Usage / Role
19%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2020Michigan
Chris Evans
RB • 5'11" • 216 lbs • Indianapolis, IN, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Chris Evans leans balanced backfield option traits and 54 efficiency.
Impact Production
25
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 18
- Overall
- No. 202
- NFL Team
- Cincinnati Bengals
Chris Evans, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Michigan. Chris Evans leans balanced backfield option traits and 54 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,274
- Rushing yards
- 1,795
- Receiving yards
- 479
- Touchdowns
- 17
Quick Answers
Chris Evans quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,274
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Michigan
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Ben Davis · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Ben Davis · 37 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 6 · Pick 18 · Cincinnati Bengals
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2020 Scrimmage yards rank
- 160 scrimmage yards · RB 310th (top 53%) · Big Ten 86th (top 37%) · National 873rd (top 39%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Michigan | 13 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 57.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 13 | 652 | 565 | 87 | 3 | 57.6 |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan | 13 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 63 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 13 | 807 | 661 | 146 | 7 | 63 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan | 10 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 58.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 10 | 545 | 403 | 142 | 5 | 58.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 6 | 160 | 73 | 87 | 1 | 43.5 |
Related Context
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Chris Evans played RB for Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Chris Evans recorded 1,795 rushing yards, 479 receiving yards, and 17 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Michigan paired 842 primary output with 48.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 54 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Loss with 43 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Michigan
Games
6
Scrimmage Yards / G
26.7
Efficiency
54
Usage
9
Consistency
75.2
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Minnesota: 29. Michigan State: 10. Indiana: 28. Wisconsin: 16. Rutgers: 34. Penn State: 43
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Minnesota: 6 by 43.9. Michigan State: 3 by 34.7. Indiana: 4 by 39.6. Wisconsin: 2 by 66.7. Rutgers: 5 by 53.3. Penn State: 5 by 85.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins31.5 · Games = 2 · +7.3 vs Losses
Losses24.3 · Games = 4 · -7.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Penn State
Best efficiency game
85.8 vs Penn State
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
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Michigan
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201620172017201820182020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Michigan | 701 | 62.8 | 12.1 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 701 | 62.8 | 12.1 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Michigan | 842 | 48.2 | 21.5 | 141 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 842 | 48.2 | 21.5 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Michigan | 571 | 51 | 17.2 | -271 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 571 | 51 | 17.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 160 | 54 | 9 | -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
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#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
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