Ja'vin Simpkins

2025 (Junior): Played in all 13 games… Rushed for a team-high 591 yards and two touchdowns… Added 17 receptions for 74 yards 2024 (Sophomore) Limited to three games on the season because of injury. Started the first two games and appeared in the Myrtle Beach Bowl. Rushed 14 times for 93 yards in limited action. Averaged 6.6 yards per carry. 2023 (Freshman) Played in 11 games on the season at kick returner and running back Returned 21 kicks for 395 yards Rushed 21 times for 129 yards and one touchdowns Rushed for season-high 50 yards and one touchdown on six carries against Duquesne (Sept. 16) Ran for 26 yards on three carries against Texas State (Nov. 11) Returned three kicks for season-high 66 yards against Appalachian State (Oct. 10) Season-long 33-yard kick return in the EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl against San Jose State (Dec. 23) High School Rated a four-star recruit at running back for the Class of 2023 by ESPN A three-star recruit at running back for the Class of 2023 by 247Sports, Rivals, and On3 Ranked as high as the No. 30 running back for the Class of 2023 by ESPN Rated as high as the No. 32 running back for the Class of 2023 by 247Sports Also ranked as the No. 31 running back recruit in the Class of 2023 by 247Sports composite rankings Three-year letterwinner in football at Norland High School for head coach Daryle Heidelburg Played in the 2023 Under Armour All-America Game A 2020 Miami Herald All-Dade 8A-6A first-team selection as a sophomore Led Norland to a 9-3 overall record and a No. 19 state ranking by MaxPreps Rushed for 769 yards and 10 touchdowns his senior year, recording three 100-plus yard games his senior year Hauled in 18 receptions for 258 yards in the passing game his senior year Played in just four games his junior year in 2021 due to an injury but still ran for 512 yards and averaged 10.4 yards per carry Also caught 11 passes for 115 yards and account for five total touchdowns in his junior season Ran for 1,124 yards and 10 touchdowns in 10 games as a sophomore Helped lead Miami Norland win a South Florida Tri-County Championship in 2020 Chose Coastal Carolina over Michigan State, Georgia Tech, Arkansas, Indiana, Louisville, Ole Miss, Texas, Texas A&M, UCF, Marshall, Toledo, Maryland, UAB, USF, West Virginia, Western Kentucky, Buffalo, FIU, Bethune-Cookman, Florida A&M, Incarnate Word, and Jackson State