Dane Evans NFL Draft

Tulsa – A three-year letterwinner and returning starter . . . enrolled at Tulsa in January 2012 after graduating early from Sanger High School . . . named to the nominee list for the 2016 AFCA Good Works Team® and the preseason watch lists for the 2016 Wuerffel Trophy and 2016 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award . . . has played in 33 career games and has 30 starts . . . has completed 56-percent of his passes for 8,332 career yards and 52 TDs  . . . ranks fourth on the school’s all-time lists for passing yards and TD passes . . . has 8,433 career total offense yards to rank fourth on the school’s total offense chart . . . has four career 400+ passing games, which ties Billy Guy Anderson (1965) for the career record . . . enters the 2016 season needing 31 passing TDs, 2,604 passing yards and 3,169 total yards to tie the school records in those categories . . . has been Tulsa’s starting quarterback in the last 29 games, dating back to the final four games of the 2013 campaign . . . 2015 – Started all 13 games . . . completed 62.9-percent of his passes for 4,332 yards and 25 TDs for the school’s second-best passing season . . . became only the second QB in school history to surpass 3,000 passing yards in two separate seasons . . . threw for 300+ yards nine games and had three of those go for over 400 yards . . . ranked first in the American Athletic Conference for passing yards per game (333.2) and total offense (332.5), and third for passing efficiency (151.6) . . . ranked among the NCAA leaders in 2015 for passing yards per game (7^th), passing yards (8^th), passing yards per completion (11^th), total offense (11^th), pass efficiency (20^th), passing TDs (26^th) and points responsible for (33^rd) . . . completed 64-percent of his passes for 424 yards and two TDs vs. FAU in the season opener . . . completed 34-of-51 passes for 427 yards and four touchdowns against #16 Oklahoma . . . his last 400+ game of the season came against #17 Memphis when he completed 24-of-36 passes for 421 yards and four touchdowns . . . had 374 yards and three touchdowns against Virginia Tech in the Camping World Independence Bowl, while also rushing for 18 yards and one TD . . . threw for 367 yards and 3 TDs at Tulane . . . completed 32-of-37 passes for an 86.5 completion percentage for 278 yards against #16 Navy, and had a string of 16 straight completions . . . threw for 375 yards and two touchdowns at Cincinnati . . . threw for 341 yards and two TDs vs. ULM . . . had a streak of 15 straight games of throwing a TD pass, before not throwing one against Houston . . . 2014 – Started all 12 games . . . completed 55-percent of his passes for 3,102 yards and 23 touchdowns . . . moved into fifth-place on the school’s single-season passing chart . . . ranked second in the American Athletic Conference for completions per game (21.3), passing yards per game (258.5) and total offense (263.3), while ranking third in the league for passing TDs (23) and passing yards (3,102) . . . was 19^th in the NCAA for completions per game, 26^th for passing yards per game and 30^th for passing TDs . . . threw a TD in all 12 games . . . was responsible for 160 points, which ranked 43^rd nationally . . . completed 58-percent of his passes for 438 yards and 4 TDs in opener vs. Tulane . . . was named a Manning Award Star of the Week vs. Tulane . . . his 438 yards was the fifth-most in The American record books, and ranks ninth in school history . . . threw for 244 yards in the first-half against Tulane, more than he threw in a single game in 2013 . . . had a career-long 84-yard pass in the Tulane game . . . threw for 204 yards and one TD on 23-of-43 vs. Oklahoma . . . threw for 269 yards and one TD vs. FAU . . . went over the 2,000-yard career passing mark with 234 yards and two TDs vs. Texas State . . . completed 16-of-29 passes for 222 yards and one TD vs. Colorado State . . . completed 21-of-36 passes for 260 yards and two TDs at Temple . . . threw for 314 yards and one TD, while completing 65-percent of his passes against USF . . . had his second-best passing game with 349 yards and two TDs on 28 completions at Memphis, while surpassing the 3,000 career passing mark in that game . . .  threw for a career-high five TDs on 16-of-24 passes for 286 yards against SMU and was named The American Offensive Player of the Week for his performance . . . 2013 – Played in eight games and started five contests . . . his five starting assignments came against Tulane, East Carolina, Marshall, Louisiana Tech and North Texas . . . completed 84-of-195 passes for 898 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 52 yards . . . saw his first collegiate playing time in the season opener when he completed 3-of-7 passes for 50 yards and one TD at Bowling Green . . . made his first start at Tulane and completed 13 passes for 139 yards . . . had a season-high 161 yards and one touchdown against Marshall . . . 2012 – Was one of several freshmen to sit out the 2012 season due to red-shirt status.

High School – Was a four-year letterwinner at Sanger High School . . . started for three years at quarterback . . . led his team to 9-2 records and District runner-up finishes as a junior and senior . . . completed 583-of-905 passes for 9,074 yards and 94 touchdowns in his career . . . also rushed for 628 career yards and nine touchdowns . . . finished his career ranked 15^th on the state of Texas’ career passing chart . . . completed 64.5-percent of his passes (200-of-310) for 3,265 yards and 36 TDs . . . earned Class 3A second-team all-state merits as a senior . . . was named the District 9-3A MVP both his junior and senior seasons . . . received a Rivals.com three-star rating . . . earned first-team all-area honors as a junior and second-team accolades his senior campaign . . . completed 67-percent of his passes for 3,420 yards and 37 TDs as a junior . . . also threw for 2,389 yards for 21 touchdowns in his sophomore campaign . . . was named the District 9-3A Newcomer of the Year and All-Area Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore . . . also lettered three years in track and baseball . . . high school coach was Chuck Galbreath.

Personal –– Favorite sports movie is Happy Gilmore . . . lists Drew Brees as his favorite NFL player . . . the Los Angeles Dodgers is his favorite professional sports team . . . his favorite sport to watch and play besides football is baseball . . . the person he would most like to meet is professional surfer/model Alana Blanchard . . . if he could invite any two people to dinner, it would be Alana Blanchard and former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning . . . favorite food is chicken fried steak . . . lists the great Jim Thorpe as his athletic role model . . . his 2004 Pop Warner football team won the national championship, while that same year his 12-year-old baseball team won the USSSA World Series and he won the Texas State Wrestling Championship at 92 pounds . . . a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes . . . parents are Damon and Kathy Evans . . . his father coaches football at Arlington Lamar High School . . . earned his degree in exercise and sports science in May 2016, and is currently working on a second degree in management . . . born Stephen Dane Evans on November 19, 1993 in Chickasha, Oklahoma.

Originally played tight end growing and was pretty fast. His favorite player was Jerry Rice but receiver was not the position he grew into. Evans started playing quarterback in 6^th grade and the team won the National Championship in the state of Texas. He continued to develop into the position and ironically Tulsa was the only school that offered him a scholarship until Utah State offered him one on signing day (For Football & Baseball).

Evans sets his feet quickly and has a strong arm with accuracy. He feels comfortable making any throw on the field and has a quicker release due to his shorter release. Evans is a real competitor and leader who showed many times he can lead the team in the fourth quarter.

Evans ran an offense close to Baylor which sometimes gets criticized for its some what unorthodox scheme with receivers appearing to run aimlessly on their routes. He welcomes the opportunity to sit with NFL Scouts to show his football IQ and explain the depth in which the Tulsa offense ran but just at a very quick paced tempo. Scouts would be pleasantly surprised by his football IQ to hit the board.

Warrants a look into the later round and 17 NFL teams have requested his Pro Day film. A bit undersized but really encompasses the qualities of the quarterback position. A scrappy competitor with the charisma and intangibles to play at the next level.