Mike Evans Fantasy News and Statistics

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans grew up in the town of Galveston, TX, with the hopes and dreams of one day becoming a professional football player. After dealing with a tragic family situation in which he lost his father more than a decade ago, Evans recently spoke for the first time about the situation in hopes that people are able to draw a good message from the story. As sad as it was, Evans was able to rebound and focus on growing up around the game of football and become the star that he is today entering the 2017 NFL campaign.

Evans attended Ball High School, where he was a three-sport star. He played basketball, track and football. His time playing football was brief, however. He only played on the gridiron during senior year. He hauled in 25 receptions for 648 yards and seven touchdowns. The hometown Aggies of Texas A&M noticed this talented star, though, and recruited him to play for their SEC program, so he joined the squad in 2011.

Evans ended up being redshirted the first year as a member of the Aggies and didn’t play. He didn’t see any game action until 2012. His debut season was fantastic, as he snatched 82 passes for 1,105 yards and five touchdowns. His career with the Aggies was short, though. After an All-American type of sophomore season in which he had games of 279 and 287 receiving yards, respectively, he declared for the NFL Draft super early. Evans finished his final year with A&M with 69 catches for 1,394 yards and a dozen touchdowns. He proved himself to be durable as well, starting all 26 games for Texas A&M in the two seasons. He also had two-plus catches in each game and four-plus catches in 25 of the 26.

As the NFL Combine approached, Evans knew that with his exceptional size and strength and ability to box out defenders, he would make a huge impression on potential employers in the various tests awaiting him. That size was a big advantage to him, as he racked up a 37-inch vertical leap and 12 reps in the bench press. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers ended up drafting the talented wideout a couple months later in the 2014 NFL Draft with the No. 7 overall pick.

In 2014, Evans made his NFL debut against NFC South division foe Carolina. He recorded five catches for 37 yards in the game. He had a stretch against the Browns, Falcons and Redskins in which he recorded over 100-plus receiving yards to become the first rookie to accomplish the feat since Randy Moss did so in 1998. In the game against the Redskins, he had 209 yards and two touchdowns. He ended up being the youngest player to ever have 200-plus receiving yards in a game in the history of the NFL. He and teammate Vincent Jackson became the first set of Buccaneers receivers to both record 1,000-plus yards in the same season. Evans finished his rookie campaign with 1,051 yards and a dozen touchdowns on only 68 catches.

The 2015 and 2016 campaigns were equally if not more impressive for Evans. In three pro seasons, he has 3,578 yards and 27 touchdowns. He figures to be a huge part of a potential elite up-and-coming offense in 2017.