Mike Evans (wide receiver)
Evans with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021 | |||||||||
| No. 13 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | August 21, 1993 Galveston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 231 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Ball (Galveston) | ||||||||
| College: | Texas A&M (2011–2013) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2014: 1st round, 7th pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2024 | |||||||||
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Michael Lynn Evans Jr. (born August 21, 1993) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). Evans played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies, earning consensus All-American honors after recording a school record of 1,394 receiving yards on 69 receptions in 2013. He was selected by the Buccaneers in the first round with the seventh overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft.
Evans has been selected to the Pro Bowl six times and was a second-team All-Pro in 2016 and 2023. Evans holds nearly every major Buccaneers franchise receiving record, including career receptions, yards, and touchdowns. He won a championship in Super Bowl LV over the Kansas City Chiefs. Evans has a record 11 1,000-yard receiving seasons to start a career, and his 11 consecutive 1,000-yard seasons are tied with Jerry Rice for most by a receiver in NFL history.