Deontay Evans

2016 (r-Senior) Middle Tennessee State
• Played in all 12 games and had 227 snaps
• Had 10 tackles, an interception and two pass breakups on the season
• Collected an interception in his first game as a Blue Raider against Alabama A&M
• Registered four solo stops in win at Missouri

2015 (r-Junior) Mississippi State
• Played in all 13 games for the third-consecutive season while also picking up the third start of his career against Northwestern State Sept. 19
• Recorded a season-high six tackles on two separate occasions during his junior campaign, reaching the number at Southern Miss (9/5) and vs. Northwestern State (9/19)
• Totaled 33 tackles, 20 of which were unassisted
• Recorded at least one tackle in every game during the 2015 season
• Picked up multi-tackle games on eight separate occasions after only doing so five times in 2014
• Broke up two passes in critical road wins for the Maroon and White at Southern Mississippi (9/5) and Missouri (11/5)

2014 (r-Sophomore) Mississippi State
• For the second straight season played in all 13 games and started vs. Georgia Tech in the Capital One Orange Bowl
• Tallied 34 tackles, with 22 of those having come unassisted
• Recorded four or more tackles in three contests
• Deflected three passes
• Started the season with a four-tackle performance in the opener against Southern Miss (8/30), with two coming in pass coverage, one coming on a rushing play and another on kickoff coverage
• Set a personal best for tackles in a game with 10, seven unassisted, in a starting role in the Capital One Orange Bowl (12/31)

2013 (r-Freshman) Mississippi State
• Played in all 13 games and started the last contest of the year, against Rice in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
• Booked 19 tackles with 11 solo stops
• Tied for third on the team with four special teams’ tackles, all on kickoff returns
• Finished with seven hits on rushing plays and six on passes
• Added one forced fumble
• Matched year high with four tackles against Rice in the 2013 AutoZone Liberty Bowl (12/31)
• Recorded a pair of solo stops against Kentucky (10/24)
• Tallied two hits versus LSU (10/5)
• Registered a season-best four tackles against Troy (9/21), all in the first half
• Forced initial fumble of career at Auburn (9/14), jarring the ball away from Quan Bray on a punt return during the second quarter
• Ended contest with the Tigers with three tackles

2012 (Freshman) Mississippi State
• Redshirted during first year on campus

High School
• Rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Scout.com, ESPN.com and 247Sports
• The 11th-best prospect in Mississippi and stood No. 53 at his position nationally by Rivals.com
• A Top-40 collegiate prospect by the Clarion-Ledger
• Earned Clarion-Ledger Second-Team All-State honors as an all-purpose player as well as Class 5A First-Team All-State recognition on defense as a senior
• Played in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game
• Served as a running back, slot and split receiver, quarterback and inside and outside linebacker during senior campaign
• Ran for 911 yards and 13 touchdowns on 156 carries (5.8 yards per carry), while catching 11 passes for 83 yards
• Tallied 58 total tackles with eight sacks, two recovered fumbles and a blocked field goal
• Four of eight sacks came in a late-season victory over West Jones that earned MHS a playoff spot
• Rushed for 365 yards with a 7.5 yards-per-carry average as a junior
• Added three receiving touchdowns during junior year
• Ran 18 times for 147 yards and a score during sophomore season while collecting 79 tackles and an interception
• Also played basketball for McComb

Personal
• Full name: Deonte Lamar Evans
• Parents: Gregory and Rosamond Evans
• Birthdate: 4/7/94
• Has a degree in communication

Coming Soon!

Family oriented safety who relishes in the rolling downfield to secure the tackle, Evans originally was recruited simply as an athlete when he arrived on the Mississippi State campus in 2012. He landed at in Conference USA his final year of football at Middle Tennessee State.

Evans played in 39 games (three starts) for MSU over the past three seasons. During his time with the Bulldogs, he totaled 86 tackles, five passes defended and one forced fumble.

The 5-foot-10, 207-pound Evans is a sure tackler who excels at the line of scrimmage. He is also eager to showcase his back end abilities. His physical style can mislead the fast that his cover skills as a safety go relatively unnoticed.

Instinctive and aware, Evans plays smart and takes good angles to the ball. Reacts quickly and is efficient out of his breaks in zone coverage. Priority free agent type prospect who will need to show up big at his Pro Day. He has gravitated to fine tuning the forgotten art of tackling. Takes pride and securing the ball carrier and could provide solid special teams role. Has the size, smarts and ability, but questions will need to be answered on recovering speed and how fluid he can transition his hips in coverage.