Jesse Sims

Photo by: © Derek Johnson 2019

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
6-4
Weight:
280
Position:
DT
Hometown:
Stevensville, Mont.
High School:
Corvallis HS

2019: Second-team All-Big Sky defensive tackle... Repeat winner of the Larry Miller Award, given to the team's top defensive lineman... Team Captain... Led Montana's defensive line from the front as the Grizzlies' seventh-leading tackler with 46 stops, 4.5 TFLs, 2.5 sacks, and a forced fumble.

2018: Co-recipient of the Larry Miller Award... Montana’s third-leading returning tackler with 43 takedowns …. Presented with the famed 37 legacy jersey at halftime of the Griz Spring Game … Impressed recording 8 total tackles, 1.5 TFL's and a forced fumble vs. UNI (9/1) … Sims recorded four tackles and a TFL on the day vs. Western Illinois (9/15) ... Sims contributed to his team’s efforts with 5 tackles and a sack vs. Portland State (10/6) ... Presented the Stockman Bank Scholarship at the Scholar Athlete Award Banquet in the spring

2017:Sims started all 11 games as a sophomore … Was the team’s eighth-leading overall tackler and posted the most tackles of any D-Tackle (43, 12 solo) … Had six TFLs and 3.5 sacks in the season … Set a career-high with nine tackles in a win over Northern Arizona … Logged a quarterback hurry and blocked a kick against NAU as well … Set a career-high in sacks against Idaho State with 2.5 for a loss of 17 yards

2016: Named “Offseason MVP”for his work in the weight room at the team awards ceremony… Sims played in all 11 games as a redshirt-freshman … Had 26 tackles, six of which were solo … Sixth on the team with four tackles for loss, totaling 11 yards … Had one sack, against UNI on Sep. 10 … Recorded at least one tackle in nine of the 11 games … Had five tackles in a game twice, against Idaho State and Cal Poly... Moved from D-end to D-tackle... Presented the Stockman Bank Scholarship at the Scholar Athlete Award Banquet

2015: Sims was a redshirt in his true freshman season

HIGH SCHOOL:Sims was a three-sport star at high schools in Corvallis and in his hometown of Stevensville, lettering in football, basketball, and track… He was an all-state pick in football at Corvallis HS as a senior for head coach Clayton Curly… His sophomore hoop team at Stevensville HS won the state championship, and he was named the MVP of the state tournament … Was committed to play at Oregon State but chose to stay in Montana

PERSONAL:Sims is a health and human performance major and plans to pursue a career as an athletic trainer… His parents are Julie and Rob Sims of Stevensville… His sister, Alycia, played for the Lady Griz basketball team.