| Cincinnati Bearcats | |
|---|---|
| Position | Running back |
| Class |  |
| Major | Journalism |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 6, 2002 Cornelius, North Carolina, U. S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | William Amos Hough (Cornelius, North Carolina) |
Evan Pryor (born November 6, 2002) is an American football running back for the Cincinnati Bearcats. He previously played for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Pryor was born on November 6, 2002, in Cornelius, North Carolina. He attended William Amos Hough High School where he had 4,233 all-purpose yards and 42 touchdowns. [1] As a four-star recruit, Pryor was the nation’s No. 2-ranked all-purpose back, when he officially committed to play college football at Ohio State University. [2] [3]
Pryor red-shirted his first year in 2021, playing in four games, where he rushed for 98 yards on 21 attempts and scored a rushing touchdown. [4] [5] Before the start of the 2022 season, he suffered a tear in his patellar tendon in practice and missed the entire year. [6] Pryor returned in 2023, dressing in four games, rushing for 49 yards. [7] [8]
Pryor entered the transfer portal on December 3, 2023. [9]
Pryor committed to the University of Cincinnati on December 13, 2023. [10] In 2024, he played in all 12 games, registering 418 rushing yards, 181 receiving yards and seven total touchdowns. [11] [12] Pryor had the second-highest yards per carry in the Big 12 and scored the longest play of the season for the Bearcats. [11] [13]
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2021 | Ohio State | 4 | 0 | 21 | 98 | 4.7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Ohio State | DNP | |||||||||
| 2023 | Ohio State | 4 | 0 | 19 | 49 | 2.6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 12 | 0 | 56 | 418 | 7.5 | 6 | 15 | 181 | 12.1 | 1 |
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 3 | 3 | 17 | 100 | 5.9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Career | 23 | 3 | 113 | 665 | 5.9 | 7 | 19 | 196 | 10.3 | 1 | |