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James Simon

James Simon

Shreveport, LACalvary Baptist Academy

Jersey

#31

Pos

RB

HT / WT

5-11 / 197

Class

RS-FR

On3

93

NATL: #177
POS: #12
ST: #9

Rivals

5.9

NATL: #110
POS: #6
ST: #3

NATL: #298
POS: #22
ST: #8

NATL: #198
POS: #9
ST: #9

The Journey

Class of 2025

Texas Longhorns

Longhorns

ENROLLED

Calvary Baptist Academy Cavaliers

2022 – 2024

HIGH SCHOOL

Film

HIGHLIGHTS · ANALYSIS · COMMIT FILM

HIGHLIGHTS · HUDL

Junior Season Highlights

Posted 02/22/24

James Simon LIVE COMMITMENT!

Highlights · 05/29/24

James Simon - Calvary Baptist - 2022 Sophomore Season Highlights

Highlights · 02/28/23

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Team Predictions

Industry Consensus · RPM Picks

All Teams All Predictions

Team

Prediction

Recruited By

Distance

Class Rank

Draft Pos (5yr)

Draft Total (5yr)

ENROLLED5/29/2024

82.5%

PTashard Choice

282 mi

1

4

24

OFFERED

12.9%

209 mi

9

2

43

OFFERED

1.3%

—

200 mi

7

2

17

OFFERED

N/A

PRobert Gillespie

364 mi

3

4

46

OFFERED

N/A

PDeland McCullough

755 mi

12

2

27

TexasENROLLED

Tashard Choice

82.5%

LSUOFFERED

Frank Wilson

12.9%

Texas A&MOFFERED

—

1.3%

AlabamaOFFERED

Robert Gillespie

N/A

Notre DameOFFERED

Deland McCullough

N/A

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Latest News

Rivals Network · Premium Coverage

Screenshot 2026-09-25 at 10.44.23 AM

Inside the Program: Arch Manning Check-In, Leaning on the RBs & Tennessee Gameplan

Eric Nahlin9/25/26

ut_vs_ohio_state-2510_manning_robertson

IT Roundtable: The biggest questions about Texas Football heading into UTSA

Evan Vieth9/18/26

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Longhorns Trenches Report: What the Texas State tape reveals before the Buckeyes

Measurements & Testing

James SimonCalvary Baptist Academy

Top 300 RB AvgAvg. Last 3 Years

NFL Combine DraftedAvg. Last 3 Years

Weight

197Player

210Top 300 Avg

214NFL Combine

93.8%92.1%

Height

5-11Player

5-11Top 300 Avg

5-11NFL Combine

100.0%100.0%

Latest News

Rivals Network · Premium Coverage

Screenshot 2026-09-25 at 10.44.23 AM

Inside the Program: Arch Manning Check-In, Leaning on the RBs & Tennessee Gameplan

Eric Nahlin9/25/26

ut_vs_ohio_state-2510_manning_robertson

IT Roundtable: The biggest questions about Texas Football heading into UTSA

Evan Vieth9/18/26

ut_vs_tx_state-4824

Longhorns Trenches Report: What the Texas State tape reveals before the Buckeyes

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