Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 21-66@ Texas Tech | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-20vs Tulsa | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 40 | Season-high 48 yds |
| Total | 9 | 58 | 7.0 | 0 | 40 |
#26
Zach Evans
Former running back at North Texas. 2024: 58 rushing yards, 4 catches.
5′9″ · 205 lb · Heath, TX
Los Angeles — drafted 2023, Rd 6, Pick 38, #215 overall
Recruiting
3★
RB recruit
No. 664 nationally · Signed with Minnesota
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former running back at North Texas. 2024: 58 rushing yards, 4 catches.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Minnesota in 2022.
Zach Evans
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 48 rush yds against Tulsa, Week 5, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at North Texas, 317 rushing yards — drafted at #215 overall by Los Angeles.
His career
2022
- Signed with Minnesota3-star out of Rockwall-Heath
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
2 coaches2022
North Texas
Coaching transition mid-career: Seth Littrell → Eric Morris. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Los AngelesEntering 4th NFL season
#215Rd 6 · Pick 38
Los AngelesEntering 4th NFL season
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy
2023Minnesota6-7HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024North Texas6-7HC: Eric Morris · Pass-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (92nd percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 29.0 YDS/g, 7.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | North Texas | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Minnesota | 52 | 230 | 4.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Minnesota | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 67 | 317 | 4.7 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | North Texas | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Minnesota | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Minnesota | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | -- |
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 5 · Tulsa · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA +3.50Zach Evans run for 40 yds to the TLSA 32 for a 1ST down
- Week 3 · Texas Tech · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -1.07Zach Evans run for a loss of 5 yards to the UNT 20
- Week 3 · Texas Tech · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -1.07Chandler Morris pass complete to Zach Evans for no gain to the UNT 37
- Week 3 · Texas Tech · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.70Chandler Morris pass complete to Zach Evans for no gain to the UNT 25
- Week 3 · Texas Tech · 3&8 · Q3 · EPA -0.41Zach Evans run for 1 yd to the TTU 15
- Week 3 · Texas Tech · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.39Zach Evans run for 7 yds to the UNT 18
- Week 5 · Tulsa · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA -0.36Zach Evans run for 2 yds to the TLSA 27
- Week 5 · Tulsa · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.30Zach Evans run for 3 yds to the UNT 28
- Week 3 · Texas Tech · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.19Zach Evans run for 2 yds to the TTU 16
- Week 5 · Tulsa · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.19Zach Evans run for 3 yds to the TLSA 29
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jaylon Glover’s 2023 season.
Matches Jaylon on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Rush TD rate
Receiving share
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kierre Crossley’s path through Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Kierre Crossley
99%match
Matches Kierre on
Yards per carry
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jaylon Glover's sophomore season at Utah (2023).
Matches Jaylon on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Receiving share
Rush TD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Zach Evans
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology