#14

Justin Evans

Former defensive back at Texas A&M. 2016: 4 interceptions, 8 pass breakups, 87 tackles.

DB · Texas A&M · #14

6′1″ · Wiggins, MS

Tampa Bay — drafted 2017, Rd 2, Pick 18, #50 overall

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 29 nationally · Joined Texas A&M

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Texas A&M. 2016: 4 interceptions, 8 pass breakups, 87 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Texas A&M in 2015.
Drafted round 2 by the Tampa Bay in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Texas A&M, 87 tackles — drafted at #50 overall by Tampa Bay.

His career

2015

Signed with Texas A&M3-star out of Mississippi Gulf Coast C.C.

2017

Drafted by Tampa Bayround 2, pick 50

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#29 national

CFB

College

Texas A&M

2015–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #50

Tampa Bay · 2017

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Tampa BayEntering 10th NFL season

#50Rd 2 · Pick 18

Tampa BayEntering 10th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Kevin Sumlin — 16-10 over that span.

2015Texas A&M8-5HC: Kevin Sumlin · Balanced, fast tempo

2016Texas A&M8-5HC: Kevin Sumlin · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (96th percentile). Strength: tackles (95th percentile). Concern: sacks (25th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#95 / 2668 · 96th pct

Tackles#145 / 2668 · 95th pct

Solo tackles#139 / 2668 · 95th pct

Interceptions#28 / 763 · 94th pct

Tackles for loss#626 / 2668 · 75th pct

5.0

QB hurries#1174 / 2668 · 28th pct

Sacks#1331 / 2668 · 25th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	6.8	0.2	0.0	0.6
Road5g	6.6	0.6	0.0	0.6

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Elko

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Texas A&M	87	52	5.0	0.0	8	4	--
2015	Texas A&M	--	--	--	--	--	1	--
Career		87	52	5.0	0.0	8	5	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2016

W 45–38

vs Tennessee

11 TOT · 7 SOLO · 1 TFL

Edged out Tennessee at home in a shootout.

With T. Knight — 239 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 79.0 · 110 rush yds (15 car) · 3 TD · S. Tripucka — 41 AVG · 55 LONG · 10 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week