 Evans talking to press ahead of the2025 CFP National Championship | |||||||||
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| Position | Tight end | ||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||
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| Born | (2003-03-18)March 18, 2003 (age 22) | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 258 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Wadsworth (OH) | ||||||||
| College | Notre Dame (2021–2024) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2025: 5th round, 163rd overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||
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Mitchell James Evans (born March 18, 2003) is an American professionalfootballtight end for theCarolina Panthers of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theNotre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the Panthers in the fifth round of the2025 NFL draft.
Evans attendedWadsworth High School inWadsworth, Ohio.[1] He was the startingquarterback his senior year in high school in 2020, passing for 23touchdowns and 2,132 yards.[2] As a tight end his junior year in 2019, he had 19 receptions for 306 yards and seven touchdowns. Evans committed to theUniversity of Notre Dame to play college football.[3][4]
Evans played in 20 games as a backup toMichael Mayer his first two years at Notre Dame and had five receptions for 60 yards and a touchdown total.[5] In 2023, he took over as the team's starting tight end.[6]
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 2021 | Notre Dame | 13 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 8 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 8 | 7 | 29 | 422 | 14.6 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 16 | 11 | 43 | 421 | 9.8 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 45 | 25 | 77 | 903 | 11.7 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 4 | 1 | |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft5+3⁄8 in (1.97 m) | 258 lb (117 kg) | 31+7⁄8 in (0.81 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 4.69 s | 1.65 s | 2.72 s | 4.38 s | 7.13 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) | 17 reps |
| All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[7][8][9] | ||||||||||||
Evans was selected by theCarolina Panthers in the fifth round, 163rd overall in the2025 NFL draft.[10][11]
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