Player Bio: Jason Evans :: Football
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An All-America running back from Georgia who accounted for 3,850 yards and 32 touchdowns rushing and receiving the past two seasons … Listed among the nation's top running back prospects by every recruiting source … Super Prep named him to their Elite 100 team, an All-American and the No. 10 running back in the country … They also ranked him as the No. 4 recruit in the state of Georgia … Lemming's ranked Evan as the No. 11 athlete and No. 16 safety in the country … Rivals.com had Evans as the No. 12 running back in the nation while The Insiders.com rated him No. 17 nationally … Member of Max Emfinger's Ultimate Super 11 team … Prep Star Dream Team as one of the top 100 recruits in the nation … Prep Star also ranked him the No. 13 running back in the country and No. 2 in the southeast … Rushed for 1,375 yards and 15 TDs as a junior and over 1,200 yards and 15 TDs his senior season … As a senior, he also caught 30 passes for 438 yards and five touchdowns and averaged over 40 yards per kickoff return … Named All-State and All-County as a senior … Chosen the County Offensive Player of the Year … Atlanta Journal Constitution Super Southern 100, Georgia Top 50 and Georgia Super 11 … Finalist for the Watkins Award as the top African-American Student-Athlete in the country … Comes from a football family … Father, Terry, was an All-American defensive back at North Carolina Central University … Brother, Brandon, was a defensive back at Northwestern and member of the 2000 Big Ten Championship team.