Chris Evans

BIOGRAPHY

Chris Evans was born October 5, 1997, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is a running back in the NFL.

Evans attended Ben Davis High School in that city. As a high school junior in 2014, he rushed for over 1,200 yards and 18 touchdowns and caught 51 passes for 676 yards and 10 touchdowns. As a high school senior in 2015, he rushed for over 1,100 yards and 15 touchdowns and caught 40 passes for 511 yards and four touchdowns. He scored 47 touchdowns in his final two years at Ben Davis High. He also completed four years of track at Ben Davis High. In high school, he ran the 100-meter dash in 10.9 seconds. The 110m hurdles in 14.28 seconds electronically which placed him 3rd at his state meet. Evans was also a very successful long jumper, improving from a 19 feet 11 inches to a 23 feet 1 inch and 25 feet 1 inch by his senior year.

After accepting an offer from Michigan, Evans was pursued by Ohio State, but he tweeted in early January 2016 that, though he was flattered by Ohio State's interest, he would maintain his commitment to Michigan. In his freshman year Evans rushed for 614 yards on 88 attempts and and 4 touchdowns. In his sophomore year, Evans mainly served as the backup running back to Karan Higdon. He had a career day against Minnesota on November 4 when he ran for 191 yards and two touchdowns. Evans ultimately finished second on the team behind Higdon with 685 rushing yards on the year and six rushing touchdowns. Evans once again served as the number two back behind Karan Higdon in 2018. His most successful game came against Western Michigan on September 8, when he rushed for 86 yards and two rushing touchdowns. Evans finished the year with 423 rushing yards and four touchdowns.

In the 2021 NFL Draft Evans was taken 202nd by the Cincinnati Bengals.