Player Career

Chris Evans Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Chris Evans story

Chris Evans built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a running back from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 9, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Chris Evans' career was his backfield work: 1,795 rushing yards, 320 carries, 15 rushing touchdowns, and 479 receiving yards across 42 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 479 receiving yards and 41 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 42 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan.

The arc is straightforward: Chris Evans moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Michigan

    2016-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201620172017201820182020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonMichigan70162.812.1
2016 Regular SeasonMichigan70162.812.10
2017 PostseasonMichigan84248.221.5141
2017 Regular SeasonMichigan84248.221.50
2018 PostseasonMichigan5715117.2-271
2018 Regular SeasonMichigan5715117.20
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan160549-411

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Minnesota

Week 10 · W 33-10 · Conference game

Win with 191 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

191

Scrimmage Yards

96.3 takeover

191 scrimmage yards and 31.1 usage.

#2

@ Rutgers

Week 6 · W 78-0 · Conference game

153

Scrimmage Yards

83 takeover

Win with 153 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

153 scrimmage yards and 17.2 usage.

#3

vs SMU

Week 3 · W 45-20

92

Scrimmage Yards

79.9 takeover

Win with 92 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

92 scrimmage yards and 36.4 usage.

#4

@ Rutgers

Week 11 · W 42-7 · Conference game

101

Scrimmage Yards

79.8 takeover

Win with 101 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

101 scrimmage yards and 13.8 usage.

#5

vs Western Michigan

Week 2 · W 49-3

86

Scrimmage Yards

77.7 takeover

Win with 86 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

86 scrimmage yards and 22.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Michigan

842 primary output · 48.2 efficiency · 21.5 usage

63

#2

2017 Regular Season · Michigan

63

842 primary · 48.2 efficiency · 21.5 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · Michigan

58.6

571 primary · 51 efficiency · 17.2 usage

Milestones

3

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games