Evans spent 2024 on the Reserve/Injured list, after suffering a knee injury in joint practice at Chicago on Aug. 15 ... A sixth-round draft pick of Bengals in 2021, he has played in 34 regular-season games over first three seasons as reserve HB and KOR ... Has 19 career rushing attempts for 89 yards with 19 catches for 188 yards and three TDs ... Also has returned 14 kickoffs for 314 yards (22.4 average) ... Took over team's primary kick return duties late in 2021 regular season, and held that role through first nine games of '22.
Selected by Cincinnati in sixth round of 2021 NFL Draft (202nd overall) ... Signed with Bengals on 5-17-21.
2021—Played in 14 regular-season games (one start) and all four postseason games as a rookie for AFC Champion Bengals ... Had 17 rushing attempts for 77 yards (4.5 average) during regular season, and caught 15 passes for 151 yards and two TDs ... Also took over as team's primary KOR late in regular season, and averaged 29.0 yards on two returns during regular season and 23.4 on nine returns in postseason ... Made NFL debut in season opener vs. Minnesota, playing eight snaps on special teams (no statistics) ... First career catch was 14-yarder on Sept. 19 at Chicago ... First career TD catch was 24-yarder from QB Joe Burrow on opening offensive possession on Oct. 17 at Detroit ... Made first career start in season finale at Cleveland, and caught four passes for 24 yards and a TD while rushing seven times for 35 yards ... Had one catch for three yards in Super Bowl LVI vs. L.A. Rams.
2022—Played in 12 regular-season games, serving as primary KOR in Games 1-9 ... Inactive for four regular-season games and all three postseason contests ... Totaled 10 KORs for 211 yards (21.1 average), with a long of 29 yards on Oct. 9 at Baltimore ... Also played 18 offensive snaps and caught three passes for 38 yards and a TD ... On Dec. 4 vs. Kansas City, caught eight-yard TD pass from Burrow in fourth quarter that proved to be game-winner.
2023—Played in eight games ... Inactive for nine games ... Had two carries for 12 yards, with both coming in season opener on Sept. 10 at Cleveland ... Also returned two kickoffs for 45 yards, both in Browns game (long of 27).
2024—Spent entire regular season on Reserve/Injured list ... Suffered knee injury in joint practice at Chicago's practice facility on Aug. 15, and was placed on R/I on Aug. 19.
Spent five seasons (2016-20) at the University of Michigan; did not play in '19 ... Played in 42 career games (six starts), and recorded 320 carries for 1795 yards (5.6 average) and 15 TDs ... Had three career 100-yard rushing games ... Also caught 49 passes for 479 yards and two TDs.
Hometown is Indianapolis, Ind. ... Attended Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, where as a senior he rushed for 1115 yards and 15 TDs on 188 carries, while catching 40 passes for 511 yards and four TDs ... General studies major at Michigan.
