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Naiem Simmons: From Zero Offers To A Record Day And Beyond

September 28, 2023

Athletics Senior Writer

Coming out of high school in Cherry Hill, N.J., USF wide receiver Naiem Simmons said he had no college scholarship offers. As in … zero?

"Zero, man,'' Simmons said. "I had nothing. Nobody wanted me. Nobody. My grades weren't the best at the beginning of high school. I was a smaller guy. I had nothing.''

Naiem Simmons (posed)

So, he bided his time, put his head down and went for his only option — a year at Milford Academy, a prep school in New Berlin, N.