2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Joe Evans, DT, UTSA

Joe Evans is the massive senior leader on the UTSA defensive line and shows the potential for game-changing ability across the front 7.

Player Info

Name, Jersey #	Joe Evans, #94
School	UTSA
2024 Class Yr	SR(6 YR)
Height, Weight	6’3”, 340
Position/Depth	DT/1st
2023 Honors	3rd-Team All-AAC
Season Viewed (yr)	2023
Games Watched	Army, @Tennessee, USF, @North Texas

Player Stats

2023	13 GP, 11 Solo, 7 AST, 18 TOT, 2.5 TFL, 2 Sacks
2022	11 GP, 8 Solo, 10 AST, 18 TOT, 3.5 TFL, 1.5 Sacks
2021	@ LSU 5 GP, 3 Solo, 5 AST, 8 TOT, 2 TFL
2020	@ LSU 7 GP, 3 Solo, 10 AST, 13 TOT, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 Sacks
2019	@LSU, 4 GP, 2 Solo, 5 AST, 7 TOT

Player Summary:

Joe Evans was a 3-star recruit from Haynesville, LA, and went to Haynesville High School. He signed with LSU in 2019 before transferring to UTSA in 2022.

In 2019, Evans played in 4 games and recorded 7 tackles at LSU. In 2020, Evans played in 7 games and recorded 13 tackles, 0.5 TFLs, and 0.5 sacks. During the 2021 season, Evans played 5 games in which he had 8 tackles and 2 TFLs. In 2022 Evans transferred to UTSA and played in 11 games where he recorded 18 tackles, 3.5 TFLs, and 1.5 sacks. Last season in 2023 Brown played and started in all 13 games where he recorded 18 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, and 2 Sacks

Player Strengths:

He has massive size and strength
Has a great get-off and uses his hands in pass rush but also has the size and strength for power moves
Uses his hands and length to create separation from the OL and shed blocks
Plays with great effort