Octavius Evans

Senior wide receiver for Boise State. 2021: 34 catches, 409 receiving yards, 2 TD.

WR · Boise State · Sr. · #1

6′1″ · 210 lb · Center, TX

CFB Index 44 · #251 of 468 WRsHigh confidenceBoise State 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 668 nationally · Signed with Boise State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Boise State. 2021: 34 catches, 409 receiving yards, 2 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Boise State in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Boise State, 816 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 85 yds vs Nevada.Nevada · L 31-412021

20178 games

Signed with Boise State3-star out of Center

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#668 national

CFB

College

Boise State

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017–2020

Bryan Harsin

Boise State

2021

Andy Avalos

Boise State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bryan Harsin → Andy Avalos. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Boise State11-3HC: Bryan Harsin · Run-leaning

2018Boise State10-3HC: Bryan Harsin · Balanced

2019Boise State12-2HC: Bryan Harsin · Balanced

2020Boise State5-2HC: Bryan Harsin · Balanced, slow tempo

2021Boise State7-5HC: Andy Avalos · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

44Rotational starter #251 of 468?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush tds (88th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#160 / 655 · 75th pct

82.9%

EPA / target#208 / 655 · 68th pct

0.80

Explosive rate#275 / 655 · 58th pct

14.6%

Yards / catch#365 / 655 · 44th pct

12.0

TD rate#386 / 655 · 41st pct

4.9%

Box-score rates (8)

Rush TDs#10 / 273 · 88th pct

Rush yards#100 / 273 · 63rd pct

Receptions#220 / 557 · 60th pct

Rec yards#267 / 557 · 52nd pct

409

Long catch#282 / 557 · 48th pct

Rec TDs#278 / 557 · 42nd pct

Fumbles lost#89 / 223 · 36th pct

Yards / catch#379 / 557 · 32nd pct

12.0

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	4.0	46.6	11.4	0.2
Road5g	2.8	35.2	14.5	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.7	44.4	12.6	0.1
Weeks 8+3g	2.7	32.7	13.8	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Spencer Danielson

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

44 · #251 of 468 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #251 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Boise State	34	409	12.0	2	--
2020	Boise State	4	53	13.2	1	--
2019	Boise State	19	211	11.1	1	--
2018	Boise State	2	12	6.0	0	--
2017	Boise State	15	131	8.7	2	--
Career		74	816	11.0	6	--

Season	Team
2021	Boise State	3	22	--	--	--
2020	Boise State	--	--	--	--	--
2019	Boise State	1	17	--	--	--
2018	Boise State	--	--	--	--	--
2017	Boise State	--	--	--	--	--
Career		4	39	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2021

W 40–14

at Fresno State

2 rec · 56 yds

Dominant 26-point win on the road against Fresno State.

With H. Bachmeier — 283 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.9 · 8 rush yds (6 car) · G. Holani — 117 rush yds (21 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 5 · Nevada · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.73Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Octavius Evans for 35 yds to the Nevad 45 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Nevada · 3&4 · Q4 · EPA +2.70Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Octavius Evans for 4 yds for a TD, (Jonah Dalmas KICK)
Week 9 · Colorado State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.54Octavius Evans run for 13 yds for a TD (Jonah Dalmas KICK)
Week 9 · Colorado State · 1&9 · Q2 · EPA +2.42Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Octavius Evans for 9 yds for a TD (Jonah Dalmas KICK)
Week 12 · New Mexico · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.28Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Octavius Evans for 13 yds to the NMex 49 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · BYU · 3&12 · Q1 · EPA +2.25Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Octavius Evans for 13 yds to the BYU 23 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Fresno State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.23Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Octavius Evans for 48 yds to the FrsSt 12 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Nevada · 2&6 · Q1 · EPA +2.14Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Octavius Evans for 18 yds to the Nevad 47 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · UTEP · 3&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.04Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Octavius Evans for 22 yds to the UTEP 13 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Air Force · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.03Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Octavius Evans for 10 yds to the AFA 48 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 31-36@ UCF	4	32	8.0	0	11
Wk 2	W 54-13vs UTEP	3	51	17.0	0	22
Wk 3	L 20-21vs Oklahoma State	3	33	11.0	0	13
Wk 4	W 27-3@ Utah State	2	21	10.5	0	15
Wk 5	L 31-41vs Nevada	6	85	14.2	1	35	Season-high 85 yds
Wk 6	W 26-17@ BYU	2	37	18.5	0	24
Wk 7	L 17-24vs Air Force	6	52	8.7	0	15
Wk 9	W 28-19@ Colorado State	4	30	7.5	1	12
Wk 10	W 40-14@ Fresno State	2	56	28.0	0	48
Wk 12	W 37-0vs New Mexico	2	12	6.0	0	13
Total		34	409	12.9	2	48

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Octavius Evans

20178 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

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