Running back, Ole Miss (from TCU), 2020–⁠22

Zach Evans

Lettered 2020–⁠21 at TCU; 2022 at Ole Miss (school media guide)

Number
No. 6
Height
6′0″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2022)
Junior
Hometown
Houston, TX
Born
May 30, 2001

Zach Evans played running back at TCU (2020–⁠21) and Ole Miss (2022). The Los Angeles Rams took Evans in round 6, No. 215 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
936
Rushing yards, 2022 (Ole Miss, 8–⁠5)
Drafted
No. 215
Round 6, 2023 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Rams)

Career highs

207rushing yards, career highat Arkansas, 20222rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Georgia Tech, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020TCU544157.7475
2021TCU926487.0551
2022Ole Miss1449366.5948
Career2901,9996.91875

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020TCU8769.5021
2021TCU1013013.0146
2022Ole Miss121199.9123
Career3032510.8246

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020TCU6RBFr.
2021TCU6RBSo.
2022Ole Miss6RBJr.6′0″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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2020TCU640.4097th (n=212)0.1425.311%0.32
2021TCU1020.5399th (n=277)0.1653.627%0.42
2022Ole Miss1590.3592nd (n=470)0.1455.117%0.22

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 Ole Miss 12 games, 936 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.TroyW 28–⁠1020130046222
Sep 10vs.Central ArkansasW 59–⁠31153116––
Sep 17atGeorgia TechW 42–⁠018134226––
Sep 24vs.TulsaW 35–⁠271048120––
Oct 1vs.KentuckyW 22–⁠199241713
Oct 8atVanderbiltW 52–⁠281180124215
Oct 15vs.AuburnW 48–⁠3421136120123
Oct 29atTexas A&MW 31–⁠28875028230
Nov 12vs.AlabamaL 24–⁠3061207––
Nov 19atArkansasL 27–⁠4217207148––
Nov 24vs.Mississippi StateL 22–⁠245004––
Dec 28 ✦vs.Texas TechL 25–⁠42837110426
2021 TCU 6 games, 648 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.DuquesneW 45–⁠3527113––
Sep 11vs.CaliforniaW 34–⁠3222190151114
Sep 25vs.SMUL 34–⁠4215113027370
Oct 2vs.TexasL 27–⁠3215113133311
Oct 9atTexas TechW 52–⁠3117143235––
Oct 23vs.West VirginiaL 17–⁠291862010335
2020 TCU 9 games, 415 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 3atTexasW 33–⁠31130316
Oct 10vs.Kansas StateL 14–⁠212405––
Oct 24vs.OklahomaL 14–⁠33110010556
Oct 31atBaylorW 33–⁠23781133110
Nov 7vs.Texas TechW 34–⁠18103601314
Nov 14atWest VirginiaL 6–⁠24417011––
Nov 28atKansasW 59–⁠2312100028––
Dec 5vs.Oklahoma StateW 29–⁠22103417––
Dec 12vs.Louisiana TechW 52–⁠107130275––

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2023Combine or pro day 2023
Height5′11⅛″
Weight202 lb
Arm length31⅝″
Hand size10¼″
40-yard dash4.51 sW
10-yard split1.57 sW
Vertical jump33½″W
Broad jump10′1″W
3-cone drill6.89 sW
20-yard shuttle4.25 sW

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).

In the NFL

1 season, 4 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2023Los Angeles Rams4919000

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

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