Tight end, Georgia Southern, 2021–⁠24

Evan Lester

Number
No. 87
Height
6′3″
Weight
230 lb
Class (2024)
Junior
Hometown
Dalton, GA

Evan Lester played tight end at Georgia Southern (2021–⁠24).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Georgia Southern6457.5125
2023Georgia Southern22211.0121
Career8678.4225

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2023Georgia Southern110000
2024Georgia Southern320000
Career430000

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2024Georgia Southern1250

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Georgia Southern87TERS
2022Georgia Southern87TEFr.
2023Georgia Southern87TESo.
2024Georgia Southern87TEJr.6′3″230

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
2022Georgia Southern90.37––3.3–
2023Georgia Southern40.64––2.5–

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

2024 Georgia Southern 4 games, 3 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 7atNevadaW 20–⁠17–––100
Sep 14vs.South Carolina StateW 42–⁠14–––100
Nov 2atSouth AlabamaW 34–⁠30––––––
Nov 30vs.App StateW 29–⁠20–––100
2023 Georgia Southern 2 games, 2 catches, 22 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 23atBall StateW 40–⁠32221–––
Oct 21vs.UL MonroeW 38–⁠28–––100
2022 Georgia Southern 4 games, 6 catches, 45 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Nov 10atLouisianaL 17–⁠361250–––
Nov 19vs.MarshallL 10–⁠23140–––
Nov 26vs.App StateW 51–⁠483111–––
Dec 27 ✦vs.BuffaloL 21–⁠23150–––

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

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