Dane Evans

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Dane Evans
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Evans before a Tiger-Cats game in 2021
No. 9 – Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1993-11-19) November 19, 1993 (age 28)
Chickasha, Oklahoma
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school:Sanger (TX)
College:Tulsa
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
CFL status:International
Career NFL statistics
Career CFL statistics
Passing completions:324
Passing attempts:455
Passing yards:4,137
TD–INT:23–15
Rushing touchdowns:3
Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca

Stephen Dane Evans (born November 19, 1993) is an American professional Canadian football quarterback for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.[1] He has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles.

College career[]

Evans passed for 3,102 yards as a sophomore in 2014. In 2015, he completed 305 of 485 passes for 4,332 yards and 25 touchdowns and ranked eighth among NCAA Division I FBS quarterbacks in passing yardage.[2] As a senior, he passed for 3,348 yards and 32 touchdowns.

Statistics[]

Teams Passing Rushing
Season Team Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2013 Tulsa 84 195 43.1 898 4.6 4 10 78.3 24 52 2.2 1
2014 Tulsa 256 462 55.4 3,102 6.7 23 17 120.9 77 58 0.8 3
2015 Tulsa 305 485 62.9 4,332 8.9 25 8 151.6 96 −9 −0.1 2
2016 Tulsa 259 435 59.5 3,348 7.7 32 12 142.9 47 −29 −0.6 4
Career 904 1,577 57.3 11,680 7.4 84 47 131.2 244 72 0.3 10

Source:[3]

Professional career[]

Evans was rated the 25th best quarterback in the 2017 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[4]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m) 		210 lb
(95 kg) 		5.05 s 1.74 s 2.84 s 4.41 s 7.22 s 31 in
(0.79 m)		 9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)
All values from Tulsa Pro Day[4]

Philadelphia Eagles[]

After going undrafted in the 2017 NFL Draft, Evans signed with the Philadelphia Eagles on June 30, 2017.[5] He was waived on September 1, 2017.[6]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats[]

On October 3, 2017, Evans was signed to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' practice roster.[7] On November 2, 2017, he was promoted to the active roster.[8] Evans made his first career CFL start on November 3, 2018, throwing for 315 yards in a 30–28 loss against the Montreal Alouettes.[9][10] He finished the season having played in three games, completing 26 of 42 pass attempts for 383 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.

On April 9, 2019, Evans signed a contract extension with Hamilton through the 2021 season.[11] He began the season as the backup quarterback and came in relief of injured starting quarterback Jeremiah Masoli in Week 7 of the 2019 season to lead the Ti-Cats to victory, moving them into first place in the league with a 5–1 record. In the following days, it was revealed that Masoli suffered a torn ACL injury and would miss the remainder of the season; thrusting Evans into the starting role.[12] Evans started 11 of the last 12 games of the season, and was named a CFL Top Performer for the month of September.[13] He finished the regular season having completed 298 passes out of 413 attempts for 3,754 passing yards, 21 passing touchdowns, and 13 interceptions. He had a 9–2 record as a starter and led the Tiger-Cats to a first place finish in the East Division.[14] In his first career playoff start, he completed 21 passes out of 36 attempts for 386 yards, including one touchdown and one interception, en route to his first playoff win and berth in the 107th Grey Cup.[15] The Tiger Cats were defeated by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the championship match.

Evans restructured his contract with the Tiger-Cats in January 2020; however the 2020 season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.[16] During the 2020 football season, Evans was hired as a graduate assistant by the University of North Texas. Evans began the 2021 season as the backup to Jeremiah Masoli, however he was named the starter for the team's Week 4 game against the Montreal Alouettes.[17] He suffered a lower-body injury partway though the team's Week 6 game against the Toronto Argonauts: On September 13, 2021, it was announced that Evans would miss four to six weeks recovering.[18] On October 19, 2021, the Ti-Cats announced that Evans had been activated from injured reserve.[19] Evans played in the second half of the final game of the season for the Ticats, securing a 24-3 win.[20] After Masoli got off to a slow start in the Eastern Final against the Argonauts Evans replaced him and completed all 16 of his pass attempts for 249 yards and a touchdown leading Hamilton to a Grey Cup birth.[21] Following the win, Ticats head coach Orlando Steinauer named Evans the started for the 108th Grey Cup.[22] However, Evans was injured in the second quarter and was forced to leave the game, being replaced by Masoli who was ultimately defeated by the Blue Bombers in overtime.[23] On January 12, 2022 Dane Evans signed a 2-year contract extension to remain with the Hamilton Tiger Cats.[24]

CFL statistics[]

Teams Games Passing Rushing
Season Team GP GS Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Carr Yards Avg TD
2018 HAM 18 1 26 42 61.9 383 9.1 2 2 87.7 12 34 2.8 0
2019 HAM 18 11 298 413 72.2 3,754 9.1 21 13 103.9 34 161 4.7 3
2020 HAM Season cancelled
2021 HAM 10 3 69 107 64.5 787 7.4 6 3 93.5 20 114 5.7 3
Career 46 15 393 562 69.9 4,924 8.8 29 18 100.7 66 309 4.7 6

Personal life[]

Evans is of Native American ancestry, belonging to the Wichita; his great-grandmother, Doris McLemore, was the last fluent speaker of the Wichita language.[25]

References[]

  1. ^ "University of Tulsa Athletics".
  2. ^ "2015 FBS (I-A) College Football Individual Statistics Leaders for Passing – ESPN". ESPN.com.
  3. ^ "Dane Evans". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Dane Evans". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  5. ^ Patra, Kevin (June 30, 2017). "Philadelphia Eagles waive Dorial Green-Beckham". NFL.com.
  6. ^ "Eagles Announce 16 Moves; Trim Roster To 70 Players". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. September 1, 2017. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018.
  7. ^ "TIGER-CATS ADD FIVE PLAYERS TO PRACTICE ROSTER – Hamilton Tiger-Cats". ticats.ca.
  8. ^ "CFL TRANSACTIONS". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  9. ^ "Alouettes' Johnny Manziel, Ticats' Dane Evans unlikely quarterback matchup – The Star". thestar.com.
  10. ^ "Despite loss, Evans sees upside in first pro start". 4 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Ticats extend QB Dane Evans through 2021". 9 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Quarterback Index: Dane Evans' time is now". CFL.ca. 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  13. ^ TSN ca Staff (2019-10-02). "Hamilton Tiger-Cats' Bralon Addison, Dane Evans lead Top Performers for September - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  14. ^ "2019 CFL statistics" (PDF). cfl.ca. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  15. ^ "Ticats punch ticket to Grey Cup with win over Eskimos". cfl.ca. November 17, 2019.
  16. ^ "Quarterback Dane Evans restructures contract with Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3DownNation". Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  17. ^ Press, The Canadian (2021-08-27). "Dane Evans Hamilton Tiger-Cats Montreal Alouettes first win - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  18. ^ "Report: Dane Evans out 4-6 weeks with lower body injury". CFL.ca. 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  19. ^ TSN ca Staff (2021-10-19). "Hamilton Tiger-Cats activate quarterback Dane Evans - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  20. ^ "2021-11-20 Game Tracker - Saskatchewan Roughriders vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats (6195)". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  21. ^ "2021-12-05 Game Tracker - Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs. Toronto Argonauts (6199)". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  22. ^ TSN ca Staff (2021-12-08). "Ticats QB Evans to start Grey Cup - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  23. ^ TSN ca Staff (2021-12-12). "Ticats' QB Evans leaves Grey Cup early - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  24. ^ Press, The Canadian (2022-01-12). "Tiger-Cats re-sign QB Evans through 2023 - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  25. ^ O'Leary, Chris (September 29, 2021). "Evans opens up on his Native American roots". Canadian Football League.

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