Mike Evans

Height:
5-10
Weight:
180
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Los Angeles, Calif.
High School:
Nevada

Louisville: Stepped in at safety and played a lot in nickel situations... helped fill a void in the secondary... will be a larger contributor this season.

2010: Appeared in 11 games, making three starts... recorded 20 tackles, including 13 solo stops... notched four tackles in the bowl win over Southern Mississippi... credited with five tackles and a sack in the regular-season finale versus Rutgers... registered five tackles and a career-best two sacks against West Virginia... totaled three tackles on the road at Arkansas State... started in his U of L debut versus Kentucky.

Nevada: Played 11 games in 2008 and then blew out his knee... recorded 30 tackles, including 23 solo stops... registered three pass break-ups.

El Camino Junior College: Played one season at El Camino College in Torrance, Calif. ... Helped team to an undefeated league-championship season ... Won the team's Freshman Most Valuable Player award. High School A graduate of Carson (Calif.) High School, he played football at Compton (Calif.) High School ... Was a three-year letterwinner in football ... Was a two-time all-league selection ... Recorded more than 100 tackles and six interceptions.

Personal: Son of Victoria and Nate Evans... born 9/29/89... sport administration major.