Joe Evans: DE · Iowa · #13.
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Joe Evans
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Five seasons in the Iowa defensive front to date. All-AAC in 2023 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Penn State — Week 4, 2023.
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 13.5 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.
KCCI Oct 28
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-14vs Utah State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 4 sacks |
| Wk 2 | W 20-13@ Iowa State | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-10vs Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 0-31@ No. 7 Penn State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 26-16vs Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-14vs Purdue | 6 | 4 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 4.0 TFL |
| Wk 7 | W 15-6@ Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-12vs Minnesota | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 10-7vs Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 22-0vs Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 15-13vs Illinois | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | W 13-10@ Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 0-35vs No. 25 Tennessee | 5 | 5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 28 | 13.5 | 9.0 | — | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
20%9 sacksTFL rate
29%14 TFLHurry rate
22%10 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
47%9 of 19 pressures46 tackles · 13.5 for loss · 9 sacks.
5 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 44-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
42.3%
348 pass / 474 run
Plays / game
58.7
14 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
377 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
The All-Conference honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #5 of 418 FBS edge rushers by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2023 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Iowa, 27 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conference mention (2023)
All-AAC, All-Big Ten
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirk Ferentz.
