Dane Evans

Stephen Dane Evans (born November 19, 1993) is an American professional Canadian football quarterback for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.[1] He has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Dane Evans
Evans before a Tiger-Cats game in 2019
No. 9 – Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1993-11-19) November 19, 1993
Chickasha, Oklahoma
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school:Sanger (TX)
College:Tulsa
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
CFL status:International
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Career CFL statistics
Passing completions:324
Passing attempts:455
Passing yards:4,137
TD–INT:23–15
Rushing touchdowns:3
Player stats at CFL.ca

College career

Evans passed for 3,102 yards as a sophomore in 2014. In 2015, he completed 305 of 485 passes for 4,332 yards and 25 touchdowns and ranked eighth among NCAA Division I FBS quarterbacks in passing yardage.[2] As a senior, he passed for 3,348 yards and 32 touchdowns.

Statistics
TeamsPassingRushing
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2013Tulsa8419543.18984.641078.324522.21
2014Tulsa25646255.43,1026.72317120.977580.83
2015Tulsa30548562.94,3328.9258151.696−9−0.12
2016Tulsa25943559.53,3487.73212142.947−29−0.64
Career9041,57757.311,6807.48447131.2244720.310

Source:[3]

Professional career

Evans was rated the 25th best quarterback in the 2017 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[4]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)		 210 lb
(95 kg)		 5.05 s 1.74 s 2.84 s 4.41 s 7.22 s 31 in
(0.79 m)		 9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)
All values from Tulsa Pro Day[4]

Philadelphia Eagles

After going undrafted in the 2017 NFL Draft, Evans signed with the Philadelphia Eagles on June 30, 2017.[5] He was waived on September 1, 2017.[6]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On October 3, 2017, Evans was signed to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' practice roster.[7] On November 2, 2017, he was promoted to the active roster.[8] Evans made his first career CFL start on November 3, 2018, throwing for 315 yards in a 30–28 loss against the Montreal Alouettes.[9][10] He finished the season having played in three games, completing 26 of 42 pass attempts for 383 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.

On April 9, 2019, Evans signed a contract extension with Hamilton through the 2021 season.[11] He began the season as the backup quarterback and came in relief of injured starting quarterback Jeremiah Masoli in Week 7 of the 2019 season to lead the Ti-Cats to victory, moving them into first place in the league with a 5–1 record. In the following days, it was revealed that Masoli suffered a torn ACL injury and would miss the remainder of the season; thrusting Evans into the starting role.[12] Evans started 11 of the last 12 games of the season, and was named a CFL Top Performer for the month of September.[13] He finished the regular season having completed 298 passes out of 413 attempts for 3,754 passing yards, 21 passing touchdowns, and 13 interceptions. He had a 9–2 record as a starter and led the Tiger-Cats to a first place finish in the East Division.[14] In his first career playoff start, he completed 21 passes out of 36 attempts for 386 yards, including one touchdown and one interception, en route to his first playoff win and berth in the 107th Grey Cup.[15]

CFL statistics
TeamsGamesPassingRushing
SeasonTeamGPGSCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateCarrYardsAvgTD
2018HAM 181264261.93839.12287.712342.80
2019HAM 181129841372.23,7549.12113103.9341614.73
Career361232445571.24,1379.12315102.4461954.23

References
  1. "University of Tulsa Athletics".
  2. "2015 FBS (I-A) College Football Individual Statistics Leaders for Passing – ESPN". ESPN.com.
  3. "Dane Evans". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  4. "Dane Evans". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  5. Patra, Kevin (June 30, 2017). "Philadelphia Eagles waive Dorial Green-Beckham". NFL.com.
  6. "Eagles Announce 16 Moves; Trim Roster To 70 Players". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. September 1, 2017. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018.
  7. "TIGER-CATS ADD FIVE PLAYERS TO PRACTICE ROSTER – Hamilton Tiger-Cats". ticats.ca.
  8. "CFL TRANSACTIONS". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  9. "Alouettes' Johnny Manziel, Ticats' Dane Evans unlikely quarterback matchup – The Star". thestar.com.
  10. "Despite loss, Evans sees upside in first pro start". 4 November 2018.
  11. "Ticats extend QB Dane Evans through 2021". 9 April 2019.
  12. "Quarterback Index: Dane Evans' time is now". CFL.ca. 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  13. TSN ca Staff (2019-10-02). "Hamilton Tiger-Cats' Bralon Addison, Dane Evans lead Top Performers for September - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  14. "2019 CFL statistics" (PDF). cfl.ca. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  15. "Ticats punch ticket to Grey Cup with win over Eskimos". cfl.ca. November 17, 2019.


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