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Jersey Number 30
Deven Sims
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Smyrna, Tenn.
- Previous School:
- Smyrna HS
- High School:
- Smyrna HS
Bio
Awards and Honors
2021: Named to All-OVC first team…Tabbed to Phil Steele All-OVC first team…Played and started in all 13 games for the Skyhawks at safety…Helped team to OVC Championship and second round berth in NCAA Division I playoffs…Compiled 93 total tackles, including 45 solos and 48 assists…Notched 6.0 tackles for loss totaling 23 yards…Recorded 1.0 sacks against Southeast Missouri (Nov. 20)…Posted four games double-digit tackle performances against Western Kentucky (Sept. 2), Murray State (Oct. 9), Austin Peay (Oct. 30) and Southeast Missouri (Nov. 20)…Matched a season-high with 11 tackles against both Austin Peay (Oct. 30) and Southeast Missouri (Nov. 20)…Notched 2.0 TFLs – including a sack – in the regular season finale against Southeast Missouri (Nov. 20)…Recorded his first career interception against Tennessee Tech (Nov. 13)…Tallied three quarterback hurries…Posted a pair of pass breakups, tally one against both Murray State (Oct. 9) and Eastern Illinois (Oct. 16) in back-to-back weeks…Named Preseason All-OVC…Tabbed to Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC first team...Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2020-21: Named to All-OVC first team…Played and started in all seven games for the Skyhawks at safety…Compiled 60 total tackles, including 29 solos and 31 assists…Notched 5.0 tackles for loss totaling 14 yards…Recorded one sack for a five yard loss against No. 10 Jacksonville State (March 14)…Posted four pass breakups, including a season-high three against Eastern Illinois (March 7)…Ranked amongst OVC leaders in forced fumbles (one, second), assisted tackles (31, third), total tackles (60, fourth), solo tackles (29, fourth) and tackles per game (8.6, fifth)…Forced one fumble against Tennessee State (March 28)…Tallied two quarterback hurries against Eastern Illinois (March 7) and Austin Peay (March 21)…Eclipsed double-figure tackles in two contests against No. 10 Jacksonville State (March 14) and Tennessee State (March 28)…Posted a new career-high with 12 tackles – including 1.5 tackles for loss – against No. 10 Jacksonville State (March 14).
2019: Played in all 12 games for the Skyhawks while starting the final five games at safety…Compiled 41 total tackles, including 18 solos and 23 assists…Notched 1.0 tackle for loss of two yards…Forced a fumble against Southeast Missouri (Oct. 26) in his first career start…Tallied seven pass breakups, including a season-high three against Southeast Missouri (Oct. 26)...Posted a season-high nine tackle against Kentucky (Nov. 23)...Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the spring semester.
2018: Played in six games for the Skyhawks primarily on special teams…Saw action against Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 13), Eastern Illinois (Oct. 20), Southeast Missouri (Oct. 27), Jacksonville State (Nov. 3), Tennessee Tech (Nov. 10) and Tennessee State (Nov. 17).
2017: Redshirted.
BEFORE UTM: Prepped at Smyrna High School, playing for head coach Matt Williams…Guided the Bulldogs to a 6-5 record with a playoff berth in 2016…Played primarily in the secondary while also seeing time at running back in his career…Tallied 89 total tackles as a senior – including 61 solo stops…Averaged 8.1 tackles per game…Tallied three interceptions, three pass breakups and blocked a pair of punts…Finished his career with 129 total tackles, one sack and five interceptions…Posted 28 career carries for 145 yards and a touchdown…Named to the All-Region 2-6A football team…Played in the 2016 Toyota East vs. West All-Star Game.
PERSONAL: Born on Nov. 30, 1998…Son of Jennifer Sims…Has one sibling, Brittany…Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
- Yearly Honors
- 3x All-OVC first team (2020-21, 2021, 2022)
- Phil Steele All-Conference first team (2021)
- The Bluebloods All-Conference first team (2022)
- Phil Steele All-Conference second team (2022)
- Preseason Honors
- Lindy's Sports OVC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year (2022)
- Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-American third team (2022)
- 2x Preseason All-OVCÂ (2021, 2022)
- 2x Phil Steele Preseason All-OVCÂ first team (2021, 2022)
- The Bluebloods Preseason All-OVC team (2022)
- Academic Honors
- OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll (2021-22)
- Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2020)
2021: Named to All-OVC first team…Tabbed to Phil Steele All-OVC first team…Played and started in all 13 games for the Skyhawks at safety…Helped team to OVC Championship and second round berth in NCAA Division I playoffs…Compiled 93 total tackles, including 45 solos and 48 assists…Notched 6.0 tackles for loss totaling 23 yards…Recorded 1.0 sacks against Southeast Missouri (Nov. 20)…Posted four games double-digit tackle performances against Western Kentucky (Sept. 2), Murray State (Oct. 9), Austin Peay (Oct. 30) and Southeast Missouri (Nov. 20)…Matched a season-high with 11 tackles against both Austin Peay (Oct. 30) and Southeast Missouri (Nov. 20)…Notched 2.0 TFLs – including a sack – in the regular season finale against Southeast Missouri (Nov. 20)…Recorded his first career interception against Tennessee Tech (Nov. 13)…Tallied three quarterback hurries…Posted a pair of pass breakups, tally one against both Murray State (Oct. 9) and Eastern Illinois (Oct. 16) in back-to-back weeks…Named Preseason All-OVC…Tabbed to Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC first team...Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2020-21: Named to All-OVC first team…Played and started in all seven games for the Skyhawks at safety…Compiled 60 total tackles, including 29 solos and 31 assists…Notched 5.0 tackles for loss totaling 14 yards…Recorded one sack for a five yard loss against No. 10 Jacksonville State (March 14)…Posted four pass breakups, including a season-high three against Eastern Illinois (March 7)…Ranked amongst OVC leaders in forced fumbles (one, second), assisted tackles (31, third), total tackles (60, fourth), solo tackles (29, fourth) and tackles per game (8.6, fifth)…Forced one fumble against Tennessee State (March 28)…Tallied two quarterback hurries against Eastern Illinois (March 7) and Austin Peay (March 21)…Eclipsed double-figure tackles in two contests against No. 10 Jacksonville State (March 14) and Tennessee State (March 28)…Posted a new career-high with 12 tackles – including 1.5 tackles for loss – against No. 10 Jacksonville State (March 14).
2019: Played in all 12 games for the Skyhawks while starting the final five games at safety…Compiled 41 total tackles, including 18 solos and 23 assists…Notched 1.0 tackle for loss of two yards…Forced a fumble against Southeast Missouri (Oct. 26) in his first career start…Tallied seven pass breakups, including a season-high three against Southeast Missouri (Oct. 26)...Posted a season-high nine tackle against Kentucky (Nov. 23)...Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the spring semester.
2018: Played in six games for the Skyhawks primarily on special teams…Saw action against Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 13), Eastern Illinois (Oct. 20), Southeast Missouri (Oct. 27), Jacksonville State (Nov. 3), Tennessee Tech (Nov. 10) and Tennessee State (Nov. 17).
2017: Redshirted.
BEFORE UTM: Prepped at Smyrna High School, playing for head coach Matt Williams…Guided the Bulldogs to a 6-5 record with a playoff berth in 2016…Played primarily in the secondary while also seeing time at running back in his career…Tallied 89 total tackles as a senior – including 61 solo stops…Averaged 8.1 tackles per game…Tallied three interceptions, three pass breakups and blocked a pair of punts…Finished his career with 129 total tackles, one sack and five interceptions…Posted 28 career carries for 145 yards and a touchdown…Named to the All-Region 2-6A football team…Played in the 2016 Toyota East vs. West All-Star Game.
PERSONAL: Born on Nov. 30, 1998…Son of Jennifer Sims…Has one sibling, Brittany…Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
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