Ja'Vin Simpkins

2025 (Coastal Carolina): Played in all 13 games

2024: Limited to three games on the season because of injury

2023: Played in 11 games on the season at kick returner and running back

Returned 21 kicks for 395 yards
Rushed 21 times for 129 yards and one touchdown
Rushed for season-high 50 yards and one touchdown on six carries against Duquesne (9/16)
Ran for 26 yards on three carries against Texas State (11/11)
Returned three kicks for season-high 66 yards against Appalachian State (10/10)
Season-long 33-yard kick return in the EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl against San Jose State (12/23)

High School: Rated a four-star recruit at running back for the Class of 2023 by ESPN

A three-star recruit at running back for the Class of 2023 by 247Sports, Rivals, and On3
Ranked as high as the No. 30 running back for the Class of 2023 by ESPN
Rated as high as the No. 32 running back for the Class of 2023 by 247Sports
Also ranked as the No. 31 running back recruit in the Class of 2023 by 247Sports composite rankings
Three-year letterwinner in football at Norland High School for head coach Daryle Heidelburg
Played in the 2023 Under Armour All-America Game
A 2020 Miami Herald All-Dade 8A-6A first-team selection as a sophomore
Led Norland to a 9-3 overall record and a No. 19 state ranking by MaxPreps
Rushed for 769 yards and 10 touchdowns his senior year, recording three 100-plus yard games his senior year
Hauled in 18 receptions for 258 yards in the passing game his senior year
Played in just four games his junior year in 2021 due to an injury but still ran for 512 yards and averaged 10.4 yards per carry
Also caught 11 passes for 115 yards and account for five total touchdowns in his junior season
Ran for 1,124 yards and 10 touchdowns in 10 games as a sophomore
Helped lead Miami Norland win a South Florida Tri-County Championship in 2020