2014 Football Roster
Roster
Evan Sobiesk
- Position:
- K
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 188
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Hattiesburg, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Oak Grove HS
CAREER STATISTICS
2013 SEC Academic Honor Roll
CAREER: Jumped on the scene as a redshirt freshman, becoming the team’s primary kicker late in the season ... Will benefit from an entire offseason of first-team duties and responsibilities ... Drilled the game-winning 28-yard field goal in the Maroon-White Spring Game as time expired ... Has made 50.0 percent of career field goals (three-for-six) and 93.8 percent of points after touchdowns (15-for-16) … Makes the switch from No. 64 to No. 41 this season.
2013 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON: Experienced action in seven games during first year on the active roster ... Participated against Alcorn State, Troy, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Alabama, Ole Miss and Rice … Finished the year converting three-of-six field-goal attempts and went 15-of-16 on extra points ... Lone extra-point miss was against Rice in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl (12/31) ... Finished fifth on the team with 24 points scored ... Kicked off once, booting it 58 yards against Alcorn State (9/7) ... Converted first career field-goal try with a 24-yard make against Troy (9/21) ... Served as the primary place kicker at South Carolina (11/2), converting lone field goal and extra point attempts ... The 38-yard field goal established a career-best mark ... Drilled a game-tying field goal from 36 yards away with 2:21 remaining against Ole Miss (11/28) ... Kicked a career-high five extra points against Rice.
2012 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON: Redshirted during initial fall season on campus.
HIGH SCHOOL: After senior year, was selected for Mississippi-Alabama All-Star game and the Benard Blackwell All-Star Classic in Jackson ... Made all five extra points in the Benard Blackwell contest ... Squad finished 7-4 overall as a senior, but narrowly missed out on the 6A state playoffs ... Played for head coach Nevil Barr ... Drilled nine-of-13 field goals and all 46 point-after touchdown tried during final campaign ... Kicked off 63 times as a senior with 51 going for touchbacks ... As a junior, was named to the 2010 WDAM All-Area Team and was a Mississippi Association of Coaches 6A Second Team All-State selection ... A First-Team All-Area pick by the Hattiesburg American ... During junior season, converted 13-of-17 field goals with a long of 51 yards ... Exceptionally accurate from long range, going seven-for-seven on attempts between 40-49 yards ... Recorded 48 touchbacks on kickoffs and converted 41-of-42 points after touchdowns ... Primary punter during junior year, punting 38 times for an average of 37.0 yards ... Long was a 67-yard punt and dropped 15 inside the 20-yard line ... Helped Warrior to an 8-5 record and a trip to the state semifinals as a junior ... Prior to senior year, was invited to the Chris Taylor Top 12 Camp in Los Angeles, where only the top-12 kickers in the country attend the event ... Primarily a kickoff specialist as a sophomore, when brother Dylan was the main place kicker ... Kicked a 37-yard field goal in season finale at Northeast Jones in only attempt as a freshman ... Played soccer as a freshman and sophomore and joined the football team as a freshman.
PERSONAL: Full name is Evan Reed Sobiesk … Born June 27, 1994 … Older brothers Logan (graduated in 2007) and Dylan (graduated in 2010) were both kickers at Oak Grove.
