Jahri Evans
Evans (73) with the Saints in 2007
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| No. 73 New Orleans Saints | |||||||||
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| Position: | Offensive guard | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 22, 1983 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 316 lb (143 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Philadelphia (PA) Frankford | ||||||||
| College: | Bloomsburg | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 4 / Pick: 108 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 153 |
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| Games started: | 153 |
| Fumbles recovered: | 5 |
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Jahri Evans (born August 22, 1983) is an American football offensive guard for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Bloomsburg, and was drafted by the Saints in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft.
Although only a fourth round draft pick from a small school, Evans established a reputation as one of the best guards in the NFL, and in May 2010 the Saints signed him to a contract that made him the highest paid guard in NFL history at the time.
Unusual for an NFL player, Evans did not play football until high school. He attended Frankford High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was an All-Public League selection as a junior. However, Evans fractured his leg playing a game of pickup basketball at a church event prior to his senior year and missed the entire football season. While sidelined he focused on academics, graduating 10th in his class, and with the help of his high school coach, Tom Mullineaux, was admitted to Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. In fact, Evans did not attend Bloomsburg on an athletic scholarship, but rather an academic scholarship.
Evans attended Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, where he played for the Bloomsburg Huskies football team. After redshirting his first year, he spent his freshman season as a reserve offensive lineman. By his sophomore year, he took over as the starter at left tackle and went on to anchor the Huskies offensive line for the following three seasons. He was awarded All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference honors in each of those seasons, while earning Division II "Little All-American" selections in his junior and senior years.
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