midland MRSH
#2194 LJ Green WR · Heard County
#2194 Zeion Simpson-Smith EDGE · Pearl-Cohn MTU
#2206 Nino Francavilla IOL · Cheshire Academy (Prep) MIA
#2206 Antavious Elder DL · Morgan County UAB
EDGEs in the class
#143 Drew Collins Minor ARST
#144 Ekow Taylor Keller Fossil Ridge UTEP
#145 Zeion Simpson-Smith Pearl-Cohn MTU
#146 Will Haverland Sheldon ORST
#147 Malik Love Ola MTU
2025 · 79th pctile of DTs
Recruit · 30th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.