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Tyler Simmons
DT
Position
6'3''
Height
250 lbs.
Weight
Freshman
Class
Windermere, Fla.
Hometown
Windermere Prep
High School
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PREP & PERSONAL
• Played for coach Brian Simmons at Windermere Prep
• A two-time first-team all-district selection
• Three-start prospect by Rivals, ESPN, 247Sports and On3
• Team posted a 6-3 mark his junior season
• Posted 10 sacks in 10 games between his junior and senior year
• Born in Cincinnati, Ohio
• Parents are Rachel and Brian
• Father played at North Carolina (1994-97) where he was a consensus All-American at linebacker
• Father was a first-round draft pick in the 1998 NFL Draft and went on to play for the Cincinnati Bengals (1998-2006) and New Orleans Saints (2007)
• Father is the color analyst for the North Carolina football radio network
• Has an older sister Brianna