Towson’s tackling motor, James Simms, still brings linebacker grit
James Simms is best known for his high-volume, downhill tackling profile: in the 2014 season, he led Towson with 99 tackles, added an interception and a forced fumble, and was recognized on the Jerry Rice Award Watch List as a freshman-impact defender[2][5][13]. His defining traits are feel for the ball, burst to the play, and willingness to thump in traffic; that combo made him one of Towson’s earliest 2014 defensive standouts and earned weekly CAA rookie honors[8][13]. For a team that values instincts and physicality at linebacker, he looks like a fit—though the publicly available data here is older and shows that injuries interrupted his momentum in 2015[2][15].
