Awards and Honors
All-Region (2011 Daktronics Super Region 3 First Team)
All-NSIC (2009 Honorable Mention, 2010 First Team, 2011 First Team)
2011: One of the best running backs in school history ... enters his senior season needing 392 yards to become Winona State’s all-time leading rusher ... rushed for 1,326 yards, the fourth most single-season yards in school history ... fourth player in school history to reach 3,000 yards ... ran for 100 yards seven times ... back-to-back 200 yard games against Southwest Minnesota State and Mary ... averaged 120.5 yards per game ... rushed for 137 yards and three touchdowns against MSU Moorhead ... scored twice and gained 150 yards in upset win over St. Cloud State ... gained 181 yards on just 12 carries against Upper Iowa ... ran for 136 yards and five touchdowns against Concordia-St. Paul ... 200 yards on the ground against SMSU ... followed the next week with 203 yards and four touchdowns at Mary ... finished season with 187 yards and a score at Wayne State ... scored game-winning touchdown with 24 seconds remaining at Wayne State ... carried the ball 37 times against WSC, one off the school record ... caught ten passes for 148 yards.
2010: Put together one of the best seasons in school history ... rushed for 1,252 yards, the fourth most single-season rushing yards at WSU ... became seventh back in school history to reach 2,000 career rushing yards ... reached the 100-yard mark in five games ... had season-high 196 yards and five touchdowns against Southwest Minnesota State ... followed with games of 160 yards against Mary and 159 vs. Wayne State ... rushed for 148 yards on 20 carries against Minnesota State ... tallied 131 yards and a score against Concordia-St. Paul ... caught eight passes for 95 yards.
2009: Had outstanding freshman season, rushing for a team-leading 894 yards ... reached the 100-yard mark in the first two games of his career and three of the first four ... totaled 138 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries in WSU debut against Carson-Newman ... gained 153 yards and three touchdowns the next week against Northern State ... two weeks later had 110 yards and a score against Concordia-St. Paul ... had 11 receptions for 184 yards and two scores ... made two catches for 75 yards and a touchdown against Southwest Minnesota State.
2008: Redshirted initial collegiate season at Northern Iowa.
Personal: Born on May 15, 1990 ... son of Natasha Nichols and Rayon Simmons, Sr. ... majoring in Communications with a minor in Professional Studies.
