Draft Profile Series: Mike Evans
- Updated: April 23, 2014
As we approach the deepest NFL Draft in recent memory, I’ll give my breakdown and analysis of 75 top prospects in this year’s class. At the conclusion of this series, I will include my final overall and positional rankings, as well as my mock draft.
Mike Evans, WR, 6-5, 230, Texas A&M
Key stats: Averaged 75.5 catches over the past two seasons; Had 1,394 yards (20.2 ypc) and 12 TDs in 2013.
Strengths: A terror on the sidelines and in the red zone. … Has very good hands and snatches the ball with relative ease. … Evans should catch his share of touchdowns early on in his career. … Very physical and has great ball skills. … Catches ball at highest point and really uses his large frame to dominate defensive backs. … Plays faster than his 40 time would indicate. … Uses his long arms to fight away tacklers while running after catch.
Weaknesses: Has had a few too many concentration drops. … Is a bit raw in his route running. … Not especially quick and could have trouble with big physical corners on the next level. … Is a long-strider and doesn’t separate with speed or quickness, but with strength (sometimes illegally). Lined up almost exclusively on the right side. … Runs the majority of his routes at Texas A&M outside the hash marks. … Needs to build on his route-running tree.
Conclusion: Evans is a bit raw, but a physical nightmare for opposing defenses. If he refines his route running and becomes more of a threat on intermediate routes inside the hash marks, he will become very tough to handle. … Many of his productive plays were sandlot-like plays made when Manziel extended plays and lofted jump balls to Evans.
NFL comparison: Vincent Jackson.
Draft projection: Top-10 pick.
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