BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY
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 was drafted by the Buccaneers seventh overall in the 2014 NFL Draft. He played one season of high school football at Ball High School in Galveston, Texas, and went on to play college football at Texas A&M for two seasons. As a sophomore at Texas A&M, Evans earned consensus first team All-American honors after recording a school record of 1,394 receiving yards on 69 receptions.[1]
High school career
Evans attended Ball High School in Galveston, Texas, where he played football and basketball. As a senior in basketball, he averaged 18.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists. He played football only during his senior year. He recorded 26 receptions for about 750 yards and 7 touchdowns. He was recruited by Texas A&M at wide receiver and eventually signed to play for the Aggies.[2][3]
College career
After being redshirted as a freshman in 2011, Evans had 82 receptions for 1,105 yards and five touchdowns in 2012.[4][5] He received freshman All-SEC honors from the league's coaches.[6]
In the Alabama game during the 2013 season, Evans caught 7 passes for a school-record 279 yards.[7] He received AT&T ESPN All-America Player of the Week honors.[8] During the 2013 Auburn game, he broke his own record after he compiled 11 receptions for 287 yards and four touchdowns.[9] As a sophomore in 2013, Evans was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection.[10] On December 17, 2013, it was announced that Evans was selected to the 2013 AP All-America Team, First Team.[11] Evans ended the 2013 season with 69 receptions for 1,394 yards and twelve touchdowns.[12]
Professional career
2014 NFL Draft
On January 2, 2014, Evans announced that he would forego his final two seasons of his collegiate eligibility and enter the 2014 NFL Draft.[13] He was taken as the seventh pick of the first round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,[14] right behind Aggies teammate Jake Matthews. It was the first time Texas A&M had two top-7 draft picks in the same draft sinceJohn Kimbrough and Jim Thomason in 1941.[15]
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5 in | 231 lb | 35 1⁄8 in | 9 5⁄8 in | 4.53 s | 4.26 s | 7.08 s | 37.0 in | 12 reps | |||||||||||
All values from NFL combine[16]                                                                                                                              | |||||||||||||||||||
No comments:
Post a Comment