JoJo Evans is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Louisville.
Evans plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for five head coaches across six seasons and four programs. First career honor, 2024: All-Conference USA. On tape: 9 tackles against Virginia, Week 6, 2025.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
64 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 2.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisville | 64 | 32 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | Florida International | 93 | 52 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2023 | Florida International | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Kent State | 83 | 55 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | Marshall | 21 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Marshall | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 266 | 152 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 14 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-17vs Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-14vs James Madison | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-27@ Pittsburgh | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 27-30vs No. 24 Virginia | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21@ No. 2 Miami | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-24vs Boston College | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-16@ Virginia Tech | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 26-29vs California | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 19-20vs Clemson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 6-38@ SMU | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-0vs Kentucky | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 27-22vs Toledo | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 32 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 |
Week 8 · 2025
W 24-21
at Miami
1 interception · 0.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
64tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL64 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
50.2%
414 pass / 410 run
Plays / game
63.4
13 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
421 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
64 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #15 of 75 ACC DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 4 schools: Doc Holliday, Charles Huff, Sean Lewis, Mike MacIntyre and Jeff Brohm.
