PSAC Football Eastern Division All-Conference Defensive Second Team (2024)
2024 Season Highlights: Raymond Simmons IV anchored the middle of the Warriors’ defense with an impactful, all-around season that earned him PSAC Football Eastern Division All-Conference Defensive Second Team honors. He led the team with 105 total tackles, including 8.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks, while also forcing 2 fumbles and recording 4 pass breakups over 12 games.
Simmons delivered a pair of double-digit tackle performances, including a career-high 14 tackles vs. Kutztown (Sept. 28) and 13 stops at California (Pa.) (Nov. 23). He added a sack and forced fumble at Clarion (Nov. 16) and consistently brought physicality and leadership to the linebacking corps. Over his career, he tallied 167 total tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, and 2 interceptions, leaving behind a legacy defined by toughness, consistency, and a knack for making timely plays.
Senior (2023): Appeared in all 12 games… contributed 49 tackles including 30 solo stops … 5.5 tackles for loss ... career-high 11 tackles against Millersville (10/7) ... forced a fumble against California (Pa.) (11/11) ... posted fumble recoveries against Pace (8/31) and at Slippery Rock (11/18)… recorded two interceptions picking off quarterbacks against Millersville (10/7), and Shippensburg (10/28).
Junior (2022): Appeared in final seven games of the season ... posted six tackles ... recorded multiple tackles against Kutztown and West Chester ... collected five kickoff returns for 29 yards.
Sophomore (2021): Appeared in six contests … posted seven tackles… season high of two tackles against nationally-ranked Slippery Rock.
Freshman (2020): Season canceled due to COVID-19
Background: 1st team All-Conference selection ... Defensive MVP ... SFC-Freedom White Division champion ... majoring in Exercise Science.
