Zach Evans

Former running back at Ole Miss. 2022: 936 rushing yards, 9 rushing TD, 12 catches.

RB · Ole Miss · Jr. · #6

6′0″ · 215 lb · Houston, TX

CFB Index 72 · #36 of 317 RBsHigh confidenceLos Angeles — drafted 2023, Rd 6, Pick 38, #215 overall

Recruiting

5★

RB recruit

No. 16 nationally · Signed with TCU

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at Ole Miss. 2022: 936 rushing yards, 9 rushing TD, 12 catches.

Signed as a 5-star recruit to TCU in 2020.
Drafted round 6 by the Los Angeles in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Ole Miss, 1,999 rushing yards — drafted at #215 overall by Los Angeles.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20209 games

Signed with TCU5-star out of North Shore

2023

Drafted by Los Angelesround 6, pick 215

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#16 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2020–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #215

Los Angeles · 2023

Coaching lineage · 2020–2022

1 coach

2020–2022

Lane Kiffin

Ole Miss

Played his entire career under Lane Kiffin.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Los AngelesEntering 4th NFL season

#215Rd 6 · Pick 38

Los AngelesEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020TCU6-4HC: Gary Patterson · Run-leaning

2021TCU5-7HC: Gary Patterson · Run-heavy

2022Ole Miss8-5HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-heavy, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

72Quality starter #36 of 317?

High confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / carry (91st percentile). Strength: rush yards (87th percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (13th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Yards / carry#29 / 346 · 91st pct

6.5

Rush yards#47 / 346 · 87th pct

936

Rush TDs#49 / 346 · 84th pct

Carries#91 / 346 · 74th pct

144

Rec yards#117 / 338 · 65th pct

119

Receptions#143 / 338 · 55th pct

Long run#159 / 346 · 53rd pct

Fumbles lost#195 / 244 · 13th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home8g	55.0	4.0	0.6
Road4g	124	9.1	1.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	80.2	5.6	1.0
Weeks 8+4g	73.5	5.9	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Pete Golding

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

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

72 · #36 of 317 RBs

Former five-star. Now #36 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Ole Miss	144	936	6.5	9	--
2021	TCU	92	648	7.0	5	--
2020	TCU	54	415	7.7	4	--
Career		290	1,999	6.9	18	--

Season	Team
2022	Ole Miss	12	119	9.9	1	--
2021	TCU	10	130	13.0	1	--
2020	TCU	8	76	9.5	0	--
Career		30	325	10.8	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2022

W 22–19

vs Kentucky

24 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With J. Dart — 213 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 71.7 · 40 rush yds (8 car) · F. Masin — 43 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 58 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Troy · 2&3 · Q3 · EPA -4.26Zach Evans run for no gain to the Troy 33 Zach Evans fumbled, recovered by Troy Craig Slocum Jr.
Week 11 · Alabama · 4&2 · Q1 · EPA -3.90Zach Evans run for no gain to the Alab 12
Week 12 · Arkansas · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.69Zach Evans run for 48 yds for a TD, (Jaxson Dart pass to Jonathan Mingo for Two-Point Conversion)
Week 9 · Texas A&M · 3&11 · Q3 · EPA +3.63Jaxson Dart pass complete to Zach Evans for 23 yds to the TexAM 35 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Arkansas · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.45Zach Evans run for 39 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Auburn · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.08Jaxson Dart pass complete to Zach Evans for 23 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Cruz KICK)
Week 12 · Arkansas · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA +3.07Zach Evans run for 38 yds to the Ark 28 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Georgia Tech · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +2.95Zach Evans run for 26 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Cruz KICK)
Week 1 · Texas Tech · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.86Zach Evans run for 10 yds to the TexTc 47 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Tulsa · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.79Zach Evans 20 Yd Run (Jonathan Cruz Kick)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 28-10vs Troy	20	130	6.5	0	46
Wk 2	W 59-3vs Central Arkansas	11	53	4.8	1	16
Wk 3	W 42-0@ Georgia Tech	18	134	7.4	2	26
Wk 4	W 35-27vs Tulsa	10	48	4.8	1	20
Wk 5	W 22-19vs Kentucky	9	24	2.7	1	7
Wk 6	W 52-28@ Vanderbilt	11	80	7.3	1	24
Wk 7	W 48-34vs Auburn	21	136	6.5	1	20
Wk 9	W 31-28@ Texas A&M	8	75	9.4	0	28
Wk 11	L 24-30vs Alabama	6	12	2.0	0	7
Wk 12	L 27-42@ Arkansas	17	207	12.2	1	48	Season-high 207 yds
Wk 13	L 22-24vs Mississippi State	5	0	0.0	0	4
Bowl	L 25-42vs Texas Tech	8	37	4.6	1	10
Total		144	936	5.7	9	48