{"id":6547,"date":"2017-03-30T16:00:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T20:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com?p=6547&preview=true&preview_id=6547"},"modified":"2017-05-22T00:01:10","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T04:01:10","slug":"justin-evans-2017-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2017\/03\/30\/justin-evans-2017-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Evans 2017 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview
\n<\/strong>Position:<\/strong> Safety
\nHeight:<\/strong> 6\u20181\u201d
\nWeight:<\/strong> 195 pounds
\nSchool:<\/strong> Texas A&M Aggies<\/p>\n

Combine Performance Data
\nBench press<\/strong>: 14 reps<\/p>\n

Justin Evans 2017 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Texas A&M\u2019s Justin Evans<\/strong> is among the most versatile safeties in this year\u2019s NFL Draft. As modern offenses have evolved and more and more teams have unearthed an athletic receiving threat at tight end, defenses have been forced to find the right scheme and personnel to defend them. A versatile player like Evans may be just what these teams are looking for. While he will have to account for a size disadvantage when covering tight ends man-to-man, he certainly has the skill to cover them in deep zone coverage.<\/p>\n

Evans began his college career at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College where he was an all-conference safety and two-year starter. In two years, he totaled 86\u00a0tackles and six interceptions. Five of those interceptions, including two which he returned for touchdowns came in his freshman year. Evidently coaches and quarterbacks in the conference learned to throw the ball away from him before his second year in college. The heavily recruited JUCO transfer, Evans had several offers to weigh before choosing Texas A&M. Evans had an immediate impact for the Aggies totaling 78\u00a0tackles and an interception in his first year in College Station. In his final year the senior added 87\u00a0tackles\u00a0and four interceptions to his resume.<\/p>\n

Evans plays extremely well against the run. He comes down fast, generally takes good angles, and packs a punch. He is a very physical player who seems to love contact. He has harnessed this trait into excellent tackling, but needs to apply it to shedding blocks as well. This is an area where he has struggled.<\/p>\n

Evans has been labeled a strong safety by many, but he is not strictly a rolled down in the box kind of player at the safety position. Although he has the skill set to play close to the line, he has thrived as a deep field player in cover two and cover four. He has the speed to stay on top of the deep ball, and plays the ball very well when he has an opportunity to make a play. Additionally, he is a skilled man-to-man defender. His size could make it difficult for him to match up with tight ends which is a very important skill for a strong safety in today\u2019s NFL.<\/p>\n

Strengths<\/h3>\n