Octavius Evans

#1 · WR · Sr. · Boise State6′1″ · 210 lb · Center, TX

Octavius Evans: WR · Boise State · #1.

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Octavius Evans

WR · Boise State · Sr · #1

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches at Boise State: Bryan Harsin and Andy Avalos. A game that shows it: 85 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Nevada — Week 5, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Boise State	34	409	12.0	2	48
2020	Boise State	4	53	13.2	1	21
2019	Boise State	19	211	11.1	1	32
2018	Boise State	2	12	6.0	0	11
2017	Boise State	15	131	8.7	2	20
Career		74	816	11.0	6	48

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

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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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@ No. 10 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@ No. 25 Fresno State	2	56	28.0	0	48
Wk 12	W 37-0vs New Mexico	2	12	6.0	0	13
Total		34	409	12.0	2	48

Signature game

Week 5 · 2021

L 31-41

vs Nevada

6 rec · 85 yds · 1 TD

With H. Bachmeier — 388 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 71.1 · K. Shakir — 4 rec · 70 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · Nevada · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.73Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Octavius Evans for 35 yds to the Nevad 45 for a
Week 5 · Nevada · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +2.70Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Octavius Evans for 4 yds for a TD, (Jonah Dalmas KICK)
Week 9 · Colorado State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.54Octavius Evans run for 13 yds for a TD (Jonah Dalmas KICK)
Week 9 · Colorado State · 1st and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.42Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Octavius Evans for 9 yds for a TD (Jonah Dalmas KICK)
Week 12 · New Mexico · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.28Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Octavius Evans for 13 yds to the NMex 49 for a
Week 6 · BYU · 3rd and 12 · Q1 · EPA +2.25Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Octavius Evans for 13 yds to the BYU 23 for a

4 more plays

Week 10 · Fresno State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.23Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Octavius Evans for 48 yds to the FrsSt 12 for a
Week 5 · Nevada · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.14Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Octavius Evans for 18 yds to the Nevad 47 for a
Week 2 · UTEP · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.04Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Octavius Evans for 22 yds to the UTEP 13 for a
Week 7 · Air Force · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.03Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Octavius Evans for 10 yds to the AFA 48 for a

Teams and coaches

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

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 44 (#251 of 468). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2021 season

44Rotational starter #251 of 468 · 2021?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. 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 in 2021. 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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

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

2021 season

Head Coach

Andy Avalos

Pass share

48.1%

409 pass / 442 run

Plays / game

70.9

12 games

Team sack rate

5.6%

431 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

34 catches and 3 carries in 10 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

44 · #251 of 468 WRs · 2021

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

Octavius Evans

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Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

34 catches and 3 carries in 10 games

Five seasons at Boise State

2017 8 games