Running back, Northwestern, 2019–⁠22

Evan Hull

Number
No. 26
Height
5′11″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2022)
Junior
Hometown
Maple Grove, MN
Born
Oct 26, 2000

Evan Hull played running back at Northwestern (2019–⁠22). The Indianapolis Colts took Hull in round 5, No. 176 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,009
Rushing yards, 2021 (Northwestern, 3–⁠9)
Best game
220 yards
Vs. Massachusetts, week 12, 2019: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 176
Round 5, 2023 NFL Draft (Indianapolis Colts)

Career highs

220rushing yards, career highvs. Massachusetts, 20194rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Massachusetts, 201914catches, career highvs. Duke, 2022213receiving yards, career highvs. Duke, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Northwestern452816.2448
2020Northwestern252098.4250
2021Northwestern1961,0095.1790
2022Northwestern2219134.1529
Career4872,4125.01890

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Northwestern6416.8021
2021Northwestern332648.0231
2022Northwestern555469.9245
Career948519.1445

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2021Northwestern–––130
2022Northwestern91810–––
Career91810130

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Northwestern26RBYr 1
2020Northwestern26RBYr 2
2021Northwestern26RBYr 3
2022Northwestern26RBJr. (Yr 4)5′11″210

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2019Northwestern460.20––9.123%0.16
2020Northwestern320.10––3.16%–
2021Northwestern2330.1650th (n=277)0.1637.929%0.22
2022Northwestern2830.1241st (n=470)0.1433.732%0.03

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Northwestern 12 games, 913 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 27vs.NebraskaW 31–⁠282211915550
Sep 10vs.DukeL 23–⁠3117651142131
Sep 17vs.Southern IllinoisL 24–⁠312512418330
Sep 24vs.Miami (OH)L 14–⁠17216202100
Oct 1atPenn StateL 7–⁠17114503320
Oct 8vs.WisconsinL 7–⁠4291304620
Oct 22atMarylandL 24–⁠312011904311
Oct 29atIowaL 13–⁠33113205250
Nov 5vs.Ohio StateL 7–⁠21301221140
Nov 12atMinnesotaL 3–⁠31135404440
Nov 19atPurdueL 9–⁠17221051240
Nov 26vs.IllinoisL 3–⁠41205303330
2021 Northwestern 12 games, 1,009 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.Michigan StateL 21–⁠3898703230
Sep 11vs.Indiana StateW 24–⁠6221262–––
Sep 18atDukeL 23–⁠30104904280
Sep 25vs.OhioW 35–⁠6222162–––
Oct 2atNebraskaL 7–⁠5673103110
Oct 16vs.RutgersW 21–⁠7255301120
Oct 23atMichiganL 7–⁠3368112270
Oct 30vs.MinnesotaL 14–⁠411510703151
Nov 6vs.IowaL 12–⁠17114106891
Nov 13atWisconsinL 7–⁠35122103110
Nov 20vs.PurdueL 14–⁠32259616330
Nov 27atIllinoisL 14–⁠473210112150
2020 Northwestern 7 games, 209 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 24vs.MarylandW 43–⁠34441–––
Nov 7vs.NebraskaW 21–⁠134602270
Nov 14atPurdueW 27–⁠20230–––
Nov 21vs.WisconsinW 17–⁠7–––150
Dec 12vs.IllinoisW 28–⁠10131491–––
Dec 19vs.Ohio StateL 10–⁠22–––1−10
Jan 1 ✦vs.AuburnW 35–⁠192702100
2019 Northwestern 3 games, 281 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 5atNebraskaL 10–⁠137100–––
Nov 16vs.MassachusettsW 45–⁠6242204–––
Nov 23vs.MinnesotaL 22–⁠3814510–––

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (National team, won 27–⁠10).

DrillCombine 2023Combine or pro day 2023
Height5′10⅛″
Weight209 lb
Arm length30⅝″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan74⅜″W
40-yard dash4.47 s
10-yard split1.53 s
Vertical jump37″
Broad jump10′3″
Bench press21 reps
3-cone drill6.90 s
20-yard shuttle4.38 s

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

2 seasons, 7 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2023Indianapolis Colts111016
2025New Orleans Saints61948016
NFL career720490212

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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