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Retrospective scouting report · Class of 2014Consensus #007
WR· Round 1

Mike
Evans.

Mike Evans
Sickos Grade
88.6/100
Pre-draft #7

Texas A&M official athletic logoTexas A&M· 6'5"· 231 lb· 4.53s 40

/ Recruiting profile
★★★☆☆stars.8533
National · #717HS class · 2011
Ball, TX
247Sports composite via CFBD
R1 · #7 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
02Scheme fit
Ideal system

Vertical passing schemes that emphasize contested catches and red-zone threats are ideal for Evans' skillset.

X-receiverBoundary WRRed zone threat
Best role

Year 1 impact as a starting outside receiver with the ceiling to be a Pro Bowl caliber, game-changing X-receiver.

Wrong fit

Short-passing, dink-and-dunk offenses that do not allow him to stretch the field or utilize his size advantage.

Evans thrives in offenses that allow him to use his big frame and strong hands to win contested catches and be a primary red-zone target.

04The evaluation

Selected #7 overall in Round 1 of the 2014 NFL Draft by Tampa Bay Buccaneers out of Texas A&M.

07Athletic testing
Height
6'5"
Weight
231 lb
40 yd
4.53s
Vertical
37"
3-cone
7.08s
Shuttle
4.26s
Bench
12
Relative Athletic Score
9.87
/10 · official

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.

06Athletic profilevs. WR on Big Board
40VERTBRD3CSHTLBNCH

— — — positional median (p50)

40 yd
4.53sp50
Vertical
37inp50
Broad jump
in
Three-cone
7.08sp50
Shuttle
4.26sp50
Bench
12repp50
08College production
YrTeamGRecYdsTD
2012Texas A&M138200
2013Texas A&M136900
Career2615100

Parsed from Sports-Reference CFB career page via Firecrawl.

A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.

/ Usage share, 2013
6.6%of team plays
81 percentile at positionTexas A&M
Pass plays · 12.8%Run plays · 0.0%Third down · 4.9%Passing downs · 5.0%
CFBD usage — share of the offense's plays involving the player
10In hindsight

Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.

Pro Bowls
6
All-Pro
0
Seasons
12
Career AV
80

Mike Evans has played his entire career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He is one of the most consistent receivers in NFL history, recording over 1,000 receiving yards in each of his first ten seasons.

Data note: Parsed from Sports-Reference CFB career page via Firecrawl.

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