Evans joined Vincent Jackson to form the “Dunkaneers” and the “Towers of Terror” since both players are 6’5” and make up one the tallest starting wide receiver pairs in the NFL.Įvans signed a rookie contract that gave him an annual salary of $3.65 million for the first four years and an $8.6 million signing bonus. He was picked by the Tampa Buccaneers with the seventh overall pick. This draft was considered to be the deepest wide receiver draft class in many years. The scouts projected him to be a 1 st or 2 nd round pick.Įvans entered the 2014 draft. A grade of 6.15 means he was rated as a player who should become an instant starter in the league. His combine results were as follows:Įvans received a grade of 6.15. Evans announced that he was entering the NFL draft after his second year of college football.Įvans was invited to attend the 2014 NFL Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana. He finished his second year of college football with 69 catches for 1,394 yards and 12 touchdowns. He followed that game up with an 11 catch 287 yard and four touchdown game against Auburn.Įvans was named to the First-Team All-Southeastern Conference team and to the First-Team AP-America Team in 2013. The 2013 season was even more spectacular as he was named the AT&T ESPN Player of the Week for his 7 catch 279 yard game against Alabama. The coaches from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) gave him All-SEC honors after his freshman year performance. He had a breakout year as a football freshman in 2012 when he had 82 catches for 1,105 yards and five touchdowns. He sat on the bench as a redshirt freshman in 2011. This was enough for him to earn District 24-4A honors and the attention of college football recruiters.Įvans played for the Texas Aggies from 2011-2013. In his senior year, he started to play football where he had 25 catches for 648 yards and seven touchdowns. He attended Ball High School where he starred on the basketball team and ran track.
Mike Evans was born in Galveston, Texas in 1993. As a result, Evans will join forces with Chris Godwin as the Bucs' top wide receivers available to quarterback Tom Brady.
With the benefit of three days to rest and recover, though, he managed to log every rep during Tampa Bay's first practice in advance of Monday's wild-card game against the Cowboys.
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Evans (illness) was a full practice participant Thursday.Īnalysis: After hauling in 10 of 12 targets for 207 yards and three touchdowns to help the Buccaneers clinch the NFC South with a win against the Panthers in Week 17, Evans didn't log a snap before being ruled out due to an illness this past Sunday in Atlanta.
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