Mitchell Evans (American football)
{{short description|American football player (born 2003)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Mitchell Evans
| image = 2025-0118 Mitchell Evans.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Evans talking to press ahead of the 2025 CFP National Championship.
| current_team = Carolina Panthers
| number =
| position = Tight end
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|3|18}}
| birth_place = Wadsworth, Ohio, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 258
| high_school = Wadsworth (Wadsworth, Ohio)
| college = Notre Dame (2021–2024)
| draftyear = 2025
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 163
| pastteams =
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2025}}–present)
| status = Unsigned draft pick
| highlights =
| pfr = EvanMi01
}}
Mitchell James Evans (born March 18, 2003) is an American professional football tight end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the Panthers in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft.
High school career
Evans attended Wadsworth High School in Wadsworth, Ohio.{{cite web|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state-university/2020/03/19/michigan-state-mix-athletic-ohio-tight-end-mitchell-evans/2875321001/|title=Trieu: Michigan State in mix for athletic Ohio tight end Mitchell Evans|publisher=The Detroit News}} He was the starting quarterback his senior year in high school in 2020, passing for 23 touchdowns and 2,132 yards.{{cite web|url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/high-school/2020/08/29/wadsworthrsquos-mitchell-evans-creating-his-own-big-footsteps/113599922/|title=Wadsworth's Mitchell Evans creating his own big footsteps|publisher=Akron Beacon Journal}} As a tight end his junior year in 2019, he had 19 receptions for 306 yards and seven touchdowns. Evans committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football.{{cite web|url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/high-school/2020/08/01/wadsworthrsquos-mitchell-evans-commits-to-notre-dame-for-football/113364356/|title=Wadsworth's Mitchell Evans commits to Notre Dame for football|publisher=Akron Beacon Journal}}{{cite web|url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/sports/college/2020/07/08/multi-faceted-te-recruit-mitchell-evans-could-be-next-to-commit-to-notre-dame/116058812/|title=Multi-faceted TE recruit Mitchell Evans could be next to commit to Notre Dame|publisher=South Bend Tribune}}
College career
Evans played in 20 games as a backup to Michael Mayer his first two years at Notre Dame and had five receptions for 60 yards and a touchdown total.{{cite web|url=https://www.ndinsider.com/story/sports/football/2022/11/02/notre-dame-tight-end-mitchell-evans-embraces-qb-sneak-role-old-school-south-bend-tommy-rees/69611939007/|title='Mitch-A-Palooza:' How Mitchell Evans carved his post-injury role in Notre Dame's offense|publisher=ND Insider}} In 2023, he took over as the team's starting tight end.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/college-football/news/notre-dame-99-to-0-no-88-mitchell-evans-the-next-starter-at-te-u|title=Notre Dame 99-to-0: No. 88 Mitchell Evans, the next starter at 'TE U'|date=May 20, 2023 |publisher=NBC Sports}}
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Receiving ! colspan="5"| Rushing | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| 2021 || style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}"| 2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
| 13 || 0 || 2 || 21 || 10.5 || 13 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 2022 || style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}"| 2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
| 8 || 7 || 3 || 39 || 13.0 || 18 || 1 || 7 || 11 || 1.6 || 4 || 1 | |||||||||||
| 2023 || style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}"| 2023 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
| 8 || 7 || 29 || 422 || 14.6 || 36 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2.0 || 2 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 2024 || style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}"| 2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
| 16 || 11 || 43 || 421 || 9.8 || 33 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||
| align=center colspan="2" |Career || 45 || 25 || 77 || 903 || 11.7 || 36 || 5 || 8 || 13 || 1.6 || 4 || 1 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 5 3/8
| weight = 258
| dash = 4.69
| ten split = 1.65
| twenty split = 2.72
| shuttle = 4.38
| cone drill = 7.13
| vertical = 33.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 10
| bench = 17
| arm span = 31 7/8
| hand span = 9 1/2
| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/mitchell-evans/32004556-4155-8806-7189-26710933b3f1 |title=Mitchell Evans Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=February 28, 2025}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1053441&DraftYear=2025 |title=Mitchell Evans College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=February 28, 2025}}{{Cite web |url=https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GnFCkV_WYAAG2z6?format=jpg&name=large |title=2025 Notre Dame Pro Day |website=X.com |access-date=April 26, 2025}}
}}
Evans was selected 163rd overall by the Carolina Panthers in the 2025 NFL draft.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://fightingirish.com/roster/mitchell-evans/ Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio]
{{Carolina Panthers 2025 NFL draft picks}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Mitchell}}
Category:Players of American football from Ohio
Category:People from Wadsworth, Ohio
Category:Sportspeople from Medina County, Ohio
Category:American football tight ends
Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
Category:Carolina Panthers players
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