Donald Evans (American football)
American football player (born 1964)
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Donald Lee Evans (born March 14, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, and New York Jets.
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
| No. 34, 77, 66 | |||||||||
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| Positions | Defensive end, defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born | March 14, 1964 Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 282 lb (128 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Athens Drive (Raleigh, North Carolina) | ||||||||
| College | Winston-Salem State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1987: 2nd round, 47th overall pick | ||||||||
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Early life
Evans attended Athens Drive High School, where he played tailback and linebacker.[citation needed] He also participated in other sports and became a 3-Sport High School Standout Athlete participating in Football, Basketball (power forward) and Track (100m and 200m) sprint.[citation needed]
After graduation, his #31 football jersey was retired, and he was inducted in the Athens Drive High School Sports Hall of Fame.[citation needed]
College career
Following his athletic high school career, Evans accepted a football scholarship to be a student-athlete at Winston-Salem State University where he was coached by Coach William Bill Hayes.[citation needed] Evans became a 4-year standout football player/athlete.[citation needed] After playing several positions in college (halfback, tight end, & linebacker), Evans was moved to defensive end his senior year, he had 10 sacks and 65 tackles.[citation needed] After graduating, his alma mater dedicated and named the Donald L. Evans Fitness Center after him.[citation needed]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
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| 6 ft 1+3⁄4 in (1.87 m) | 262 lb (119 kg) | 32 in (0.81 m) | 8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | 4.62 s | 1.60 s | 2.69 s | 4.52 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | 29 reps | ||
| All values from NFL Combine[1] | ||||||||||||
Evans played eight seasons in the National Football League.[citation needed] He was selected by the Rams in the second round of the 1987 NFL draft with the 47th overall pick.[2] He played running back for the Los Angeles Rams (#34); linebacker and defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles (#77); defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers (#66); and nose tackle and defensive tackle for the New York Jets (#66).[citation needed]
He played a total of 92 games during his NFL tenure; starting 84 games which equates to stats of starting 91.3% of games played during his career.[citation needed]