Evan
Royster.
Evan
Royster.
Penn St.· 6'0"· 212 lb· 4.65s 40
Evan Royster projects as a complementary piece in a zone running scheme that emphasizes outside zone and requires backs to make quick reads and cut.
His Year 1 role would likely be as a change-of-pace back, offering depth and occasional bursts, with a ceiling as an effective situational player.
A power running scheme relying on downhill, between-the-tackles runs would diminish his effectiveness.
Royster's skillset is best utilized in systems that provide space and allow him to leverage his quickness rather than requiring consistent power.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.65sp50
- Vertical
- 34inp50
- Broad jump
- 113inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.07sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.18sp50
- Bench
- 20repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | RecYds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Penn State | 11 | 82 | 513 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 2008 | Penn State | 13 | 191 | 1236 | 12 | 17 | 155 |
| 2009 | Penn State | 13 | 205 | 1169 | 6 | 16 | 187 |
| 2010 | Penn State | 13 | 208 | 1014 | 6 | 25 | 202 |
| Career | — | 50 | 686 | 3932 | 29 | 61 | 562 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.