Players

C.J. Evans

RB · Samford

C.J. Evans

RB · #0 · Samford

Profile

Measurements: 5'8" · 180 lb
Seasons: 7
Recruiting: ★★★☆☆ · 0.8000
Class rank: #2820 · 2020
Hometown: Mobile, AL
High school: McGill Toolen

Returning player.

Career

346 Car · 1,498 Rush yds · 14 TD · 4.3 Rush avg · 64 Rec · 565 Rec yds · 8.8 Rec avg

On a roster 2020–2026. Statistics held for 2020–2025 (6 of 7 seasons).

2026

Samford

We hold no 2026 statistics for this player.

2025

Samford

Touchdowns and giveaways

TouchdownsGiveaways

−1

Total yards

105

Rushing yards100 total yds

Yards per carry

3.3

4.4

4.1

3.7

2.6

5.0

3.0

1.1

0.5

1.1

West Georgia

The Citadel

@ Baylor

@ Western Carolina

Furman

@ Mercer

@ VMI

Chattanooga

@ Wofford

East Tennessee State

@ Austin Peay

@ Texas A&M

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

90 Car · 243 Rush yds · 2 TD · 2.7 Rush avg · 22 Rec · 142 Rec yds · 6.5 Rec avg

Passing

Wk	Opponent	Result	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
3	@ Baylor	L 7–42	1/1	12	12.0	1	0	--

Rushing

Wk	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
13	@ Texas A&M	L 0–48	9	10	1.1	0	3
12	@ Austin Peay	L 16–30	13	6	0.5	0	4
11	vs East Tennessee State	L 14–38	7	8	1.1	0	6
10	@ Wofford	L 16–26	4	12	3.0	0	4
9	vs Chattanooga	L 13–49	7	21	3.0	0	18
6	@ Mercer	L 21–45	1	5	5.0	0	5
5	vs Furman	L 13–31	7	18	2.6	0	4
4	@ Western Carolina	L 35–50	15	56	3.7	1	32
3	@ Baylor	L 7–42	13	53	4.1	0	12
2	vs The Citadel	L 13–40	7	31	4.4	1	8
1	vs West Georgia	L 3–34	7	23	3.3	0	10

Receiving

Wk	Opponent	Result	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
13	@ Texas A&M	L 0–48	0	7	0.0	0	7
12	@ Austin Peay	L 16–30	4	-3	-0.8	0	7
11	vs East Tennessee State	L 14–38	2	21	10.5	1	20
10	@ Wofford	L 16–26	1	5	5.0	0	5
9	vs Chattanooga	L 13–49	2	17	8.5	0	17
6	@ Mercer	L 21–45	1	-5	-5.0	0	0
5	vs Furman	L 13–31	3	36	12.0	1	25
4	@ Western Carolina	L 35–50	5	49	9.8	0	27
2	vs The Citadel	L 13–40	3	13	4.3	0	10
1	vs West Georgia	L 3–34	1	2	2.0	0	2

Fumbles

Wk	Opponent	Result	FUM	LOST	REC
1	vs West Georgia	L 3–34	1	1	0

Kick returns

Wk	Opponent	Result	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
6	@ Mercer	L 21–45	1	30	30.0	30
5	vs Furman	L 13–31	2	65	32.5	42
4	@ Western Carolina	L 35–50	2	48	24.0	27
1	vs West Georgia	L 3–34	2	42	21.0	26

Punt returns

Wk	Opponent	Result	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
12	@ Austin Peay	L 16–30	1	8	8.0	8
11	vs East Tennessee State	L 14–38	2	4	2.0	4
5	vs Furman	L 13–31	2	8	4.0	8
2	vs The Citadel	L 13–40	1	37	37.0	37
1	vs West Georgia	L 3–34	2	2	1.0	5

2024

Tennessee State

Touchdowns and giveaways

Touchdowns

Total yards

115

Rushing yards100 total yds

Yards per carry

5.5

10.4

2.3

3.9

2.0

5.3

4.0

0.9

4.3

3.6

2.7

4.3

Mississippi Valley State

@ North Dakota State

Arkansas-Pine Bluff *

@ Tennessee Tech

Charleston Southern

@ Lindenwood

Eastern Illinois

@ Howard

UT Martin

@ Western Illinois

@ Gardner-Webb

Southeast Missouri State

@ Montana

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

72 Car · 289 Rush yds · 2 TD · 4.0 Rush avg · 23 Rec · 302 Rec yds · 13.1 Rec avg

Rushing

Wk	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
14	@ Montana	L 27–41	6	26	4.3	0	17
13	vs Southeast Missouri State	W 28–21	3	8	2.7	0	6
12	@ Gardner-Webb	W 23–20	7	25	3.6	0	13
11	@ Western Illinois	W 45–20	9	39	4.3	1	15
10	vs UT Martin	L 21–28	8	7	0.9	0	7
8	@ Howard	W 27–14	5	20	4.0	0	7
7	vs Eastern Illinois	W 41–17	7	37	5.3	0	14
6	@ Lindenwood	W 24–20	4	8	2.0	0	4
5	vs Charleston Southern	W 13–9	8	31	3.9	0	11
4	@ Tennessee Tech	L 14–24	6	14	2.3	0	6
3	vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff *	W 41–28	5	52	10.4	1	38
2	@ North Dakota State	L 3–52	4	22	5.5	0	10

Receiving

Wk	Opponent	Result	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
14	@ Montana	L 27–41	3	28	9.3	0	21
13	vs Southeast Missouri State	W 28–21	6	107	17.8	1	56
12	@ Gardner-Webb	W 23–20	1	23	23.0	1	23
11	@ Western Illinois	W 45–20	2	15	7.5	0	13
10	vs UT Martin	L 21–28	2	16	8.0	0	13
8	@ Howard	W 27–14	3	19	6.3	0	11
6	@ Lindenwood	W 24–20	3	74	24.7	1	74
5	vs Charleston Southern	W 13–9	1	12	12.0	0	12
3	vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff *	W 41–28	1	4	4.0	0	4
2	@ North Dakota State	L 3–52	1	4	4.0	0	4

Fumbles

Wk	Opponent	Result	FUM	LOST	REC
10	vs UT Martin	L 21–28	2	0	0

Kick returns

Wk	Opponent	Result	NO	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
14	@ Montana	L 27–41	5	90	18.0	0	24
13	vs Southeast Missouri State	W 28–21	3	88	29.3	0	47
11	@ Western Illinois	W 45–20	3	81	27.0	0	58
10	vs UT Martin	L 21–28	3	140	46.7	1	98
8	@ Howard	W 27–14	3	150	50.0	1	99
7	vs Eastern Illinois	W 41–17	2	65	32.5	0	44

Punt returns

Wk	Opponent	Result	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
13	vs Southeast Missouri State	W 28–21	2	14	7.0	12
12	@ Gardner-Webb	W 23–20	1	1	1.0	1
11	@ Western Illinois	W 45–20	1	0	0.0	0
10	vs UT Martin	L 21–28	2	-1	-0.5	1
8	@ Howard	W 27–14	2	21	10.5	13
7	vs Eastern Illinois	W 41–17	2	34	17.0	19
6	@ Lindenwood	W 24–20	1	18	18.0	18
5	vs Charleston Southern	W 13–9	1	28	28.0	28

2023

Austin Peay

Touchdowns and giveaways

Touchdowns

Total yards

100

Rushing yards100 total yds

102

Yards per carry

3.8

3.0

7.3

@ Southern Illinois

@ Tennessee

East Tennessee State

@ Stephen F. Austin

@ Lindenwood

Gardner-Webb

@ Southern Utah

North Alabama

@ Eastern Kentucky

Utah Tech

Central Arkansas

Chattanooga

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

29 Car · 153 Rush yds · 1 TD · 5.3 Rush avg · 4 Rec · 29 Rec yds · 7.3 Rec avg

Rushing

Wk	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
3	vs East Tennessee State	W 63–3	14	102	7.3	0	48
2	@ Tennessee	L 13–30	7	21	3.0	0	7
1	@ Southern Illinois	L 23–49	8	30	3.8	1	10

Receiving

Wk	Opponent	Result	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
3	vs East Tennessee State	W 63–3	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
2	@ Tennessee	L 13–30	3	31	10.3	0	22

2022

Austin Peay

Touchdowns and giveaways

Touchdowns

Total yards

111

103

Rushing yards100 total yds

104

Yards per carry

6.9

5.1

1.3

4.2

4.4

0.8

12.7

5.9

5.8

3.6

Presbyterian

@ Western Kentucky

Mississippi Valley State

@ Alabama A&M

Eastern Kentucky

@ Central Arkansas

Murray State

Jacksonville State

@ North Alabama

@ Kennesaw State

@ Alabama

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

132 Car · 647 Rush yds · 6 TD · 4.9 Rush avg · 5 Rec · 45 Rec yds · 9.0 Rec avg

Rushing

Wk	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
12	@ Alabama	L 0–34	14	51	3.6	0	8
11	@ Kennesaw State	W 31–14	9	32	3.6	0	25
10	@ North Alabama	W 38–35	15	87	5.8	1	39
9	vs Jacksonville State	L 16–40	12	71	5.9	1	15
7	vs Murray State	W 52–17	7	89	12.7	2	62
5	@ Central Arkansas	L 20–49	8	6	0.8	0	4
4	vs Eastern Kentucky	W 31–20	17	75	4.4	0	15
3	@ Alabama A&M	W 28–3	18	76	4.2	0	13
2	vs Mississippi Valley State	W 41–0	8	10	1.3	0	6
1	vs Presbyterian	W 63–0	15	104	6.9	2	29
1	@ Western Kentucky	L 27–38	9	46	5.1	0	16

Receiving

Wk	Opponent	Result	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
11	@ Kennesaw State	W 31–14	1	7	7.0	7
5	@ Central Arkansas	L 20–49	1	3	3.0	3
4	vs Eastern Kentucky	W 31–20	2	28	14.0	25
1	vs Presbyterian	W 63–0	1	7	7.0	7

2021

Austin Peay

Touchdowns and giveaways

Touchdowns

Total yards

105

Rushing yards100 total yds

Yards per carry

10.6

@ Chattanooga

@ Ole Miss

Morehead State

@ Eastern Kentucky

Tennessee State

Southeast Missouri State

@ Murray State

@ UT Martin

Eastern Illinois

@ Tennessee State

Tennessee Tech

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

7 Car · 74 Rush yds · 1 TD · 10.6 Rush avg · 4 Rec · 31 Rec yds · 7.8 Rec avg

Rushing

Wk	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
2	@ Ole Miss	L 17–54	7	74	10.6	1	40

Receiving

Wk	Opponent	Result	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
2	@ Ole Miss	L 17–54	4	31	7.8	0	18

2020

Austin Peay

Touchdowns and giveaways

Touchdowns

Total yards

Rushing yards100 total yds

Yards per carry

1.0

7.3

Central Arkansas *

@ Pittsburgh

@ Cincinnati

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

16 Car · 92 Rush yds · 2 TD · 5.8 Rush avg · 6 Rec · 16 Rec yds · 2.7 Rec avg

Rushing

Wk	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
3	@ Cincinnati	L 20–55	12	88	7.3	2	64
2	@ Pittsburgh	L 0–55	4	4	1.0	0	4

Receiving

Wk	Opponent	Result	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
3	@ Cincinnati	L 20–55	3	7	2.3	0	9
2	@ Pittsburgh	L 0–55	3	9	3.0	0	4

Kick returns

Wk	Opponent	Result	NO	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
3	@ Cincinnati	L 20–55	3	46	15.3	0	19

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