Ethan Gray Evans was born on July 19,2001 and is an American professional football punter for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League.
16 Facts About Ethan Evans
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Ethan Evans played college football for the Wingate Bulldogs and was selected in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL draft by the Rams.
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Ethan Evans attended North Surry High School and played football and track, additionally being a member of the National Honor Society.
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Ethan Evans set several school kicking records, including for longest made field goal, most career field goals and most career extra points.
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Ethan Evans committed to play college football for the Division II Wingate Bulldogs.
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Ethan Evans ended up becoming one of the all-time best special teams players at Wingate, in his stint spanning from the 2019 season to 2022.
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Ethan Evans was their starting punter and handled kickoff duties in all four seasons, additionally handling field goals and extra points as a senior.
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Ethan Evans had his best season as a senior, posting 67 kickoffs for 4,180 yards with a 62.4 average and 44 touchbacks, and 77 punts for 3,518 yards, averaging 45.69 yards per punt, a total that ranked second-best in the NCAA Division II.
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Ethan Evans additionally had 39 punts inside the 20 and 30 that went more than 50 yards, and went 10-for-18 on field goals with a long of 41, as well as 43-of-44 on extra points.
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Ethan Evans twice was named the national player of the week by D2Football.
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Ethan Evans was named first-team All-American by Associated Press, being one of three Wingate players to earn the honor that year.
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Ethan Evans finished his career at Wingate having appeared in 39 games and made 186 punts for 8,027 yards with a long of 72 yards.
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Ethan Evans had 47 fair catches, 53 punts of more than 50 yards and 89 inside the 20-yard line.
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Ethan Evans was selected in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams, being the highest-selected Division II player in that draft and only the second Wingate Bulldog to ever be drafted.
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Ethan Evans was chosen in the tenth round of the 2023 USFL draft by the Pittsburgh Maulers.
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In Week 11 of the 2023 season, Ethan Evans was named National Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week, the first Ram to be awarded a player of the week recognition in the season.