Major: Communications (2006)

Weight: 190 (2006), 185 (2005)

2006 Media Guide: Lettered last year as a true freshman and wound up the year as the Buckeyes’ No. 2 running back … has breakaway speed and can turn the corner in a blink of an eye … coming off a very good spring in which he worked with the first team while starter Antonio Pittman nursed a slightly pulled hamstring … goes into the fall as the Buckeyes’ No. 2 tailback … gets a great burst up the middle … worked hard on his pass protection in the spring and is becoming an all-around back.

2005: Was the Buckeyes’ third leading rusher with 199 yards on 61 carries, an average of 3.3 yards per attempt … played in nine of the Buckeyes’ 12 games … had seven carries for 10 yards in the season opener against Miami (Ohio) … had 13 carries for 70 yards against Northwestern and 50 yards on five carries against Indiana … longest run of the year was 25 yards.

High School: Parade All-American … ranked as the No. 4 all-purpose back in the country at Rivals.com … ranked the No. 15 overall prospect in Florida by Scout.com … rushed for career totals of 5,955 yards and 55 touchdowns … Prep Star Magazine ranked him the No. 10 running back in the nation, while ESPN’s Tom Lemming rated him the No. 11 tailback … led the state of Florida in rushing as a junior with 3,076 yards and scored 31 touchdowns … in nine games as a senior, rushed for 1,908 yards and 18 touchdowns … set the Florida single-game rushing record with 429 yards in two and a half quarters in a blowout of Stanton Prep as a junior … compared in style to Warrick Dunn of the Atlanta Falcons … clocked at 4.4 seconds in the 40-yard dash … played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl … played for Adam Geis.

Personal: Is the son of Kingsley and Pamela Simons … has an older brother, Martin Wells, and a younger brother, Kingsley Simons … goal this year (2006) is take advantage of all of his opportunities.