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Jersey Number 10
Elijah Simmons
- Position:
- DL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 340
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- High School:
- Pearl-Cohn (Nashville, Tenn.)
Bio
CAREER
Strong, imposing interior defensive lineman with incredible athleticism for his size ... The 2024 campaign was his sixth and final collegiate season … Saw action in 55 games and made eight starts during his career ... Totaled 59 career tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss and three pass breakups during his time at UT … Originally from Memphis but moved to Nashville where he enjoyed a stellar high school career … Graduated from Tennessee in December 2023.2024 - RS-SENIOR
Played in all 13 games and finished the year with 11 tackles and 1.5 TFLs ... Made 55th and final career appearance in Tennessee's CFP first-round matchup at No. 6 Ohio State (12/21), playing 12 snaps at defensive tackle ... Made two tackles in Senior Day shutout win over UTEP (11/23) ... Registered two tackles at No. 12 Georgia (11/16) ... Played in his 50th career game, making one stop in Tennessee’s 28-18 victory over Kentucky (11/2) ... Recorded one tackle in UT’s overtime victory over Florida (10/12) ... Served as a team captain and started for the Vols as they visited Arkansas (10/5), finishing the night with one tackle ... Made a big play early in the game at No. 15 Oklahoma (9/21), setting the tone with a tackle for loss on the first play from scrimmage ... Served as a captain in win vs. No. 24 NC State (9/7), playing 11 snaps on the defensive line ... Was extremely disruptive up front, posting three total tackles and a half tackle for loss in the season opener vs. Chattanooga (8/31).2023 - RS-SENIOR
Played in nine games, recording career highs with 19 tackles and three tackles for loss … Did not start any contests … Logged two tackles and 0.5 sacks in the Citrus Bowl win vs. No. 17 Iowa (1/1) … Made three tackles and added a half-tackle for loss in the regular season finale vs. Vanderbilt (11/25) ... Played 36 defensive snaps in his 40th career game in loss to No. 1 Georgia (11/18), posting one tackle ... Had three total tackles and added one TFL in loss at No. 14 Missouri (11/11) ... Made a season-high four tackles in Homecoming win over UConn (11/4) with one TFL and one pass breakup ... Logged one assisted tackle in road victory at Kentucky (10/28) ... Had two assisted tackles at No. 11/8 Alabama (10/21) ... Played 18 defensive snaps and posted a pair of solo tackles in win over Texas A&M (10/14) ... Made season debut vs. South Carolina (9/30) and saw action on 13 defensive snaps, recording one assisted tackle ... Missed the first four games of 2023 due to injury.2022 - RS-JUNIOR
Played in all 13 games in a reserve role at defensive tackle … Notched eight total tackles and one tackle for loss … Logged his eighth tackle of the year with a solo stop in the regular season finale at Vanderbilt (11/26) ... Saw action on 12 defensive snaps and had a tackle in the win over Missouri (11/12) ... Played eight snaps on the defensive line and logged one assisted tackle in the victory over No. 19 Kentucky (10/29) ... Collected a pair of solo tackles in UT’s victory over No. 20 Florida (9/24) ... Played 12 defensive snaps and recorded one assisted tackle in road win at No. 17 Pitt (9/10) ... Saw action as a reserve defensive tackle in season-opening win vs. Ball State (9/1), posting two solo stops and one TFL over 16 defensive snaps.2021 - RS-SOPHOMORE
In a season limited by injury, played in seven games and totaled 11 tackles and 1.5 TFLs ... Started the first four games of the year – Bowling Green, Pitt, Tennessee Tech and Florida … Saw brief action vs. top-ranked Georgia (11/13), taking the field for nine defensive snaps ... Returned to action at No. 18 Kentucky (11/6) and played 19 defensive snaps, registering a career-high five total tackles against the Wildcats ... Notched one TFL at Mizzou (10/2) ... Collected his first career half-tackle for loss and quarterback hurry on back-to-back plays in the fourth quarter at No. 11 Florida (9/25) ... Made three tackles in his second start of the season vs. Pitt (9/11) ... Started at DT in season opener vs. Bowling Green (9/2), logging one pass breakup in the first quarter.2020 - RS-FRESHMAN
Played in all 10 games and made two starts at nose tackle, totaling 10 tackles and one pass breakup for the season ... Made a pair of tackles at Arkansas (11/7) and one tackle at No. 23 Auburn (11/21) ... Made a season-high four tackles at No. 3 Georgia (10/10) ... Started his second straight game and recorded one tackle in win over Missouri (10/3) ... Made his first-career start and tackle in Vols' season-opening win at South Carolina (9/26).2019 – FRESHMAN
Redshirted … Saw action in three games ... Played at Missouri (11/23) ... Saw action in the goal line package in the Vols’ win at Kentucky (11/9) ... Made his Tennessee debut in the win vs. Chattanooga (9/14).HIGH SCHOOL
One of Tennessee’s top prospects and a consensus three-star recruit out of Pearl-Cohn High School in Nashville ... 2018 Region 5-3A Defensive MVP ... 2017 All-Region 5-3A defensive team selection ... Recorded 141 total tackles during his high school career, including 13 tackles for loss ... Helped Pearl-Cohn win a Regional Championship all four years he was in high school ... Had a 55-yard pick-six as a senior ... Won state titles in the shot put (49-10.5) and discus (146-8) at TSSAA Small Class Track & Field Championships as a junior ... Repeated as state champion in the shot put (53-00) as a senior and finished second in the discus (144-11).PERSONAL
Full name is Elijah Well Simmons ... Born on July 26, 2001, in Memphis but moved to Nashville as an eight-year-old ... Son of Eric Simmons and Stephanie Halliburton ... Earned his undergraduate degree in communication studies from Tennessee in December 2023 ... Video of him dunking a basketball and then making a full court basket went “viral” in the spring of 2019 ... Appeared on stage at the 2019 NFL Draft in Nashville as one of the city’s top high school players ... Is also a talented singer ... Favorite song to sing was “Amazing Grace” and is also an avid Boyz II Men fan … Grew up singing in choir and was a member of high school a cappella group called the Fab Five … Started playing football at the age of five as a member of the Pee-wee Patriots … Played running back in middle school but moved to defensive line at Pearl-Cohn High School … Models his game and watches NFL standouts Aaron Donald and Geno Atkins … Recipient of the Ken Smith Auto Parts Endowment and the General Bob Neyland Endowment … X and Instagram handle is @901_hollywood_e.FB | Cinematic Recap vs. Syracuse (8.30.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Willie Martinez Press Conference (9.2.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Joey Halzle Press Conference (9.2.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Josh Heupel Press Conference (9.1.25)
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