Elijah Simmons is a former collegiate defensive tackle who represented Tennessee from 2019 to 2024. Simmons is one of the draft prospects in the 2025 NFL draft. The Memphis, Tennessee native (as per NFL’s official website) finished his secondary education at Pearl-Cohn Comprehensive High School from Nashville. Aside from playing football, Simmons also won state titles in shotput and discus at the TSSAA Small Class Track & Field Championships. His high school career is strewn with personal honors, such as being a 2018 Region 5-3A Defensive MVP and making it into the 2017 All-Region 5-3A defensive team. Before enrolling at Pearl-Cohn, Simmons used to play as a running back in middle school (via University of Tennessee Athletics).
Revisiting Simmons’ post-high school career, he appeared in 55 games for the Volunteers in his 6-year collegiate tenure. In his entire collegiate tenure, Simmons never got the nod as a starter for an entire season. Tennessee mostly used him as a reserved defensive tackle after giving him six starts in the 2020 and 2021 seasons combined. Simmons recorded a 32-inch vertical jump and an 8 ft 10 in broad jump at the 2025 NFL Combine, as per the NFL’s official website.
Elijah Simmons Parents
Elijah Simmons was born to Eric Simmons and Stephanie Halliburton on July 26, 2001, as reported by the University of Tennessee Athletics.
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