Receiver, Virginia Tech (from Kansas), 2016–⁠20

Evan Fairs

Number
No. 14
Height
6′3″
Weight
208 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Fulshear, TX

Evan Fairs played receiver at Kansas (2016–⁠19) and Virginia Tech (2020).

Career highs

7catches, career highat Texas, 2017104receiving yards, career highat Texas, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Kansas188.008
2017Kansas2433514.0136
2018Kansas22814.0020
2019Kansas12121.0021
2020Virginia Tech2189.0010
Career3041013.7136

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Kansas14WRYr 1
2017Kansas14WRYr 2
2018Kansas14WRYr 3
2019Kansas14WRYr 4
2020Virginia Tech14WRSr. (Yr 5)6′3″208

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
2016Kansas2-0.37––-0.7–
2017Kansas410.2612th (n=507)0.5210.76%
2018Kansas60.03––0.2–
2019Kansas20.70––1.4–
2020Virginia Tech21.19––2.4–

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

2020 Virginia Tech 2 games, 2 catches, 18 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 7vs.LibertyL 35–⁠38110010
Dec 5vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠451808
2019 Kansas 1 game, 1 catch, 21 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 16atOklahoma StateL 13–⁠31121021
2018 Kansas 2 games, 2 catches, 28 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.NichollsL 23–⁠261808
Sep 22atBaylorL 7–⁠26120020
2017 Kansas 9 games, 24 catches, 335 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 38–⁠161707
Sep 9vs.Central MichiganL 27–⁠45117017
Sep 16atOhioL 30–⁠42377034
Sep 23vs.West VirginiaL 34–⁠56112012
Oct 28vs.Kansas StateL 20–⁠301505
Nov 4vs.BaylorL 9–⁠38240036
Nov 11atTexasL 27–⁠427104034
Nov 18vs.OklahomaL 3–⁠41629010
Nov 25atOklahoma StateL 17–⁠58244133
2016 Kansas 3 games, 1 catch, 8 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.Rhode IslandW 55–⁠6––––
Oct 15atBaylorL 7–⁠491808
Nov 12vs.Iowa StateL 24–⁠31––––

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

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