Albert Evans (American football)
Albert Tremmell Evans (born October 16, 1989) is a former American football safety. He was signed as an undrafted free agent following the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue.
Position: | Safety |
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Personal information | |
Born: | Gary, Indiana | October 16, 1989
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Portage High School |
College: | Purdue |
Undrafted: | 2012 |
Career history | |
Early life
Evans attended Portage High School in Portage, Indiana[1] While there, Evans participated in football, basketball and track and field.[1] As a member of the football team, Evans played as a running back in high school under head coach Craig Buzea.[1] His junior year, Evans rushed for 1,603 yards and 12 touchdowns.[2] His senior season he rushed for 743 yards on 177 carries (4.2 average), had 18 receptions for 216 yards (12.0 average), while also returning two punts 43 and 57 yards for touchdowns.[1]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Albert Evans RB |
Portage, Indiana | Portage High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.5 | Jul 10, 2007 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 101 (RB) Rivals: -- (RB), 8 (IN) | ||||||
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Evans committed to Purdue University on July 10, 2007.[3] Evans also received scholarship offers from Akron, Cincinnati, Duke, Illinois, Indiana and Northern Illinois.[4]
Professional career
On April 29, 2012, Evans signed as an undrafted free agent with the Miami Dolphins.[5][6]
Evans has been an active campaigner of the #retire32 movement. As President of #retire32, he has made it known that 32 belongs in the Portage, Purdue, and National Football League Hall of fame.
References
- "Albert Evans Profile". www.purduesports.com. Purdue University. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- "Portage Football:Where are they Now?". www.phsspoprts.wordpress.com. Portage High School Sports. November 9, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- "Albert Evans". www.rivals.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- "Albert Evans". www.scout.com. MSN. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- Dave Melton (April 30, 2012). "Portage grad Evans signs with Dolphins". Post-Tribune. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
- Mike Nieto (April 30, 2012). "Gary native and Purdue grad happy to be a Miami Dolphin". Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved May 4, 2012.