Ta'Shaun Sims

2026 Stats Perform HBCU National Player of the Year Watch List 2026 Buck Buchanan Award Preseason Watch. List (Top LB) Played in 12 games in a breakout second season at ASU...Ranked No. 4 in all of FCS with five interceptions...Scored touchdowns on a 75-yard blocked field goal return against Texas Southern (Nov. 8) and a 42-yard interception return against Tuskegee (Nov. 27)...Finished the year with 36 tackles (22 solo, 14 assisted), 1.5 tackles for loss, a sack, nine passes defended, a fumble, and a fumble recovery...The Black SWARM defense continued its dominance atop the SWAC, ranking among the top teams in eight major statistical categories: INTs 15 (SWAC #1) | Pass Defense 180.5 YPG (SWAC #2) | Opp. Comp. % 56.9 (SWAC #2) | INT Return Yards 141 (SWAC #1) | Total Defense 359.4 YPG (SWAC #6) | Scoring Defense 24.3 PPG (SWAC #4) | Opp. Pass Efficiency 111.4 (SWAC #2) | Opp. Yards/Play 5.3 (SWAC T-3). Played 12 games...posted 20 tackles with one TFL, an interception, and two pass breakups...collected five tackles at Grambling State...intercepted a pass against AMMU...the Black SWARM defense was one of the top defenses in the SWAC, ranking first or second in the SWAC in nine categories and the top 10 in the FSC in 10 categories. Sacks (SWAC/FCS) 3.25/gm (1/3) | Total Defense 265.0 (1/3) | Rush Defense 105.9 (1/9) | Scoring 16.7 (1/5) | Interceptions 15 (1/9) | Fumbles Forced 16 (1) | Turnovers Gained 27 (1/7) | Fewest First Downs 180 (1/6) | Turnover Margin .75 (1/5) | Sacks 39 (1) | Tackles for Loss 7.3/gm (2/8) | Passing Yards Allowed 159.1 (2/7) | Fumbles Recovered 10 (3/12)… the defense did not allow a touchdown over the last 9 quarters of the season. Played football and basketball at Chipley High School in Chipley, Fla....played safety and wide receiver....2023 Stats: 42.5 tackles, five tackles for loss, and six pass deflections.