98Jeffery Simmons
LDT · 8th season
YR 8
Current depth chart
LDT1StarterYR 8
Depth relationships
Bio
Jeffery Simmons is a defensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans, selected 19th overall in the 2019 NFL Draft. The 6-foot-4-inch, 300-pound lineman attended Mississippi State, where he appeared in 38 contests with 28 starts. Through seven seasons with Tennessee, Simmons has been named team captain for four consecutive years and earned Pro Bowl selections in 2021, 2022, and 2024, along with second-team All-Pro honors in 2021 and 2022. In 2024, he recorded 76 tackles, 11 sacks, and three passes defensed across 16 games. Simmons signed a three-year extension during the 2023 offseason and was named the Titans' Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee for the second consecutive year in 2024.
Jeffery Simmons played 15 games in 2025 with a 72% share of defensive snaps.
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Player information
Height6'4"Weight300 lbHometownMacon, MSAge29CollegeMississippi StateDraftedRound 1 · #19 overall · 2019 · TENExperience7 NFL seasons
Contract
$35.3Mper year · AAV
Years 3Guaranteed $60.2MCap 11.7%
T-2 of 217 · DT market by AAV
Production · 2025
Defense
65
TACKLES
17
TFL
11
SACKS
3
PBU
3
FF
Receiving
1/1
REC/TGT
1
YDS
1
TD
Career path
MISSISSIPPI STATE2016 – 2018
TITANS2019 — present
Drafted · Round 1 · Pick 19