Jessie Evans: DL · Louisiana Tech · #2.
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Jessie Evans
Wins the gap play after play. Two seasons in the Louisiana Tech defensive front to date. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against New Mexico State — Week 8, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 40 | 17 | 6.0 | 3.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | 32 | 18 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Career | 72 | 35 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 25-17vs Nicholls | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-30@ NC State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-23vs Tulsa | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-17vs Florida International | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-21vs Middle Tennessee | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 30-33@ New Mexico State | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 14-10vs UTEP | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 37-44vs Jacksonville State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 12-7@ Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-35@ Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 33-0vs Kennesaw State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 6-27vs No. 19 Army | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 17 | 6.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
15%6 TFLSack rate
8%3 sacksHurry rate
10%4 hurries40 tackles · 6 for loss · 3 sacks.
2 seasons under Sonny Cumbie — 8-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Pass share
47.0%
414 pass / 467 run
Plays / game
67.8
13 games
Team sack rate
8.6%
451 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
40 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #199 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at Louisiana Tech, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
