Darren Evans

Darren Evans
Darren Evans
No. 32     Indianapolis Colts
Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: November 9, 1988 (1988-11-09) (age 23)
Place of birth: Indianapolis, Indiana
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
College: Virginia Tech
Undrafted in 2011
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
Roster status: Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
  • 2008 Second Team All-ACC
  • 2006 All-American (Parade, PrepStar)
  • 2004 ESPN RISE Sophomore of the Year
  • 2006 Indiana's Mr. Football Award
Stats at NFL.com

Darren Evans (born November 9, 1988) is an American football running back who is currently on the Indianapolis Colts active roster. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Virginia Tech.

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Early years

Evans attended Warren Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. As a sophomore he had 309 attempts for 2,248 yards and 27 touchdowns. [1] As a senior he was awarded Indiana's Mr. Football Award in 2006 (an honor given to the top high school football player in the state of Indiana) with 288 attempts 2731 yards and 61 touchdowns.

College career

2008

On November 6, 2008, Evans broke Mike Imoh's school single-game rushing record, rushing for 253 yards against Maryland.[2] Evans is also the only player in school history to rush for a touchdown during each of his first six games.[3]

Evans was named most valuable player in the 2009 Orange Bowl after gaining 153 yards on 28 carries, and scoring a game-clinching touchdown.[4]

In 2009 summer practice, Evans tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, which forced him to miss the 2009 season.[5]

College Stats

Year Team Att Yards Average TDs Receptions Yards TDs
2007 Virginia Tech
Redshirt
2008 Virginia Tech 287 1,265 4.4 11 17 117 0
2009 Virginia Tech
Injured
2010 Virginia Tech 151 854 5.7 11 9 100 0
College Totals 438 2,119 4.8 22 26 217 0

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

Evans was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent following the 2011 NFL Draft on July 26, 2011. Evans was released on September 20 but added to the practice squad on the 22nd. Evans was resigned to the active roster on October 15,2011.

References

  1. ^ "Darren Evans-Football Recruiting". Rivals. http://www.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=42859. Retrieved 2009-04-23. 
  2. ^ Slater, Darryl (2008-11-06). "Evans' record night sparks Hokies". Richmond Times-Dispatch. http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/sports.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-11-06-0259.html. Retrieved 2008-11-07. [dead link]
  3. ^ Slater, Darryl (2008-10-17). "Game plan for fatherhood". Richmond Times-Dispatch. http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/sports.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-10-17-0086.html. Retrieved 2008-11-07. [dead link]
  4. ^ Shapiro, Leonard (January 2, 2009). "Evans Exceeds Expectations". Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/02/AR2009010200089.html. Retrieved 2009-01-02. 
  5. ^ Evans suffers torn ACL in practice; Tailback lost for season, Virginia Tech, August 11, 2009.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Mike Imoh		 Virginia Tech single-game rushing record
2008–present
(253 yards)		 Succeeded by
current
v · d · eESPN RISE National High School Sophomore Football Player of the Year
1995:  R. Curry | 1996:  P. Arnold | 1997:  B. Berlin | 1998:  C. Benson | 1999:  D. Poole | 2000: C. Leak | 2001: J. Booty | 2002: E. Lewis | 2003: L. McCoy | 2004: D. Evans | 2005: A. Green | 2006: B. Brown | 2007: M. Dyer | 2008: K. Hilliard
v · d · eIndianapolis Colts current roster
Active roster

1 Pat McAfee | 4 Adam Vinatieri | 6 Dan Orlovsky | 7 Curtis Painter | 11 Anthony Gonzalez | 15 Blair White | 17 Austin Collie | 18 Peyton Manning | 21 Kevin Thomas | 23 Terrence Johnson | 25 Jerraud Powers | 26 Morgan Trent | 27 Jacob Lacey | 28 Stevie Brown | 29 Joseph Addai | 30 David Caldwell | 31 Donald Brown | 34 Delone Carter | 35 Joe Lefeged | 36 Chris Rucker | 41 Antoine Bethea | 44 Dallas Clark | 48 Justin Snow | 50 Philip Wheeler | 51 Pat Angerer | 52 A. J. Edds | 53 Kavell Conner | 55 Ernie Sims | 57 Adrian Moten | 61 Jamey Richard | 63 Jeff Saturday | 67 Mike Tepper | 69 Quinn Ojinnaka | 71 Ryan Diem | 72 Jeff Linkenbach | 74 Anthony Castonzo | 76 Joe Reitz | 78 Mike Pollak | 80 Mike McNeill | 81 Brody Eldridge | 83 Anthony Hill | 84 Jacob Tamme | 85 Pierre Garçon | 87 Reggie Wayne | 90 Jamaal Anderson | 91 Ricardo Mathews | 92 Jerry Hughes | 93 Dwight Freeney | 94 Drake Nevis | 95 Fili Moala | 96 Tyler Brayton | 98 Robert Mathis | 99 Antonio Johnson
Reserve lists

5 Kerry Collins (IR) | 33 Melvin Bullitt (IR) | 49 Chris Gronkowski (IR) | 58 Gary Brackett (IR) | 68 Eric Foster (IR) | 73 Seth Olsen (IR) | 79 Ben Ijalana (IR) | -- Jaimie Thomas (IR) | -- James Williams (IR)
Practice squad

8 Dan LeFevour | 10 Jeremy Ross | 20 Mike Holmes | 32 Darren Evans | 60 Matt Murphy | 64 Ollie Ogbu | 86 Dedrick Epps | -- Fui Vakapuna
AFC East: BUF · MIA · NE · NYJ • North: BAL · CIN · CLE · Persondata
Name Evans, Darren
Alternative names
Short description American football running back
Date of birth November 9, 1988
Place of birth Indianapolis, Indiana
Date of death
Place of death


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