Akayleb Evans

Position:
Defensive Back
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 198
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
McKinney, Texas
High School:
McKinney
Prev School:
Tulsa

2021 (Graduate): 2022 Senior Bowl invitee … appeared in 11 games and started eight …racked up 30 tackles on the season, 27 of which were solo, in addition to six pass breakups, two forced fumbles, a TFL, and an interception … forced two fumbles in homecoming victory over North Texas (10/9) … snagged an interception in the season opener against Central Michigan (9/4), in addition to four tackles and two pass breakups … racked up a season high eight tackles at Boston College (9/25), six of which were solo … five tackles and a TFL against Texas A&M (10/16) … three-tackle performances at Vanderbilt (10/30) and vs South Carolina (11/13).

2017-20 (at Tulsa): Named to the 2020 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List … as a redshirt junior in 2020, played in all nine games with 29 total tackles and three passes broken up … earned a medical hardship in 2019 after suffering a season-ending shoulder injury … played in and started the first three games … totaled six tackles and two pass break-ups in his three starts … presented with the NFF/Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame Player of the Year award (June 2019) … as a sophomore in 2018, played in nine games with five starts … had 21 tackles and four pass break-ups … played in nine games and started the first six of those games as a true freshman (2017) … had 26 tackles and two passes broken up.

High School: Two-year letterwinner and starter at McKinney High School, where he played cornerback … tallied 48 tackles, five pass breakups and a fumble recovery in eight games as a cornerback his senior season … recorded 80 tackles as a junior … earned second-team all-district 10-6A accolades as a senior … totaled 128 career tackles, including 85 solos.

Personal: Son of Calvin and Nita Evans … earned his undergraduate degree in organizational studies from Tulsa in Spring 2021 … currently in the post-baccalaureate program.