Defensive back, Missouri (from Tulsa), 2017–21
Akayleb Evans
- Number
- No. 26
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 198 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Mckinney, TX
- Born
- Jun 22, 1999
Akayleb Evans played defensive back at Tulsa (2017–20) and Missouri (2021). The Minnesota Vikings took Evans in round 4, No. 118 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career highat Cincinnati, 2020Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Tulsa | 26 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Tulsa | 26 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Tulsa | 26 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Tulsa | 26 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Missouri | 26 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 198 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2021 Missouri 11 games, 28 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Central Michigan | W 34–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 11 | at Kentucky | L 28–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | W 59–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Boston College | L 34–41 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Tennessee | L 24–62 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. North Texas | W 48–35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Texas A&M | L 14–35 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | at Vanderbilt | W 37–28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 6 | at Georgia | L 6–43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. South Carolina | W 31–28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | at Arkansas | L 17–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Tulsa 9 games, 29 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Oklahoma State | L 7–16 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at UCF | W 34–26 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at South Florida | W 42–13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. East Carolina | W 34–30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | vs. SMU | W 28–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Tulane | W 30–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | at Navy | W 19–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | at Cincinnati | L 24–27 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Mississippi State | L 26–28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 Tulsa 3 games, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Michigan State | L 7–28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at San José State | W 34–16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs.Oklahoma State | L 21–40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2018 Tulsa 8 games, 21 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Central Arkansas | W 38–27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Texas | L 21–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Arkansas State | L 20–29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Temple | L 17–31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | at Houston | L 26–41 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. UConn | W 49–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Memphis | L 21–47 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | vs.SMU | W 27–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Tulsa 7 games, 26 tackles
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 10–20).
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2″ | |
| Weight | 197 lb | |
| Arm length | 32″ | |
| Hand size | 8¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 74¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.46 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′9″ | |
| Bench press | 17 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.07 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.09 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 37 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 56 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Carolina Panthers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Carolina Panthers | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Carolina Panthers | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 37 | 113 | 0 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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