2024 Football Roster

Jersey Number 70
Peter Simmons
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 285
- Hometown:
- Bonita Springs, Fla.
- High School:
- Bishop Verot
At Michigan
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2024)
• One-time letter winner (2024)
Senior (2024)
• Appeared in one game on the defensive line to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his collegiate debut playing along the defensive line against Northwestern (Nov. 23)
Junior (2023)
• Did not see game action
Sophomore (2022)
• Did not see game action
Freshman (2021)
• Did not see game action
Prep
• Attended Bishop Verot (2021) coached by John Mohring
• Graduated with a 4.1 GPA and earned First Class Honors
Key Statistics
• Three-year varsity starter and two-year varsity captain
• Played offensive tackle and offensive guard
• Benched 325 pounds and squatted 515 pounds
Honors and Rankings
• Participated in the Southwest Florida Rotary Club All-Star Game
• Voted the top offensive lineman in Southwest Florida
• Named 3A All-State first team by the Florida High School Football Coaches Association
• Earned Lee County first team honors at offensive line
Personal
• Peter Simmons III was born Sept. 5, 2002
• Son of Peter Simmons Sr. and Sue Zahn
• Parents used to park cars for Michigan Football games as kids
• Sue’s grandfather and Peter’s great grandfather helped dig out the bowl at Michigan Stadium prior to its opening in 1927
• Family moved to Florida when Peter III was in first grade
• Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology, majoring in Sport Management
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2024)
• One-time letter winner (2024)
Senior (2024)
• Appeared in one game on the defensive line to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his collegiate debut playing along the defensive line against Northwestern (Nov. 23)
Junior (2023)
• Did not see game action
Sophomore (2022)
• Did not see game action
Freshman (2021)
• Did not see game action
Prep
• Attended Bishop Verot (2021) coached by John Mohring
• Graduated with a 4.1 GPA and earned First Class Honors
Key Statistics
• Three-year varsity starter and two-year varsity captain
• Played offensive tackle and offensive guard
• Benched 325 pounds and squatted 515 pounds
Honors and Rankings
• Participated in the Southwest Florida Rotary Club All-Star Game
• Voted the top offensive lineman in Southwest Florida
• Named 3A All-State first team by the Florida High School Football Coaches Association
• Earned Lee County first team honors at offensive line
Personal
• Peter Simmons III was born Sept. 5, 2002
• Son of Peter Simmons Sr. and Sue Zahn
• Parents used to park cars for Michigan Football games as kids
• Sue’s grandfather and Peter’s great grandfather helped dig out the bowl at Michigan Stadium prior to its opening in 1927
• Family moved to Florida when Peter III was in first grade
• Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology, majoring in Sport Management
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