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Jersey Number 5
Ja'Vin Simpkins
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla. / Norland
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
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