Mitchell Evans (American football)

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Mitchell Evans
Notre Dame Fighting IrishNo. 88
Position Tight end
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born: (2003-03-18) March 18, 2003 (age 21)
Wadsworth, Ohio, U.S.
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight260 lb (118 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Wadsworth (Wadsworth, Ohio)

Mitchell Evans (born March 18, 2003) is an American football tight end for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

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High school career

Evans attended Wadsworth High School in Wadsworth, Ohio. [1] He was the starting quarterback his senior year in high school in 2020, passing for 23 touchdowns and 2,132 yards. [2] 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. [3] [4]

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. [5] In 2023, he took over as the team's starting tight end. [6]

Statistics

YearTeamGamesReceivingRushing
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTD
2021 Notre Dame 13022110.5130000.000
2022 Notre Dame 8733913.01817111.641
2023 Notre Dame 872942214.6361122.020
Career29143448214.23628131.641

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References

  1. "Trieu: Michigan State in mix for athletic Ohio tight end Mitchell Evans". The Detroit News.
  2. "Wadsworth's Mitchell Evans creating his own big footsteps". Akron Beacon Journal.
  3. "Wadsworth's Mitchell Evans commits to Notre Dame for football". Akron Beacon Journal.
  4. "Multi-faceted TE recruit Mitchell Evans could be next to commit to Notre Dame". South Bend Tribune.
  5. "'Mitch-A-Palooza:' How Mitchell Evans carved his post-injury role in Notre Dame's offense". ND Insider.
  6. "Notre Dame 99-to-0: No. 88 Mitchell Evans, the next starter at 'TE U'". NBC Sports.