Evan Engram in the NFL
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Tight end, Ole Miss, 2013–⁠16

Evan Engram

Number
No. 17
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Powder Springs, GA
Born
Sep 2, 1994, in Powder Springs, Georgia

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Evan Engram played tight end at Ole Miss (2013–⁠16). The New York Giants took Engram in the first round, No. 23 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
926
Receiving yards, 2016 (Ole Miss, 5–⁠7)
Drafted
No. 23
Overall, 2017 NFL Draft (New York Giants)

Career highs

9catches, career highthree times; last vs. Auburn, 2016176receiving yards, career highvs. Mississippi State, 2014

Honors

All-America: AP 2016; Sporting News 2016; Athlon Sports 2016; CBS Sports 2016; Sports Illustrated 2016; USA Today 2016

Regional honors: Conerly Trophy 2016

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

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Ole Miss2126812.8364
2014Ole Miss3866217.4283
2015Ole Miss3846412.2236
2016Ole Miss6592614.2863
Career1622,32014.31583

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Ole Miss17TE
2014Ole Miss17TE
2015Ole Miss17TE
2016Ole Miss17TE6′3″

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
2013Ole Miss180.74––13.3–
2014Ole Miss500.8089th (n=496)0.5240.18%
2015Ole Miss540.6672nd (n=465)0.5335.56%
2016Ole Miss900.7581st (n=489)0.5267.411%

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 Ole Miss 11 games, 65 catches, 926 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.Florida StateL 34–⁠459121142
Sep 10vs.WoffordW 38–⁠13243033
Sep 17vs.AlabamaL 43–⁠489138163
Sep 24vs.GeorgiaW 45–⁠14695137
Oct 1vs.MemphisW 48–⁠28482139
Oct 15atArkansasL 30–⁠347111135
Oct 22atLSUL 21–⁠3831506
Oct 29vs.AuburnL 29–⁠40995128
Nov 5vs.Georgia SouthernW 37–⁠27475138
Nov 12atTexas A&MW 29–⁠28649017
Nov 19atVanderbiltL 17–⁠386102138
2015 Ole Miss 12 games, 38 catches, 464 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.UT MartinW 76–⁠31505
Sep 19atAlabamaW 43–⁠37122022
Sep 26vs.VanderbiltW 27–⁠16341026
Oct 3atFloridaL 10–⁠38341016
Oct 10vs.New Mexico StateW 52–⁠3228022
Oct 17atMemphisL 24–⁠37424011
Oct 24vs.Texas A&MW 23–⁠3435110
Oct 31atAuburnW 27–⁠19436015
Nov 7vs.ArkansasL 52–⁠53335021
Nov 21vs.LSUW 38–⁠17558136
Nov 28atMississippi StateW 38–⁠27243026
Jan 1 ✦vs.Oklahoma StateW 48–⁠20696028
2014 Ole Miss 10 games, 38 catches, 662 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 28vs.Boise StateW 35–⁠13441011
Sep 6atVanderbiltW 41–⁠37112031
Sep 27vs.MemphisW 24–⁠3322010
Oct 4vs.AlabamaW 23–⁠17371050
Oct 11atTexas A&MW 35–⁠20118018
Oct 18vs.TennesseeW 34–⁠3128128
Nov 1vs.AuburnL 31–⁠358118150
Nov 22atArkansasL 0–⁠30565022
Nov 29vs.Mississippi StateW 31–⁠175176083
Dec 31 ✦vs.TCUL 3–⁠42111011
2013 Ole Miss 8 games, 21 catches, 268 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29atVanderbiltW 39–⁠35561024
Sep 7vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 31–⁠13270164
Sep 14atTexasW 44–⁠23444117
Sep 28atAlabamaL 0–⁠2521409
Oct 5atAuburnL 22–⁠30222013
Oct 12vs.Texas A&ML 38–⁠4132619
Oct 19vs.LSUW 27–⁠24228022
Dec 30 ✦vs.Georgia TechW 25–⁠171303

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2017 Senior Bowl (South team, won 16–⁠15).

DrillCombine 2017
Height6′3⅜″
Weight234 lb
Arm length33½″
Hand size10″
Wingspan78⅝″W
40-yard dash4.42 s
10-yard split1.52 sW
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′5″
Bench press19 reps
3-cone drill6.92 s
20-yard shuttle4.23 s

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

10 seasons, 129 games with a stat; latest team: Denver Broncos.

Pro Bowls: 2 (2020, 2023)

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2017New York Giants15647226
2018New York Giants11455773
2019New York Giants8444673
2020New York Giants16636541
2021New York Giants15464083
2022Jacksonville Jaguars17737664
2023Jacksonville Jaguars171149634
2024Jacksonville Jaguars9473651
2025Denver Broncos16504611
2026 (so far)Denver Broncos5101211
NFL career1295565,50427

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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