2023 Football Roster
Roster
Simmons, Chase

Jersey Number 30
Chase Simmons
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Little River, S.C.
- High School:
- North Myrtle Beach
Bio
Career Overview: Earned his spot in the defensive rotation in his second season at SU ... Had his redshirt freshman year cut short due to injury ... Has appeared in 26 games with six starts and 34 tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss.
Redshirt Junior Year (2024): Appeared in 11 games with six starts ... Made 19 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss on the season ... Had a solo tackle against Georgia Tech (9/7) ... Made four tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Holy Cross (9/28) ... Earned his first collegiate start at Pittsburgh (10/24) ... Made a career-high six tackles in the overtime win over Virginia Tech (11/2) ... Had four tackles at Boston College (11/9) ... Made a pair of tackles and a tackle for loss at Cal (11/16).
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2023): Appeared in 10 games ... Made a season-high four tackles and had a tackle for loss in the opener against Colgate (9/2) ... Had one tackle against Western Michigan (9/9) ... Made a tackle vs. Army (9/23) ... Had one tackle and 0.5 tackles for loss at North Carolina (10/7) ... Posted one tackle at Virginia Tech (10/26) ... Made a solo tackle against Boston College (11/3).
Redshirt Freshman Year (2022): Appeared in the first three games of the season before an injury sidelined him for the remainder of the year ... Made four tackles on the season ... Had a solo stop in the season opener against Louisville (9/3) ... Made a season best three tackles vs. Purdue (9/17) ... Member of the ACC Honor Roll ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring semester.
Redshirt Year (2021): Appeared in two games as a reserve defensive lineman ... Made his collegiate debut at NC State (11/20) ... Did not record any statistics.Â
High School: Played for head coach Matt Reel … Rated three stars by 247 Sports.com composite rankings … Named 2020 All-South Carolina Defensive End by the South Carolina Coaches Association … Led North Myrtle Beach High School to a lower South Carolina championship and state title game appearance in 2020 … 83 tackles, 12 sacks and an interception as a senior … Team MPV … Team captain … Also wrestled in high school.
Personal: Charles Eugene Simmons … Born February 18, 2003 … Son of John and Kristina Pinder … One brother, one sister … Majoring in sociology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
Redshirt Junior Year (2024): Appeared in 11 games with six starts ... Made 19 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss on the season ... Had a solo tackle against Georgia Tech (9/7) ... Made four tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Holy Cross (9/28) ... Earned his first collegiate start at Pittsburgh (10/24) ... Made a career-high six tackles in the overtime win over Virginia Tech (11/2) ... Had four tackles at Boston College (11/9) ... Made a pair of tackles and a tackle for loss at Cal (11/16).
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2023): Appeared in 10 games ... Made a season-high four tackles and had a tackle for loss in the opener against Colgate (9/2) ... Had one tackle against Western Michigan (9/9) ... Made a tackle vs. Army (9/23) ... Had one tackle and 0.5 tackles for loss at North Carolina (10/7) ... Posted one tackle at Virginia Tech (10/26) ... Made a solo tackle against Boston College (11/3).
Redshirt Freshman Year (2022): Appeared in the first three games of the season before an injury sidelined him for the remainder of the year ... Made four tackles on the season ... Had a solo stop in the season opener against Louisville (9/3) ... Made a season best three tackles vs. Purdue (9/17) ... Member of the ACC Honor Roll ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring semester.
Redshirt Year (2021): Appeared in two games as a reserve defensive lineman ... Made his collegiate debut at NC State (11/20) ... Did not record any statistics.Â
High School: Played for head coach Matt Reel … Rated three stars by 247 Sports.com composite rankings … Named 2020 All-South Carolina Defensive End by the South Carolina Coaches Association … Led North Myrtle Beach High School to a lower South Carolina championship and state title game appearance in 2020 … 83 tackles, 12 sacks and an interception as a senior … Team MPV … Team captain … Also wrestled in high school.
Personal: Charles Eugene Simmons … Born February 18, 2003 … Son of John and Kristina Pinder … One brother, one sister … Majoring in sociology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
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