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- Updated: April 28, 2025
UPDATED – 2025 IN THE PROS / EAST COUNTY ALUNI
East County Sports.com
Josh Simmons
GREEN BAY, Wisc. – Former Helix High and San Diego State offensive lineman Josh Simmons has been drafted in the first round of the National Football League draft on Thursday (Apr. 24).
Simmons was selected as the final of 32 first-round selection, taken by the Kansas City Chiefs. The 32nd pick originally belonged to the Super Bowl championPhiladelphia Eagles, but they traded up a position with the Chiefs, which also acquired a fifth-round pick.
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Simmons career started at Madison High before transferring to Helix, where he became an all-star rrcruit.
He joined San Diego State in 2022, starting in all 13 ballgames with the Aztecs, then transferred to Ohio Stat, becoming the starting left tackle.
With the Buckeyes, Simmons and his teammates captured the 2024 CFO national championship, with Simmons named to the All-Big Ten Conference third team.
The 6-foot-5, 315-pounder is expected to start for the Chiefs in the upcoming 20245 season.
Family
Simmons family also owns experience in pro sports.
His father, Nelson Simmons, played in MLB for three seasons in the 1980s. The switch-hitter debuted with the Detroit Tigers, then played for the Baltimore Orioles. He finished with a ,261 batting average and 11 career home runs.
His uncle, Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala, was a 6-ffot-0, 255-pound fullback in the NFL for seven seasons after being drafted in the sixth round out of Utah. where he named the Freshman of the YEar in the Westernn AThgltic Conference.
He plated for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1998-2002) and Jacksonville Jaguars (2003-04). Used primarily as a blocking back, he still rushed for 984 career yards (4.2 yards per carry).
= Compiled by Nick Pellegrino
