Eddie Simpkins is in his first season as the Illinois football program’s Director of Offensive Player Personnel in 2025.

Simpkins came to Champaign from Oklahoma State, where he spent the previous four seasons as the Cowboys’ Senior Administrative Support Specialist for Football Recruiting. Simpkins worked directly with the football operations and recruiting offices, helping Oklahoma State to 32 wins, two 10-win seasons, and bowl victories in the 2022 Fiesta Bowl and 2023 Texas Bowl during his four-year stint from 2021-24.

Simpkins joined Oklahoma State from the Denver Broncos, where he started as a scouting intern in 2018 before being promoted to a scouting assistant role from 2019-21. 

Simpkins graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2018 with a degree in economics and a minor in sports management. He worked as a football recruiting assistant for four seasons during his undergraduate years in Stillwater. 

Simpkins and his wife, Hannah, have one son, Bennett.