Running back, Kansas (from Arkansas), 2013–⁠17

Denzell Evans

Number
No. 23
Height
5′11″
Weight
215 lb
Hometown
Houston, TX

Denzell Evans played running back at Arkansas (2013–⁠15) and Kansas (2016–⁠17).

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Arkansas7365.1012
2015Arkansas6488.0031
2016Kansas17291.707
Career301133.8031

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Arkansas23RB
2014Arkansas23RB
2015Arkansas23RB
2016Kansas23RB
2017Kansas23RB5′11″215

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014Arkansas70.04––0.3–
2015Arkansas60.17––1.0–
2016Kansas17-0.26––-4.4–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2016 Kansas 8 games, 29 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.Rhode IslandW 55–⁠692407
Sep 10vs.OhioL 21–⁠371101
Sep 17atMemphisL 7–⁠432101
Sep 29atTexas TechL 19–⁠552−100
Oct 8vs.TCUL 23–⁠241303
Oct 15atBaylorL 7–⁠491202
Oct 22vs.Oklahoma StateL 20–⁠441−100
Nov 19vs.TexasW 24–⁠21––––
2015 Arkansas 1 game, 48 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Oct 31vs.UT MartinW 63–⁠28648031
2014 Arkansas 2 games, 36 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Sep 6vs.NichollsW 73–⁠7534012
Oct 25vs.UABW 45–⁠172202

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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