Evan Svoboda
American football player (born 2003)
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Evan Robert Svoboda (born March 31, 2003) is an American professional football tight end for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wyoming Cowboys and Snow College.
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Svoboda with Wyoming in 2025 | |
| No. 49 – Los Angeles Chargers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Tight end |
| Roster status | Active |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 31, 2003 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 248 lb (112 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Red Mountain (Mesa, Arizona) |
| College | |
| NFL draft | 2026: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
Svoboda attended Red Mountain High School in Mesa, Arizona. He played basketball and football in high school.[1] As a senior in 2020, he played in seven games in a shortened season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, passing for 1,286 and 13 touchdowns.
College career
Svoboda attended Snow College for one season in 2021 as a backup, before transferring to the University of Wyoming. After not appearing in a game his first season at Wyoming in 2022, he played in 10 games with one start in 2023. After an injury to starter Andrew Peasley on the final drive of 2023 Arizona Bowl, Svoboda entered the game and helped lead the Cowboys to set up a game-winning field goal.[2] Overall, he finished the season completing 23 of 38 passes for 200 yards with an interception and rushed for 80 yards with two touchdowns.[3] Svoboda took over as the starting quarterback in 2024.[4][5][6] After struggling at quarterback in the 2024 season, Svoboda moved to tight end for the 2025 season.[7][8]
NCAA statistics
| Season | Team | G | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||
| 2022 | Wyoming | 0 |  Redshirt | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Wyoming | 10 | 23 | 38 | 60.5 | 200 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 99.5 | 25 | 80 | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 2024 | Wyoming | 12 | 111 | 226 | 49.1 | 1,318 | 5.8 | 5 | 8 | 98.3 | 109 | 237 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 2025 | Wyoming | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -200 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 11 | 92 | 8.4 | 1 | |
| Career | 34 | 134 | 265 | 50.6 | 1,518 | 5.7 | 5 | 10 | 97.4 | 139 | 329 | 2.4 | 7 | 11 | 92 | 8.4 | 1 | ||
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 248 lb (112 kg) | 32+7⁄8 in (0.84 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 6 ft 6+1⁄4 in (1.99 m) | 4.62 s | 1.60 s | 2.70 s | 4.22 s | 6.90 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | |
| All values from Pro Day[9] | ||||||||||||
After going undrafted in the 2026 NFL draft, Svoboda signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent.[10]