DUNCANVILLE, Texas— ESPN junior 5-star prospect Colin Simmons has been communicating with Arkansas Coach Sam Pittman about a second trip to Fayetteville.
Simmons, 6-3, 230 pounds, of Duncanville, Texas, visited Fayetteville in March with his teammate and Arkansas junior defensive back target Ka’Davion Dotson. He is considering another visit for a game this season.
“He was basically telling me he wants me to get down there and spend more time with the players,” Simmons said of Pittman. “The players are who are going to be our roommates, living with and being with most of the time.”
He was also teammates with Razorbacks freshman linebacker Jordan Crook last year.
Simmons has 43 scholarship offers from schools such as Arkansas, Texas, Alabama, Ohio State, Texas A&M, Georgia, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Michigan and Oklahoma.
ESPN also rates him the No. 1 defensive end and No. 9 overall prospect in the nation in the 2024 class. He recorded 68 tackles, 12 sacks and 3 forced fumbles as a sophomore.
Simmons also talks with Razorbacks linebackers coach Michael Scherer. The topic of the high volume of tackles Arkansas linebackers make and honors they’ve received are brought up.
“That’s one of the things he mentioned was the tackles and the awards they’ve won,” said Simmons, who has been invited to the 2024 Under Armour All-American Game. “He was basically explaining to me the defense is meant for the linebackers to make the play.”
Simmons has also made trips to Alabama, Texas, Texas A&M, Florida, LSU and Florida State. He attended the Razorbacks’ game against Texas A&M on Saturday as an Aggies recruit and last year’s game as an Arkansas recruit.
If he narrows his list of schools, the Razorbacks would make the cut.
“If I was to drop a top 10 or top 12, Arkansas would definitely be in there,” Simmons said.