Justin Evans: DB · Texas A&M · #14.
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Justin Evans
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Two seasons in the Texas A&M secondary to date. A game that shows it: 12 tackles against Ole Miss — Week 11, 2016.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
87 tackles. 8 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-24vs No. 16 UCLA | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 67-0vs Prairie View A&M | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 29-16@ Auburn | 12 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 45-24vs No. 17 Arkansas | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-13@ South Carolina | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-38vs No. 9 Tennessee | 11 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-33@ No. 1 Alabama | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 52-10vs New Mexico State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-35@ Mississippi State | 11 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-29vs Ole Miss | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-10vs UTSA | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 39-54vs No. 25 LSU | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 28-33vs Kansas State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 87 | 52 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 8 |
Week 6 · 2016
W 45-38
vs Tennessee
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 11 tackles
Edged out Tennessee at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
87tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%5 TFL87 tackles · 5 for loss · 8 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
2 seasons under Kevin Sumlin — 16-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road4g | 7.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kevin Sumlin
Pass share
49.5%
469 pass / 478 run
Plays / game
72.8
13 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
487 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
87 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Texas A&M, 87 tackles — drafted at #50 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Next stop · NFL
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 10th NFL season
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 10th NFL season
