Player Career

Joe Evans Career Story

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

Player Story

Joe Evans story

Joe Evans built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive end from Ames, IA wearing No. 13, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Joe Evans' career was his defensive production: 130 tackles, 34.5 tackles for loss, 27 sacks, and 7 passes defended across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Iowa. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Joe Evans' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 13 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa.

The arc is straightforward: Joe 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

    Iowa

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2019202020212021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonIowa929.89
2020 Regular SeasonIowa821.86.3-1
2021 PostseasonIowa2124.87.613
2021 Regular SeasonIowa2124.87.60
2022 Regular SeasonIowa1827.98.5-3
2023 PostseasonIowa37.540.113.319.5
2023 Regular SeasonIowa37.540.113.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Kent State

Week 3 · W 30-7

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Havoc Plays

90.3 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.

#2

@ Tennessee

Week 1 · L 0-35 · Postseason

8

Havoc Plays

90.3 takeover

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

8 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.

#3

vs South Dakota State

Week 1 · W 7-3

4.5

Havoc Plays

87.2 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.

#4

vs Purdue

Week 6 · W 20-14 · Conference game

6

Havoc Plays

83.3 takeover

Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.

#5

@ Northwestern

Week 9 · W 20-0 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

82.8 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Iowa

37.5 primary output · 40.1 efficiency · 13.3 usage

74.5

#2

2023 Regular Season · Iowa

74.5

37.5 primary · 40.1 efficiency · 13.3 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Iowa

49.7

9 primary · 29.8 efficiency · 9 usage

Milestones

16

Impact games

24

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games