Albert Evans (American football)

Albert Evans
Position: Safety
Personal information
Date of birth: (1989-10-16) October 16, 1989
Place of birth: Gary, Indiana
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school: Portage High School
College: Purdue
Undrafted: 2012
Career history

Albert Tremmell Evans (born October 16, 1989) is a former American football safety. He was signed as an undrafted free agent following the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue.

Early life

Evans attended Portage High School in Portage, Indiana[1] While there, Evans participated in football, basketball and track and field.[1] As a member of the football team, Evans played as a running back in high school under head coach Craig Buzea.[1] His junior year, Evans rushed for 1,603 yards and 12 touchdowns.[2] His senior season he rushed for 743 yards on 177 carries (4.2 average), had 18 receptions for 216 yards (12.0 average), while also returning two punts 43 and 57 yards for touchdowns.[1]

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Albert Evans
RB		 Portage, Indiana Portage High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 4.5 Jul 10, 2007 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 101 (RB)   Rivals: -- (RB), 8 (IN)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Evans committed to Purdue University on July 10, 2007.[3] Evans also received scholarship offers from Akron, Cincinnati, Duke, Illinois, Indiana and Northern Illinois.[4]

Professional career

Miami Dolphins

On April 29, 2012, Evans signed as an undrafted free agent with the Miami Dolphins.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Albert Evans Profile". www.purduesports.com. Purdue University. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Portage Football:Where are they Now?". www.phsspoprts.wordpress.com. Portage High School Sports. November 9, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Albert Evans". www.rivals.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Albert Evans". www.scout.com. MSN. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  5. ↑ Dave Melton (April 30, 2012). "Portage grad Evans signs with Dolphins". Post-Tribune. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  6. ↑ Mike Nieto (April 30, 2012). "Gary native and Purdue grad happy to be a Miami Dolphin". Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved May 4, 2012.

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