Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024North Carolina
Desmond Evans
DL • 6'6" • 270 lbs • Sanford, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Desmond Evans shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
73
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
90
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · North Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- North Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina Central
Player Story
Desmond Evans built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Sanford, NC wearing No. 10, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Desmond Evans' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- North Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Desmond Evans, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · North Carolina. Desmond Evans shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 120
- TFL
- 20
- Sacks
- 9
- QB hurries
- 26
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Desmond Evans quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Carolina · DL
- Career Tackles
- 120
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · North Carolina
- Top game
- North Carolina Central
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Lee County · North Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Lee County · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · DL 114th (top 12%) · ACC 144th (top 19%) · National 1,183rd (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | North Carolina | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 24.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Carolina | 10 | 18 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 | - | 0 | 42.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Carolina | 8 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | 0 | 20.9 |
| 2023 Postseason | North Carolina | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 62.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | North Carolina | 12 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 62.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | North Carolina | 10 | 34 | 9.5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 75.1 |
Related Context
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Desmond Evans played DL for North Carolina. Across 5 tracked seasons, Desmond Evans recorded 120 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with North Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
North Carolina paired 24.5 primary output with 38.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 38.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina Central
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · North Carolina
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
2.5
Efficiency
38.7
Usage
13
Consistency
61.9
Best Game by takeover score
North Carolina Central
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Carolina Central: 5. James Madison: 1. Duke: 4. Pittsburgh: 1. Georgia Tech: 0. Virginia: 2. Florida State: 1. Wake Forest: 4. Boston College: 2.5. NC State: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina Central: 4 by 66.7. James Madison: 1 by 14.2. Duke: 8 by 73.3. Pittsburgh: 4 by 26.7. Georgia Tech: 4 by 16.7. Virginia: 1 by 24.2. Florida State: 2 by 18.3. Wake Forest: 2 by 48.3. Boston College: 3 by 37.5. NC State: 5 by 60.8
Split Comparison
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Wins3 · Games = 4 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses2.1 · Games = 6 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
North Carolina Central
Best efficiency game
73.3 vs Duke
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs NC StateSplash game | L 30-35 | 5 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Boston CollegeSplash game | L 21-41 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | vs Wake ForestSplash game | W 31-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Florida State | W 35-11 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ VirginiaSplash game | W 41-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Georgia Tech | L 34-41 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Pittsburgh | L 24-34 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ DukeSplash game | L 20-21 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs James Madison | L 50-70 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs North Carolina CentralSplash game | W 45-10 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Desmond Evans story
Desmond Evans built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Sanford, NC wearing No. 10, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Desmond Evans' career was his defensive production: 120 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 9 sacks, and 6 passes defended across 46 career games in the available record. That gives Desmond Evans' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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North Carolina
2020-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202020212022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | North Carolina | 4 | 13.6 | 3.3 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Carolina | 8.5 | 16 | 7.4 | 4.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Carolina | 4 | 18 | 4.4 | -4.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | North Carolina | 20 | 28.1 | 8.9 | 16 |
| 2023 Regular Season | North Carolina | 20 | 28.1 | 8.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | North Carolina | 24.5 | 38.7 | 13 | 4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs North Carolina Central
Week 3 · W 45-10
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
vs App State
Week 2 · W 40-34
3.5
Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Duke
Week 5 · L 20-21 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#4
vs NC State
Week 14 · L 30-35 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Wake Forest
Week 10 · W 58-55 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · North Carolina
24.5 primary output · 38.7 efficiency · 13 usage
75.1
#2
2023 Postseason · North Carolina
62.1
20 primary · 28.1 efficiency · 8.9 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · North Carolina
62.1
20 primary · 28.1 efficiency · 8.9 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
16
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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