Lance Evans NFL Draft

Finished A&M-Commerce career with 101 receptions for 1,753 yards and 16 touchdowns in 37 career games.

2016: First Team All-Lone Star Conference… Finished fourth in the LSC in receiving yards per game… Caught 42 passes for 662 yards in 10 games for the Lions as a senior… Fifth in the LSC with eight touchdown catches…  Had four catches for 123 yards and a touchdown against Delta State (9/10)… Season-high seven receptions for 110 yards and two touchdowns against Panhandle State (10/1)… Also had two touchdown catches against Angelo State (10/22)… Had six catches for 87 yards and a touchdown for the Lions in their second round playoff game against Grand Valley State (11/26).

2015: Named First Team All-Lone Star Conference… Played in all 12 games at wide receiver as a junior… Finished the season with 50 receptions for 986 yards and eight touchdowns… Finished third in the Lone Star Conference in total receiving yards and fourth in yards per game (82.2)… Caught seven passes for 97 yards and three touchdowns against Delta State (9/12)… Had four games with more than 100 yards receiving, including 160 yards and a touchdown on five catches against Sam Houston State (10/31)… Followed that performance with seven catches for 126 yards and a score against Angelo State (11/7) in first round of LSC playoffs… Had five catches for 101 yards at Ferris State in first round of the NCAA Playoffs (11/21).

2014: Played in all 12 games at wide receiver as a sophomore… Finished the season with eight receptions for 100 yards… Had four catches for 71 yards against East Texas Baptist (9/4)… Also had one catch for 11 yards against both A&M-Kingsville and West Texas A&M.

2013: Played in three games as a true freshman for the Lions… Had one catch for five yards vs. Midwestern State (9/28).

Personal: Graduated from Mansfield High School in Texas.

Evans has always been an above average athlete and had the size most kids lacked growing up that placed the ball in his hands. He played running back and quarterback and eventually transitioned into the receiver position.

One of the biggest question marks surrounding Evans was his speed especially at 6-foot-2 and 204 pounds. He delivered a 4.45 forty at his Pro Day and showed his soft hands during position drills.

Long arms and body, he provides a large catch radius for quarterbacks. Evans possesses nice agility and quickness to create some separation in his routes. He has good body control and balance in his route running.

Should be mentioned his brother Jerod Evans (Virginia Tech) is also going through the draft process after declaring early for the NFL Draft. The Evans family definitely has an athletic gene pumping in their veins.

While not facing elite competition, his overall size and ability make him hard to ignore. 6-foot-2 receivers with 4.4 type speed don’t grow on trees.