| No. 45 – Montreal Alouettes | |||||||||
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||
| Roster status | Practice roster | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | June 17, 2001 Hartsville, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Hartsville (Hartsville, South Carolina) | ||||||||
| College | Hutchinson (2019–2020) Tennessee (2021) Louisville (2022) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2023: undrafted | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Career CFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |||||||||
Tiyon Evans Jr. (born March 13, 2001), is an American professional football running back for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Hutchinson Blue Dragons, Tennessee Volunteers and the Louisville Cardinals. Evans has been a member of the Calgary Stampeders. He has also spent time with the Los Angeles Rams and the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL), the Houston Roughnecks of the United Football League (UFL) and the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL).
Evans played college football for the Hutchinson Blue Dragons in 2019, Tennessee Volunteers in 2021 and the Louisville Cardinals in 2022. [1] He played in 12 games for Hutchinson, rushing for 538 yards, nine touchdowns and adding four receptions for 43 yards and a receiving touchdown. [2] Evans was also the primary kick returner with 608 total yards and two kicks returned for touchdowns. [2]
On November 20, 2020, Evans committed to University of Tennessee. [3] He was limited for most of spring practice but despite this, he rushed for 525 yards and scored six rushing touchdowns as well as four catches for 74 yards and one score, before he was shut down due to an injury. [4] [5] On November 26, 2021, he entered the transfer portal for a second time. [6] On December 6, 2021, Evans committed to University of Louisville. [7]
Evans played in eight games for Louisville, rushing for 525 yards and six touchdowns. He also had six catches for 13 yards. [8] Following the 2022 season, Evans opted to enter the 2023 NFL draft. [9]
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2019 | Hutchinson | 12 | — | 61 | 538 | 8.8 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 1 |
| 2020 | Hutchinson | Season cancelled | |||||||||
| 2021 | Tennessee | 7 | 2 | 81 | 525 | 6.5 | 6 | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 1 |
| 2022 | Louisville | 8 | 6 | 83 | 525 | 6.3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 |
| NJCAA Career | 12 | — | 61 | 538 | 8.8 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 1 | |
| FBS Career [10] | 15 | 8 | 164 | 1,050 | 6.4 | 12 | 10 | 87 | 8.7 | 1 | |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 30+3⁄8 in (0.77 m) | 8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | 4.52 s | 1.59 s | 2.50 s | 30.5 in (0.77 m) | 9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) | 20 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [11] [12] | ||||||||||||
After not being selected in the 2023 NFL draft, Evans signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent. [13] He was waived on June 7, 2023. [14]
On June 8, 2023, Evans was claimed off waived by the Carolina Panthers. [15] He was released on July 28, 2023. [16]
On December 22, 2023, Evans signed with the Houston Roughnecks of the newly merged United Football League (UFL). [17] He played in four games, rushing for five yards and catching two passes for 34 yards. [10] Evans was released on May 20, 2024. [18]
Evans signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on March 19, 2025. [19] He was released on June 1, 2025, as part of final roster cuts. [20]
On June 11, 2025, Evans signed with Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL). [21] He played one game against the Iowa Barnstormers, rushing for 66 yards, one touchdown and one reception for eight yards and a touchdown. [22]
On September 16, 2025, Evans was signed to the Montreal Alouettes practice roster. [23] He was activated on October 24, 2025, and made his first start the following day against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. [24] Evans rushed seven times for 31 yards and caught two passes for nine yards. [25] He was placed back on the practice roster on October 30, 2025. [26]