Player Dossier

2007-2010

Penn State

Evan Royster

? • 6'1" • Fairfax, VA, USA

Impact contributor

Evan Royster shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.

Usage / Role

Role sample still building

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Impact Production

Production sample still building

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

44

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Penn State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Penn State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M

Player Story

Evan Royster built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a player from Fairfax, VA wearing No. 22, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Evan Royster's career was his backfield work: 3,932...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8059

St. John's College · Washington, DC

Committed To
Notre Dame
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2011
Selection
Round 6 · Pick 12
Overall
No. 177
NFL Team
Washington

Evan Royster, ?. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Penn State. Evan Royster shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Touchdowns
32
Rushing yards
3,932
Receiving yards
562

Quick Answers

Evan Royster quick answers

Latest team and position
Penn State · ?
Career Touchdowns
32
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 49 games
Best season
2008 Postseason · Penn State
Top game
Texas A&M
Recruit profile
3-star · St. John's College · Notre Dame
High school pipeline
St. John's College · 53 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
NFL Draft
2011 · Round 6 · Pick 12 · Washington
Latest roster
No. 22 · Class 2010
2010 Touchdowns rank
7 touchdowns · ? 19th (top 22%) · Big Ten 32nd (top 22%) · National 295th (top 20%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTDPrimaryOverall
2007 PostseasonPenn State101545.8
2007 Regular SeasonPenn State104545.8
2008 PostseasonPenn State1301276.9
2008 Regular SeasonPenn State13121276.9
2009 PostseasonPenn State130841
2009 Regular SeasonPenn State138841
2010 PostseasonPenn State130736.9
2010 Regular SeasonPenn State137736.9

Related Context

Evan Royster played ? for Penn State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Evan Royster recorded 3,932 rushing yards, 562 receiving yards, and 32 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Penn State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2008 Postseason

Penn State paired 12 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2010 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with — efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Michigan

Win with a strong all-around stat line. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2010 Postseason · Penn State

Games

13

Primary Metric / G

0.5

Efficiency

Usage

Consistency

15.4

Best Game by takeover score

Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Florida: 0. Youngstown State: 0. Alabama: 0. Kent State: 1. Temple: 0. Iowa: 0. Illinois: 0. Minnesota: 1. Michigan: 2. Northwestern: 1. Ohio State: 0. Indiana: 1. Michigan State: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.9 · Games = 7 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 6 · -0.7 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Touchdowns

Top game by takeover score

Michigan

Best efficiency game

— vs Florida

Result
Sat 1/1vs FloridaL 24-3720984.90023
Sat 11/27vs Michigan StateL 22-2814856.10111
Sat 11/20@ IndianaW 41-2416483111
Sat 11/13@ Ohio StateL 14-3816493.1008
Sat 11/6vs NorthwesternW 35-21251345.40020
Sun 10/31vs MichiganW 41-31291505.20220
Sat 10/23@ MinnesotaW 33-2110626.20129
Sat 10/9vs IllinoisL 13-3311353.2008
Sun 10/3@ IowaL 3-2410565.60026
Sat 9/25vs TempleW 22-13261877.20050
Sat 9/18vs Kent StateW 24-011383.50115
Sat 9/11@ AlabamaL 3-249323.60011
Sat 9/4vs Youngstown StateW 44-1411403.60013

Player Story

Evan Royster story

Evan Royster built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a player from Fairfax, VA wearing No. 22, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Evan Royster's career was his backfield work: 3,932 rushing yards, 686 carries, 29 rushing touchdowns, and 562 receiving yards across 49 career games in the available record. His career also includes 562 receiving yards and 8 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Evan Royster's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Penn State

    2007-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20072007200820082009200920102010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 PostseasonPenn State5
2007 Regular SeasonPenn State50
2008 PostseasonPenn State127
2008 Regular SeasonPenn State120
2009 PostseasonPenn State8-4
2009 Regular SeasonPenn State80
2010 PostseasonPenn State7-1
2010 Regular SeasonPenn State70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Texas A&M

Week 1 · W 24-17 · Postseason

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

1

Touchdowns

100 takeover

1 primary-metric impact.

#2

vs Purdue

Week 10 · W 26-19 · Conference game

1

Touchdowns

100 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

1 primary-metric impact.

#3

@ Indiana

Week 8 · W 36-31 · Conference game

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Touchdowns

100 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

1 primary-metric impact.

#4

vs Wisconsin

Week 7 · W 38-7 · Conference game

1

Touchdowns

100 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

1 primary-metric impact.

#5

vs Florida International

Week 1 · W 59-0

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Touchdowns

100 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

1 primary-metric impact.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Postseason · Penn State

12 primary output · efficiency · usage

76.9

#2

2008 Regular Season · Penn State

76.9

12 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2007 Postseason · Penn State

45.8

5 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

10

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games