Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Iowa
Joe Evans
DE • 6'2" • 252 lbs • Ames, IA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Joe Evans shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Player 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,...
Read the storyJoe Evans, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Iowa. Joe Evans shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 130
- TFL
- 34.5
- Sacks
- 27
- QB hurries
- 25
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Joe Evans quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · DE
- Career Tackles
- 130
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- Kent State
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 46 tackles · DE 20th (top 7%) · Big Ten 77th (top 13%) · National 710th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | 0 | 49.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 45.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 14 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 45.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 12 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 4 | - | 0 | 48.3 |
| 2023 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 0 | 74.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 41 | 9.5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 74.5 |
Related Context
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Joe Evans played DE for Iowa. Across 5 tracked seasons, Joe Evans recorded 130 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Iowa paired 37.5 primary output with 40.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 24.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Iowa
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
24.8
Usage
7.6
Consistency
36.5
Best Game by takeover score
Kent State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 2. Indiana: 1. Iowa State: 4. Kent State: 5. Colorado State: 0. Maryland: 0. Penn State: 1. Purdue: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Northwestern: 4. Minnesota: 2. Illinois: 2. Nebraska: 0. Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 2 by 28.3. Indiana: 1 by 14.2. Iowa State: 1 by 44.2. Kent State: 5 by 70.8. Colorado State: 3 by 12.5. Maryland: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 4 by 26.7. Purdue: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 2 by 8.3. Northwestern: 4 by 56.7. Minnesota: 4 by 36.7. Illinois: 2 by 28.3. Nebraska: 2 by 8.3. Michigan: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.9 · Games = 10 · +1.4 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 4 · -1.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kent State
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Kent State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/1 | @ KentuckySplash game | L 17-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/5 | vs Michigan | L 3-42 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/26 | @ Nebraska | W 28-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs IllinoisSplash game | W 33-23 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs MinnesotaSplash game | W 27-22 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ NorthwesternSplash game | W 17-12 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Wisconsin | L 7-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Purdue | L 7-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Penn State | W 23-20 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Maryland | W 51-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Colorado State | W 24-14 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Kent State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 30-7 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Iowa StateSplash game | W 27-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Indiana | W 34-6 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
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Iowa
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 9 | 29.8 | 9 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 8 | 21.8 | 6.3 | -1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Iowa | 21 | 24.8 | 7.6 | 13 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 21 | 24.8 | 7.6 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 18 | 27.9 | 8.5 | -3 |
| 2023 Postseason | Iowa | 37.5 | 40.1 | 13.3 | 19.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa | 37.5 | 40.1 | 13.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kent State
Week 3 · W 30-7
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Tennessee
Week 1 · L 0-35 · Postseason
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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
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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
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#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
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