Justin Evans (American football)

Justin Evans
No. 21 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1995-08-26) August 26, 1995
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
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2018
Total tackles: 87
Sacks: 0.0
Forced fumbles: 0
Fumble recoveries: 1
Interceptions: 4
Defensive touchdowns: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

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]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard 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] He started 11 out of 14 games played before suffering an ankle injury in Week 15. He recorded his first career NFL interception on October 5, 2017 against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots on Monday Night Football.[10] He was placed on injured reserve on December 20, 2017.[11] In the 2018 season opener against the New Orleans Saints, he recorded a 34-yard fumble return for a touchdown in the 48–40 victory.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Joe Buscaglia (January 26, 2017). "Joe B: 5 observations from the Senior Bowl Day 3". wkbw.com. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  2. ↑ Creg Stepenson (January 27, 2017). "Prattville native among 5 players added to Senior Bowl roster". al.com. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Rotoworld.com: Justin Evans". rotoworld.com. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Justin Evans, DS #6 SS, Texas A&M". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "NFL Draft Profile: Justin Evans". NFL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  6. ↑ Chris Burke (April 25, 2017). "2017 NFL draft rankings: Top Prospects by Position". si.com. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  7. ↑ Jeff Legwold (April 22, 2017). "Ranking the 2017 Draft's Top 100 Prospects". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Buccaneers Draft Justin Evans in Round 2". Buccaneers.com. April 28, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Sportrac.com: Justin Evans contract". Sportrac.com. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  10. ↑ "WATCH: Bucs rookie Justin Evans hands Tom Brady his 1st INT of 2017". Bucs Wire. 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  11. ↑ Smith, Scott (December 20, 2017). "Standout Rookies Among Five Bucs Headed to IR". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017.
  12. ↑ Berrian, Josh. "Stone, MGCCC product Justin Evans shows out in the Superdome". WLOX. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
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