Mitchell Evans (born March 18, 2003) is an American football tight end for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish – No. 88 | |
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| Position | Tight end |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 18, 2003 Wadsworth, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Wadsworth (Wadsworth, Ohio) |
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High school career edit
Evans attended Wadsworth High School in Wadsworth, Ohio.[1] He was the starting quarterback his senior year in high school in 2020, passing for 23 touchdowns and 2,132 yards.[2] As a tight end his junior year in 2019, he had 19 receptions for 306 yards and seven touchdowns. Evans committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football.[3][4]
College career edit
Evans played in 20 games as a backup to Michael Mayer his first two years at Notre Dame and had five receptions for 60 yards and a touchdown total.[5] In 2023, he took over as the team's starting tight end.[6]
Statistics edit
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 13 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 8 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 8 | 7 | 29 | 422 | 14.6 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 29 | 14 | 34 | 482 | 14.2 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 4 | 1 | |
References edit
- ^ "Trieu: Michigan State in mix for athletic Ohio tight end Mitchell Evans". The Detroit News.
- ^ "Wadsworth's Mitchell Evans creating his own big footsteps". Akron Beacon Journal.
- ^ "Wadsworth's Mitchell Evans commits to Notre Dame for football". Akron Beacon Journal.
- ^ "Multi-faceted TE recruit Mitchell Evans could be next to commit to Notre Dame". South Bend Tribune.
- ^ "'Mitch-A-Palooza:' How Mitchell Evans carved his post-injury role in Notre Dame's offense". ND Insider.
- ^ "Notre Dame 99-to-0: No. 88 Mitchell Evans, the next starter at 'TE U'". NBC Sports.