Nate Evans Season 2018

SENIOR (2019)
• Far and away UCF’s top tackler with 112, 69 of them solo
• Ranked second in The American for tackles per game (8.6)
• His 13 tackles for loss were half a TFL off of the team lead
• Paced Knights in tackles in five games
• Added a sack, four pass breakups, seven hurries and a fumble recovery
• His 5.3 solo tackles per game led The American and ranked 22nd in the nation
• Second-team selection on All-AAC squad
• Also second-team all-conference selection by Pro Football Focus
• Earned honorable mention All-America honors from Phil Steele
• FAMU (8/29): Recorded five tackles with half a tackle for loss
• at FAU (9/7): Registered eight tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and one quarterback hurry
• Stanford (9/14): Had five tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, and one quarterback hurry
• at Pitt (9/21): Recorded seven tackles, half a tackle for loss, and broke up one pass
• at Cincinnati (10/4): Recorded career-high 17 tackles, one tackle for loss, and two quarterback hurries
• ECU (10/19): Had 10 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss
• Houston (11/2): Had 12 tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss
• at Tulsa (11/8): Recorded 14 tackles with one tackle for loss
• at Tulane (11/23): Made seven stops, had a tackle for loss and broke up two passes
• South Florida (11/29): Led team with eight tackles to go with half a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery
• vs. Marshall (12/23): Had 12 tackles with a sack, three hurries and a breakup in the Gasparilla Bowl

JUNIOR (2018)
• Played in all 13 games, starting 10 at linebacker 
• Was second on the team in total tackles with 99 
• Recorded a career-high 2.5 sacks on the season
• Scored his first collegiate points on a 94-yard fumble recovery at East Carolina
• Named All-AAC First Team
• at UConn (8/30): Made two tackles and recovered one fumble
• Pitt (9/29): Made 11 total tackles and assisted on a sack
• at ECU (10/20): Recovered a fumble for a 94-yard touchdown, broke up one pass, recorded one sack and made 10 tackles
• Navy (11/10): Had 11 tackles, had two tackles loss, and had one sack
• vs. LSU (1/1): Made nine total tackles and had one tackle for loss in the Fiesta Bowl

SOPHOMORE (2017)
• Appeared in 12 games as an inside linebacker
• Totaled 24 tackles, including 13 solo, and had two pass breakups
• FIU (8/31): Made six tackles, including four unassisted
• Memphis (9/30): Registered one pass breakup and five tackles
• ECU (10/14): Notched three stops and one pass breakup

FRESHMAN (2016)
• Played in 10 games at linebacker
• Recorded 12 tackles and half a sack on the season
• East Carolina (10/1): Had two tackles
• Tulane (11/5): Notched two tackles
• vs. Arkansas State (12/17): Totaled five tackles and half a sack at the Cure Bowl

HIGH SCHOOL
• Coached by J.T. Curtis at John Curtis Christian High School
• Picked up three stars from Rivals and 247Sports
• Ranked in the top 50 overall in the state of Louisiana by Rivals
• John Curtis has won 26 state titles, including most recently in 2013 while it reached the championship game in 2014
• Named as a 2015 Louisiana Class 5A All-State Honorable Mention selection
• Also a 2015 New Orleans Advocate All-Metro Second team choice
• Posted 102 tackles with six tackles for loss as a senior
• Was a 2014 Louisiana Class 3A All-State Honorable Mention honoree
• Capped off 2014 with 112 tackles at the middle linebacker position

PERSONAL
• Majoring in sports and exercise science