Mike Evans (wide receiver)
Evans in 2014
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| No. 13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 21, 1993 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Galveston, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 231 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Galveston (TX) Ball | ||||||||
| College: | Texas A&M | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||
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| Receptions: | 238 |
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| Receiving yards: | 3,578 |
| Touchdowns: | 27 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Michael Lynn Evans III (born August 21, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M, where he earned consensus first-team All-American honors after recording a school record of 1,394 receiving yards on 69 receptions, and was drafted by the Buccaneers seventh overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.
Evans attended Ball High School in Galveston, Texas, where he played basketball, football and ran track. In basketball, he averaged 18.3 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 5.2 assists as a senior. He only played football during his senior year, earning second-team District 24-4A honors after making 25 receptions for 648 yards and 7 touchdowns.
In track & field, Evans competed in the jumping events. He got personal-best leaps of 14.11 meters in the triple jump and 6.28 meters in the long jump. He also posted a 4.54 time in the 40-yard dash at football camp and was a member of the 4 × 100m and 4 × 200m relay squads.
He was recruited by Texas A&M as a wide receiver and eventually signed to play for the Aggies.
While attending Texas A&M University, Evans played for the Texas A&M Aggies football team from 2011 to 2013. After being redshirted as a freshman in 2011, he had 82 receptions for 1,105 yards and five touchdowns in 2012. He received freshman All-SEC honors from the league's coaches.
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