2012 Football Roster
Roster
Deontay Evans
- Position:
- ATH
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- McComb, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- McComb HS
CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER: Veteran safety who will be in the mix for a starting spot … One of many talented defensive backs looking to make an impact this season ... Will be counted on to be a valuable special teams’ contributor for the third-straight campaign ... Continually learning from experienced secondary members ... Has played in all 26 games since he became eligible after redshirting, but has yet to make a start … Owns 53 career tackles (33 solo) with one forced fumble … Switched from No. 24 to No. 17 prior to the 2014 season.
2014 SOPHOMORE SEASON: For the second straight season played in all 13 games and started vs. Georgia Tech in the Capital One Orange Bowl … Tallied 34 tackles, with 22 of those having come unassisted … His 22 solo tackles were twice as many as he recorded the season prior in the same number of games … Recorded four or more tackles in three contests … Deflected three passes … Started the season with a four-tackle performance in the opener against Southern Miss (8/30), with two coming in pass coverage, one coming on a rushing play and another on kickoff coverage … First tackle for loss came at South Alabama (9/13) for a loss of two on a running play … Notched a tackle for loss the very next week at LSU (9/20) for a one-yard loss on a rush by Kenny Hilliard … Set a personal best for tackles in a game with 10, seven unassisted, in a starting role in the Capital One Orange Bowl (12/31) … Eight of his 10 tackles came defending the run.
2013 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in all 13 games and started the last contest of the year, against Rice in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl ... Booked 19 tackles with 11 solo stops ... Tied for third on the team with four special teams’ tackles, all on kickoff returns ... Four kickoff stops were the third most on the squad ... Finished with seven hits on rushing plays and six on passes ... Added one forced fumble ... Matched year high with four tackles against Rice in the 2013 AutoZone Liberty Bowl (12/31) ... Recorded a pair of solo stops against Kentucky (10/24) ... Tallied two hits versus LSU (10/5) … Registered a season-best four tackles against Troy (9/21), all in the first half ... Forced initial fumble of career at Auburn (9/14), jarring the ball away from Quan Bray on a punt return during the second quarter ... Ended contest with the Tigers with three tackles.
2012 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON: Redshirted during first year on campus.
HIGH SCHOOL: Rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Scout.com, ESPN.com and 247Sports ... The 11th-best prospect in Mississippi and stood No. 53 at his position nationally by Rivals.com ... A Top-40 collegiate prospect by the Clarion-Ledger ... Earned Clarion-Ledger Second-Team All-State honors as an all-purpose player as well as Class 5A First-Team All-State recognition on defense as a senior ... Played in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game ... Served as a running back, slot and split receiver, quarterback and inside and outside linebacker during senior campaign ... Ran for 911 yards and 13 touchdowns on 156 carries (5.8 yards per carry), while catching 11 passes for 83 yards ... Tallied 58 total tackles with eight sacks, two recovered fumbles and a blocked field goal ... Four of eight sacks came in a late-season victory over West Jones that earned MHS a playoff spot ... Rushed for 365 yards with a 7.5 yards-per-carry average as a junior ... Added three receiving touchdowns during junior year .... Totaled 14 tackles and a sack ... Ran 18 times for 147 yards and a score during sophomore season while collecting 79 tackles and an interception ... Also played basketball for McComb.
PERSONAL: Born Deonte Lamar Evans on April 7, 1994, in Summit, Miss. … Son of Gregory and Rosamond Evans ... Majoring in communication.
