About

Simeon Price is a 6-foot, 215-pound fourth-year running back who came to Boulder via the transfer portal and has taken No. 26 for Colorado football. Having played at Mississippi State and Coastal Carolina, he comes with one year of eligibility and an .8300 transfer rating, providing coach Deion Sanders with an experienced, football-pounding option in a reconstructed backfield.

In four college seasons, he has logged 79 carries for 327 yards and 17 catches for 132 yards, highlighted by a 68-yard rushing day in the 2023 ReliaQuest Bowl. The Pensacola, Florida native is praised as a sturdy pass protector—Pro Football Focus graded him at 80.8 last year—making him valuable insurance for Colorado’s new quarterbacks.

Bios

Position	Running Back
Weight	215
Hometown	Pensacola, Fla.
Prev School	Mississippi State/Costal Carolina
Height	6-0
Class	Senior
High School	West Florida Tech
Simeon Price Net Worth	$500 Thousand

Before Fame

Price played both ways at West Florida Tech, recording double-digit receptions and rushes every year while also serving as a ball-hawking safety. Track and field didn’t leave his schedule idle, either—he was an AAU All-American, nationally top-five ranked in the long jump, and regionally golden in the 400 meters.

Recruiting services labeled him a three-star “athlete,” slotting him as the nation’s No. 44 at the position. Mike Leach recruited him to Mississippi State, where he debuted as a true freshman in 2021. Over three seasons in Starkville, he appeared in 25 games and flashed as a multipurpose reserve, including that breakout bowl performance against Illinois.

Trivia

• Combine standout: Price captured the Nike “Opening” Regional Combine Challenge title in high school, an early hint of his explosiveness.
• Bowl game hero: His career-high 68 yards in the ReliaQuest Bowl on just seven carries led the Bulldogs to a win and made national headlines.
• Pass-pro guru: That 80.8 PFF pass-blocking mark tied for the second-best in Sun Belt running backs last year, an ability that will keep him on the field in obvious passing downs.
• Position journey: Hired as a wide receiver/safety, converted to running back in college, and returns kicks periodically—something Colorado desires.

Family Life

Price came up in Pensacola in a tight-knit family that valued both athletics and academics. While he keeps most private details close to the vest, he frequently gives credit to his mother’s consistent encouragement and his larger family for instilling the discipline that propels him through marathon practice sessions and injury rehabs. Their direction allowed him to balance football with track meets and kept him grounded through two transfers and a coaching change. (Publicly available biographies refer to his hometown but do not name particular relatives.)

Associated With

• Deion Sanders: Colorado’s head coach—known universally as “Coach Prime”—hand-picked Price from the portal to add muscle and maturity to a young running back corps.
• Marshall Faulk: The Hall-of-Fame runner now mentoring Colorado backs will be in Price’s position room every day, a resource few collegiate players can claim.
• Dallan Hayden & Micah Welch: The likely 1-2 punch ahead of him on the depth chart; Price’s experience gives the Buffs flexibility behind the duo.
• The late Mike Leach: Price’s first college coach at Mississippi State, whose offensive philosophy emphasized versatile backs who could catch and block—traits Price still leans on.