Linebacker, Arizona, to 1986

Byron Evans

Born
Feb 23, 1964, in Phoenix, Arizona

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Byron Evans played linebacker at Arizona (to 1986). The Philadelphia Eagles took Evans in round 4, No. 93 overall in the 1987 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1986
Pac-12 Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year and First-team All-Pac-10
Drafted
No. 93
Round 4, 1987 NFL Draft (Philadelphia Eagles)

Honors

All-America: AP second team 1986; Football News second team 1986

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 1987
Height6′2″
Weight220 lb
Arm length32¾″
Hand size9½″
40-yard dash4.79 s
10-yard split1.64 s
Vertical jump29½″
Broad jump9′9″
Bench press17 reps
20-yard shuttle4.48 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

Second-team All-Pro: 2 (1990, 1992)

All-Pro teams: NEA second team 1990, 1992.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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