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Player Dossier
2019-2023Eastern Michigan
Samson Evans
RB • 6'0" • 217 lbs • Crystal Lake, IL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Samson Evans leans balanced backfield option traits and 46.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa • Eastern Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State
Player Story
Samson Evans built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a running back from Crystal Lake, IL wearing No. 22, spending time with Eastern Michigan and Iowa. The clearest part of Samson Evans' career was his...
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- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Samson Evans, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Eastern Michigan. Samson Evans leans balanced backfield option traits and 46.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,640
- Rushing yards
- 2,302
- Receiving yards
- 338
- Touchdowns
- 46
Quick Answers
Samson Evans quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Eastern Michigan · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,640
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
- Top game
- Arizona State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Prairie Ridge · Iowa
- High school pipeline
- Oakdale · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Senior
- 2023 Scrimmage yards rank
- 724 scrimmage yards · RB 120th (top 17%) · Mid-American 15th (top 7%) · National 236th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 231 | 185 | 46 | 1 | 52 |
| 2021 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 371 | 264 | 107 | 15 | 44 |
| 2022 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 92 | 82 | 10 | 2 | 78.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 1,170 | 1,084 | 86 | 14 | 78.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 724 | 635 | 89 | 13 | 60.9 |
Related Context
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Samson Evans played RB for Iowa and Eastern Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Samson Evans recorded 74 passing yards, 2,302 rushing yards, and 338 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Eastern Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Eastern Michigan paired 1,262 primary output with 45.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 45.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Iowa, Eastern Michigan.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
105.2
Efficiency
45.9
Usage
37.5
Consistency
69.7
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. San José State: 92. Eastern Kentucky: 98. Louisiana: 46. Arizona State: 265. Buffalo: 63. Massachusetts: 122. Western Michigan: 93. Northern Illinois: 4. Toledo: 96. Akron: 136. Kent State: 98. Central Michigan: 149
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San José State: 26 by 35.2. Eastern Kentucky: 16 by 62.6. Louisiana: 15 by 24.7. Arizona State: 37 by 74.6. Buffalo: 16 by 38.1. Massachusetts: 16 by 79.4. Western Michigan: 25 by 38.9. Northern Illinois: 4 by 10.4. Toledo: 25 by 38.9. Akron: 25 by 57.3. Kent State: 34 by 29.8. Central Michigan: 25 by 61.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins131.6 · Games = 8 · +79.4 vs Losses
Losses52.3 · Games = 4 · -79.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Arizona State
Best efficiency game
79.4 vs Massachusetts
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/20 | @ San José State2+ TD | W 41-27 | 25 | 82 | 3.30 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3.5 |
| Fri 11/25 | vs Central Michigan100 rush yards | W 38-19 | 23 | 135 | 5.90 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6.0 |
| Wed 11/16 | @ Kent State | W 31-24 | 33 | 94 | 2.80 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.9 |
| Wed 11/9 | @ Akron100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 34-28 | 24 | 133 | 5.50 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5.4 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Toledo2+ TD | L 24-27 | 24 | 88 | 3.70 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3.8 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Northern Illinois | L 10-39 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Western Michigan2+ TD | W 45-23 | 24 | 90 | 3.80 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.7 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Massachusetts100 rush yards | W 20-13 | 16 | 122 | 7.60 | 0 | — | — | 7.6 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Buffalo | L 31-50 | 15 | 52 | 3.50 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3.9 |
| Sun 9/18 | @ Arizona State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 30-21 | 36 | 258 | 7.20 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.2 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Louisiana | L 21-49 | 10 | 19 | 1.90 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 3.1 |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Eastern Kentucky2+ TD | W 42-34 | 15 | 89 | 5.90 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6.1 |
Player Story
Samson Evans story
Samson Evans built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a running back from Crystal Lake, IL wearing No. 22, spending time with Eastern Michigan and Iowa. The clearest part of Samson Evans' career was his backfield work: 2,302 rushing yards, 515 carries, 41 rushing touchdowns, and 338 receiving yards across 40 career games in the available record. His career also includes 74 passing yards, 338 receiving yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Samson Evans' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Iowa
2019
Opening stop
- 2
Eastern Michigan
2020-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2019202020212021202220222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 231 | 55.6 | 20.4 | 231 |
| 2021 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 423 | 37.4 | 14 | 192 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 423 | 37.4 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 1,262 | 45.9 | 37.5 | 839 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 1,262 | 45.9 | 37.5 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 724 | 46.4 | 26.4 | -538 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arizona State
Week 3 · W 30-21
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
265
Scrimmage Yards
91.5 takeover
265 scrimmage yards and 56.9 usage.
#2
@ Buffalo
Week 13 · W 24-11 · Conference game
132
Scrimmage Yards
86.3 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
132 scrimmage yards and 36.9 usage.
#3
@ Western Michigan
Week 14 · W 53-42 · Conference game
82
Scrimmage Yards
76.3 takeover
Win with 82 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
82 scrimmage yards and 15.6 usage.
#4
vs Ohio
Week 11 · L 26-34 · Conference game
81
Scrimmage Yards
75.9 takeover
Loss with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
81 scrimmage yards and 17.9 usage.
#5
@ Minnesota
Week 2 · L 6-25
78
Scrimmage Yards
75.9 takeover
Loss with 78 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
78 scrimmage yards and 38.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
1,262 primary output · 45.9 efficiency · 37.5 usage
78.9
#2
2022 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
78.9
1,262 primary · 45.9 efficiency · 37.5 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
60.9
724 primary · 46.4 efficiency · 26.4 usage
Milestones
5
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
12
2+ TD games
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