Akayleb Evans: DB · Missouri · #26.
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Akayleb Evans
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Boston College — Week 4, 2021.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 6 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-24vs Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 28-35@ Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-28vs Southeast Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 34-41@ Boston College | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 24-62vs Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-35vs North Texas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-35vs No. 21 Texas A&M | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-28@ Vanderbilt | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 6-43@ No. 1 Georgia | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-28vs South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-34@ No. 25 Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 25 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
21%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
28tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%1 TFL28 tackles · 1 for loss · 6 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Pass share
49.7%
453 pass / 459 run
Plays / game
76.0
12 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
482 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #188 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Tulsa and Missouri, 110 tackles — drafted at #118 overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
A stat line in 37 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Philip Montgomery and Eli Drinkwitz.
Next stop · NFL
Minnesota VikingsEntering 5th NFL season
Minnesota VikingsEntering 5th NFL season
