Mike Evans (wide receiver)

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Mike Evans
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Evans in November 2014
No. 13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1993-08-21) August 21, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth: Galveston, Texas
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Career information
High school: Galveston (TX) Ball
College: Texas A&M
NFL draft: 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015
Receptions: 142
Receiving yards: 2,257
Touchdowns: 15
Player stats at NFL.com

Michael Lynn Evans (born August 21, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M, where he earned consensus first team All-American honors after recording a school record of 1,394 receiving yards on 69 receptions,[1] and was drafted by the Buccaneers seventh overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.

High school career

Evans attended Ball High School in Galveston, Texas, where he played basketball, football and ran track. In basketball, he averaged 18.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists as a senior. He only played football during his senior year, earning second-team District 24-4A honors after making 25 receptions for 648 yards and 7 touchdowns.

In track & field, Evans competed in the jumping events. He got personal-best leaps of 14.11 meters in the triple jump and 6.28 meters in the long jump.[2] He also posted a 4.54 time in the 40-yard dash at football camp and was a member of the 4 × 100m and 4 × 200m relay squads.[3]

He was recruited by Texas A&M as a wide receiver and eventually signed to play for the Aggies.[4][5]

College career

While attending Texas A&M University, Evans played for the Texas A&M Aggies football team from 2011 to 2013. After being redshirted as a freshman in 2011, he had 82 receptions for 1,105 yards and five touchdowns in 2012.[6][7] He received freshman All-SEC honors from the league's coaches.[8]

In the Alabama game during the 2013 season, Evans caught 7 passes for a school-record 279 yards.[9] He received AT&T ESPN All-America Player of the Week honors.[10] During the 2013 Auburn game, he broke his own record after he compiled 11 receptions for 287 yards and four touchdowns.[11] As a sophomore in 2013, Evans was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection.[12] On December 17, 2013, it was announced that Evans was selected to the 2013 AP All-America Team, First Team.[13] Evans ended the 2013 season with 69 receptions for 1,394 yards and twelve touchdowns.[14]

File:Mike Evans signs autographs in summer 2014.jpg
Evans in the summer of 2014

Professional career

2014 NFL Draft

On January 2, 2014, Evans announced that he would forgo his final two seasons of his collegiate eligibility and enter the 2014 NFL Draft.[15] He was taken as the seventh pick of the first round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,[16] right behind Aggies teammate Jake Matthews. It was the first time Texas A&M had two top-7 draft picks in the same draft since John Kimbrough and Jim Thomason in 1941.[17]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 4 ​3⁄4 in 231 lb 35 ​1⁄8 in 9 ​5⁄8 in 4.53 s 1.60 s 2.59 s 4.26 s 7.08 s 37.0 in 12 reps
All values from NFL combine[18]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Mike Evans with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft. He was the second wide receiver taken, after Sammy Watkins was picked by the Buffalo Bills with the 4th selection. With Evans joining the Bucs, the team has one of the tallest wide receiver tandems in the league.[19] With Evans and fellow starting wide receiver Vincent Jackson both standing at 6'5, some fans have dubbed the team "Dunkaneers" and by some the "Towers Of Terror".[20][21]

On June 12, 2014, Evans signed a four-year rookie contract worth $14.6 million, with an $8.96 million signing bonus.[22]

2014 season

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Evans in action during his record-setting game against the Washington Redskins in November 2014.

Evans made his official NFL debut against the Carolina Panthers at Raymond James Stadium. In the loss, Evans caught 5 passes for 37 yards. The following week against the St. Louis Rams, Evans made 4 catches for 49 yards. In a Week 3 Thursday Night matchup against the Atlanta Falcons, Evans had caught 4 passes for 52 yards.

He caught his first NFL touchdown in a win against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field. Evans had his first 100-yard game when he caught 7 passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns in a loss against the Cleveland Browns. The following week the rookie receiver had another great effort against the Atlanta Falcons. In the loss, he had 7 catches for 125 yards and a score.

In the Bucs second win of the season over the Washington Redskins, Evans had his best game yet as a pro, catching seven passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns. He became the first rookie receiver to have three consecutive games of 100 yards and at least one touchdown since Randy Moss in 1998. He also became the youngest player in the history of the NFL to catch for 200 or more yards in one game.[23][24] He received NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance.[25] He finished his rookie season with 68 receptions for 1,051 yards and 12 touchdowns, setting franchise records and becoming a part of the first pair receivers (alongside veteran Vincent Jackson) to receive 1,000 in a single season together.

2015 season

Evans built off of his strong rookie campaign with an impressive second year. Through 15 games, he racked up 1,206 yards and three touchdowns, with an average of 16.3 yards per catch.

Career Statistics

Season Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD FUM Lost
2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15 15 70 1,051 15.5 56T 12 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15 14 74 1,206 16.3 68 3 -- -- -- -- -- 1 1
Total 30 29 142 2,257 15.9 68 15 -- -- -- -- -- 1 1

Buccaneers franchise records

  • Most receiving touchdowns in a season - 12 (2014)
  • Most receiving touchdowns by a rookie in a season - 12 (2014)

References

  1. ↑ http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2014/01/texas-am-wr-mike-evans-opts-for-nfl-draft/#15438101=0
  2. ↑ [1]
  3. ↑ https://www.trackingfootball.com/players/mike-evans-7426/
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  6. ↑ Evans emerges as top target for Manziel, A&M
  7. ↑ Texas A&M football: Mike Evans showing Johnny Manziel not the Aggies' only big-time freshman
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  9. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000243968/article/mike-evans-lights-up-alabama-secondary-in-losing-effort
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  11. ↑ http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2013/10/auburn_secondary_overcomes_eno.html
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  13. ↑ http://collegefootball.ap.org/article/ap-all-america-team-list
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  15. ↑ TEXAS A&M WR EVANS DECLARES FOR 2014 NFL DRAFT
  16. ↑ Tampa Bay Buccaneers select Mike Evans No. 7 overall in the 2014 NFL draft
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  18. ↑ [2]
  19. ↑ https://sports.yahoo.com/news/mike-evans-gives-tampa-bay-s--dunkaneers--receiving-corps-a-sizable-advantage-232558400.html
  20. ↑ http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/buccaneers/2014/08/08/three-dunkaneers-vincent-jackson-mike-evans-austin-seferian-jenkins-tampa/13792055/
  21. ↑ http://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=112814
  22. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000357849/article/mike-evans-signs-contract-with-tampa-bay-buccaneers
  23. ↑ http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/11/16/mike-evans-continues-his-brilliant-rookie-season-for-buccaneers/
  24. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000429027/article/mike-evans-dominant-in-bucs-easy-win-over-redskins
  25. ↑ http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_/id/58613/mike-evans-wins-nfc-offensive-player-of-week

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