Justin Evans (American football)
| No. 21 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||
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| Position: | Safety | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth: | August 26, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth: | Wiggins, Mississippi | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Wiggins (MS) Stone | ||
| College: | Texas A&M | ||
| NFL Draft: | 2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||
| Career NFL statistics | |||
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Justin Evans (born August 26, 1995) is an American football safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M.
Professional career
Evans received an invitation to the Senior Bowl and was able to impress scouts during practice. He was unable to participate during the actual game due to injury.[1][2] He attended the NFL Combine and only completed the bench press due to a quad injury.[3] Evans also participated at Texas A&M's Pro Day and completed the majority of combine drills he was unable to finish at the combine. He opted to not run the short shuttle and three-cone drill.[4] The majority of NFL draft experts and analysts projected Evans to be a second or third round pick.[5] He was ranked the sixth best strong safety by NFLDraftScout.com, the tenth best safety by Sports Illustrated, and was ranked the ninth best safety in the draft by ESPN.[6][7]
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40‑yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad | BP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
199 lb (90 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
9 3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
4.60 s | 1.57 s | 2.67 s | 41 1⁄2 in (1.05 m) |
10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) |
14 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine/Texas A&M's Pro Day[5][4] | ||||||||||||
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Evans in the second round (50th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[8] On May 25, 2017, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Evans to a four-year, $5.19 million contract with $2.62 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $1.92 million.[9]
External links
References
- ↑ Joe Buscaglia (January 26, 2017). "Joe B: 5 observations from the Senior Bowl Day 3". wkbw.com. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ↑ Creg Stepenson (January 27, 2017). "Prattville native among 5 players added to Senior Bowl roster". al.com. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Rotoworld.com: Justin Evans". rotoworld.com. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- 1 2 "Justin Evans, DS #6 SS, Texas A&M". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- 1 2 "NFL Draft Profile: Justin Evans". NFL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ↑ Chris Burke (April 25, 2017). "2017 NFL draft rankings: Top Prospects by Position". si.com. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ↑ Jeff Legwold (April 22, 2017). "Ranking the 2017 Draft's Top 100 Prospects". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Buccaneers Draft Justin Evans in Round 2". Buccaneers.com. April 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Sportrac.com: Justin Evans contract". Sportrac.com. Retrieved May 30, 2017.