2021 Football Roster
Roster
Evans, Austin

Jersey Number 27
Austin Evans
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Mo.
- High School:
- Archbishop O'Hara HS
Bio
Fall 2021: Started all 12 games … totaled 61 tackles, including nine against Iowa State intercepted three passes, including a pick-6 against Western Illinois … 12th in the MVFC with three interceptions.
SPRING 2021: Played and started in all seven games... Earned Second-Team All-MVFC Honors... Finished tied for eighth on the team with 27 total tackles... tied for the team-high with five pass breakups... Notched two tackles for loss, both coming against Western Illinois.
2018: Played in all 13 games for the Panthers...Recorded 23 total tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 1 interception.
2017: Played in 12 games for the Panther secondary in 2017... collected 12 total tackles on the season... earned a career-high three tackles against Western Illinois (10/7), with all three being solos... matched his career-high of three tackles against Indiana State (11/18).
2016: Redshirted.
High School: Lettered in football at Archbishop O’Hara High School for Jim DeMarea … was a multi-position athlete in high school … earned first-team all-state as a wide receiver and a kick returner in 2015 … also was selected to the first-team all-district squad as a wide receiver, defensive back and kick returners as a senior … named first-team all-conference as a running back, defensive back and kick returner in 2015 … racked up 33 receptions for 644 yards and five touchdowns … ran back two kickoff returns and one interception for touchdowns as a senior … also had 112 rushes for 926 yards and 11 scores.
Personal: Son of James and Evonn Evans.
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