MORGANTOWN, W.Va.–After going undrafted in the NFL’s Supplemental Draft, former West Virginia wide receiver Marcus Simms is set to sign with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
According to NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero, the 6-foot, 194-pound wide will join with the team, pending a physical on Thursday.
Source: The #Jaguars are signing former West Virginia WR Marcus Simms, pending a physical tomorrow. Had several offers after today's supplemental draft ended. One to watch in camp.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) July 10, 2019
Simms elected to enter the transfer portal in April before ultimately deciding to submit his name into the supplemental draft.
The Bowie, MD native had 46 receptions last year with the Mountaineers, totaling 699 yards. He scored two touchdowns.
Over the past two years, Simms returned 41 kickoffs for 992 yards (24.2 average) and 23 punts for 157 yards (6.8 average), which is where Jacksonville could use him.
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