Steve Simpkins

SOPHOMORE (2024) Did not see action. FIRST-YEAR (2023) Did not see action. HIGH SCHOOL All 5A Region 7 … Had 101 tackles, including 17.5 for a loss and 5.5 sacks as a senior. … One interception, three pass breakups, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery … Helped Summerville overwhelm fellow Dartmouth recruit Cam Alston’s Conway team in the state Class AAAAA playoffs … Also competed on the track. PERSONAL Full name is Steve Manuel Simpkins Jr. … Born on Sept. 22, 2004 in Baltimore … Son of Steve and Jennifer Simpkins has one brother … Father played football at Morgan State in the late 1980s and grandfather played at South Carolina State … Lead sax player in seventh grade band that won nationals in Atlanta … May study economics but also has an interest in sports medicine … Enjoys golfing, cooking and designing clothes. COACH McCORKLE ON SIMPKINS “He's a bigger guy who was at our camp. He reminds me of Eric Wickham ’15. He’s a linebacker but a standup-type end as well. He can play off the edge for us, but has the ability to play in space.”