Samson Evans
Eastern Michigan Eagles – No. 22 | |
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Position | Running back |
Class | Graduate Student |
Major | Business |
Personal information | |
Born: | October 15, 1999 |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 217 lb (98 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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High school | Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake, Illinois) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Samson Joseph Evans (born October 15, 1999) is an American football running back who currently plays for the Eastern Michigan Eagles.
Early life
[edit]Evans attended Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake, Illinois, and played running back and quarterback on the football team. As a senior, he completed 24 of his 52 passes for 609 yards and eight touchdowns, while rushing for 2,092 yards and 38 touchdowns, and returning two punts for touchdowns.[1] Evans committed to play college football at the University of Iowa over other schools such as Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Minnesota, and Syracuse.[2][3]
College career
[edit]Iowa
[edit]Evans redshirted two season at Iowa before deciding to enter the transfer portal.[4][5]
Eastern Michigan
[edit]Evans transferred to Eastern Michigan to continue his college career.[6][7] In week five of the 2020 season, Evans would have a good performance rushing for 61 yards and his first career touchdown, as he helped Eastern Michigan get their first win on the season beating Western Michigan 53–42.[8] Evans would finish the 2020 season with 202 yards and a touchdown on 41 carries, while also bringing in six receptions for 46 yards.[9] Evans opened up the 2021 season strong as in week one he rushed for 11 yards and three touchdowns, as helped the Eagles beat Saint Francis 35–15.[10] In week ten, Evans rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns, but Eastern Michigan would fall to Ohio 34–26.[11] Evans finished the 2021 season with 316 yards and 13 touchdowns on 83 carries, while also catching 19 passes for 107 yards.[12] Evans would have a hot start to the 2022 season, rushing for 89 yards and two touchdown, as he helped Eastern Michigan beat Eastern Kentucky 42–34.[13] In week three, Evans rushed for a school record 258 yards and a touchdown in a 30–21 win over Arizona State.[14][15] For his performance, Evans was named the MAC offensive player of the week.[16] In week six, Evans rushed for 90 yards and three touchdowns, as he helped the Eagles beat Western Michigan 45–23.[17] In week eight, Evans rushed for 88 yards and three touchdowns in a 24–21 defeat to Toledo.[18] In the following week, Evans rushed 24 times for 133 yards and two touchdowns, as helped the Eagles become bowl eligible beating Akron 34–28.[19] In Eastern Michigan's season finale, Evans rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown, while also bringing in two receptions for 14 yards, as he helped the Eagles beat Central Michigan 38–19.[20] For his performance, Evans was again named the MAC offensive player of the week, after becoming the Eagles all-time rushing touchdowns leader.[21] In the 2022 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Evans rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns to help the Eagles end their season with a 41–27 victory against San Jose State.[22] Evans finished his breakout 2022 season with 1,166 yards and 15 touchdowns on 249 carries, while also hauling in 15 receptions for 93 yards, and throwing a three-yard pass for a touchdown.[23] For his performance, Evans was named-second team all MAC.[24] Evans was named a preseason first-team all MAC ahead of the 2023 season.[25][26] Evans was also named to watch lists of multiple awards, such as the Doak Walker Award, the Maxwell Award, and the Walter Camp Award.[27][28][29]
Professional career
[edit]Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
215 lb (98 kg) |
31 in (0.79 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.80 s | 1.61 s | 2.76 s | 4.44 s | 7.06 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
15 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[30] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Samson Evans Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Sanderson, Blair. "Hawkeyes land Samson Evans". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Tim, Edgy. "Prairie Ridge's Samson Evans commits to Iowa". NBC Sports Chicago. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Eickholt, David. "Samson Evans enters NCAA Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Taylor, John. "Iowa sees second player in three days enter the transfer portal". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Read, Robert. "Former Iowa running back Samson Evans transfers to Eastern Michigan". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Stepien, Garrett. "Iowa running back Samson Evans transfers to Eastern Michigan". 247Sports. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "Saturday's state football: Eastern Michigan gets 1st win, 53-42 over Western Michigan". The Detroit News. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "Samson Evans 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "Evans 3 TDs lifts E. Michigan past St. Francis (PA) 35-15". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "Rourke's 3 TD passes, strong ground game lead Ohio past EMU". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "Samson Evans 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "EMU football opens 2022 with another 1-score win, 42-34, over Eastern Kentucky". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Thompson, Jack. "Evans rushes for 257 yards and Eastern Michigan defeats Arizona State". The Detroit News. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Giard, Jojo. "Eastern Michigan Sets Record With Stunning Win Over Arizona State". WFGR. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Wickliffe, Greg. "EMU football sweeps MAC Player of the Week honors following upset of Arizona State". MLive.com. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "Eastern Michigan rolls past Western Michigan 45-23". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "Gleason leads Toledo comeback over Eastern Michigan, 27-24". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "Eastern Michigan football becomes bowl eligible with 34-28 win over Akron". The Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "Powell leads Eastern Michigan over Central Michigan 38-19". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "MAC Announces Week 13 Football Players of the Week". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "E. Michigan beats San Jose St. in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "Samson Evans 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "MAC Announces 2022 Postseason Football Awards & All-Conference Teams". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Lassan, Steven. "MAC Football 2023 All-Conference Team". Athlon Sports.com. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Preseason All-MAC Team: Ohio's Kurtis Rourke, Jacoby Jones and Sam Wiglusz make the first team". PFF. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "Three MAC Student-Athletes Named to 2023 Doak Walker Award Watch List". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Londergan, Joe. "G5 Players on the Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List". Athlon Sports.com. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "Eastern Michigan's Evans, Ohio's Rourke Tabbed to Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Samson Evans College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 2, 2024.