Darrynton Evans

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Darrynton Evans
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Evans in 2021
No. 32 Tennessee Titans
Position: Running back / return specialist
Personal information
Date of birth: (1998-07-09) July 9, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth: Daytona Beach, Florida
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Career information
High school: New Smyrna Beach
(New Smyrna, Florida)
College: Appalachian State (2016–2019)
NFL draft: 2020 / Round: 3 / Pick: 93
Career history
Roster status: Injured reserve
Career highlights and awards
  • Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year (2019)
  • 2× First team All-Sun Belt (2018, 2019)
Career NFL statistics as of 2021
Rushing yards: 61
Rushing average: 3.8
Receptions: 4
Receiving yards: 38
Return yards: 223
Total touchdowns: 1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Darrynton L.A. Evans (born July 9, 1998) [1] is an American football running back and return specialist for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Appalachian State. He was drafted by the Titans in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Early life and high school career

Evans attended New Smyrna Beach High School in New Smyrna, Florida. He committed to Appalachian State University to play college football.[2]

College career

As a true freshman at Appalachian State in 2016, Evans played in 12 games rushing for 217 yards on 48 carries. He also returned 25 kicks for 563 yards and a touchdown. Evans missed 2017 due to injury and redshirted. Returning from the injury in 2018, he entered the season as a backup to Jalin Moore but took over as the starter after Moore was injured for the season, and rushed for 1,187 yards on 179 carries and seven touchdowns.[3] As a kick returner he had 490 yards on 15 returns and had a touchdown. He was named the MVP of the 2018 Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game after totaling 218 total yards.[4] As a full-time starter in 2019, Evans was the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Year after rushing for 1,480 yards with 2,064 all purpose yards and 24 total touchdowns.[5] He was also named MVP of the 2019 Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game and 2019 New Orleans Bowl.[6] After the season, he decided to forgo his senior season and enter the 2020 NFL Draft.[7]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
5 ft 10⅛ in 203 lb 31⅝ in 9¼ in 4.41 s 37.0 in 10 ft 5 in 20 reps
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Evans was selected by the Tennessee Titans with the 93rd overall pick in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft.[9][10]

He was placed on injured reserve on October 15, 2020, with a hamstring injury.[11] He was activated on December 7, 2020.[12] In Week 15 against the Detroit Lions, Evans recorded 57 yards from scrimmage and a receiving touchdown during the 46–25 win. This was Evans' first career touchdown.[13]

Evans finished the 2020 season playing in five games with 14 rushes for 54 yards, two receptions for 27 yards and a receiving touchdown, and nine kickoff returns for 206 yards as a backup to rushing yards and touchdowns leader Derrick Henry. He recorded one carry for one yard in the Titans' 20–13 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in the wildcard round of the playoffs.

On September 2, 2021, Evans was placed on injured reserve.[14] He was activated on October 23.[15] On October 29, 2021 he was placed back on injured reserve for a second time ending his season.[16]

Personal life

Evans is a Christian. Evans is engaged to Aiyana Willoughby.[17] He runs a YouTube channel called ItzLiveee.

References

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