Shaquelle Evans
.jpg) Evans with UCLA in 2012 | |||
| No. -- Free agent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Wide receiver | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth: | March 7, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth: | Inglewood, California | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Inglewood (CA) | ||
| College: | UCLA | ||
| NFL Draft: | 2014 / Round: 4 / Pick: 115 | ||
| Career history | |||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Career NFL statistics | |||
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Shaquelle Evans (born March 7, 1991) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at UCLA.
Early years
Evans was selected and participated in the Hawaii Prep Football Classic.[1] He played in the U.S. Army All-American game.[1] He was selected to SuperPrep All-America team in high school.[1] He was named to the Western 100 by the Tacoma News-Tribune in high school.[1] He was selected to the all-state third team by CalHiSports.com following his senior year in high school.[1]
College career
Evans was on the watchlist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award prior to his senior year.[1] He was an all-conference honorable mention that season.
Professional career
New York Jets
On May 10, 2014, he was drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round, 115 overall of the 2014 NFL Draft. He signed a 4-year, $2.67 million contract on May 15, 2014.[2] Before he could appear in an NFL game, Evans was placed on injured reserve on August 19, 2014 with a shoulder injury.[3]
On September 5, 2015, the Jets waived Evans.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Evans was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad on September 29, 2015. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Jaguars.[4] He was signed to the Jaguars' practice squad the next day.[5] He was released on September 13th.
New England Patriots
Evans was signed to the New England Patriots' practice squad on October 12, 2016.[6] On October 20, 2016, the Patriots released Evans from their practice squad.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "UCLA Profile". uclabruins.com.
- ↑ Cimini, Rich (May 15, 2014). "Jets sign another two picks, including Boyd". ESPN.
- ↑ Jets place rookie receiver Shaq Evans on injured reserve
- ↑ Oehser, John. "Down to 53: LB Davis, OG Bernadeau released". Jaguars.com.
- ↑ Oehser, John. "Jaguars claim LB Brown, S Huff". Jaguars.com.
- ↑ "Patriots make practice squad moves". Patriots.com. October 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Patriots sign LB Trevor Reilly to the practice squad; release WR Shaquelle Evans from the practice squad". Patriots.com. October 20, 2016.
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