Jonathan Evans is a promising fullback prospect who is competing for playing time on the Redskins’ offense. He has had NFL stints with the Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, San Diego Chargers and Dallas Cowboys.
NFL Acquisition: Signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 29, 2005
How Acquired: Signed with the Redskins as an unrestricted free agent in January 2009
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Played in eight games with six starts for the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europe in 2006
Spent Weeks 11-17 on the Buffalo Bills’ practice squad in 2007
2008 Season (BUF)
Spent the offseason and training camp with the Buffalo Bills before being waived on August 31, 2008.
2007 (TEN/BUF)
Signed with the Tennessee Titans on May 9, 2007
Waived by the Titans on August 23, 2007
Signed to the Buffalo Bills’ practice squad on November 14, 2007
2006 (SD)
Assigned by the San Diego Chargers to NFL Europe on January 13
Waived by the Chargers on September 3.
Played in eight games with six starts for the Berlin Thunder in NFL Europe
Caught 10 passes for 46 yards for the Berlin Thunder
2005 (DAL)
Signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2005, before being waived on June 8, 2005
Finished career at Baylor with 30 catches for 269 yards, one receiving touchdown, 35 carries for 89 yards, one rushing touchdown and four varsity letters
Began career as a tight end and switched to fullback after redshirt year in 2002
Played in eleven games, starting five his senior season
Carried six times for nine yards; Also had 12 receptions for 120 yards, adding one kick return for 17 yards
Saw action in all 12 games for the Bears, drawing eight starts during his junior campaign
Finished the season with 25 carries for 65 yards on the ground with one touchdown to rank as the squad’s third-leading rusher
Also a valuable receiver, he was the team’s fifth-leading receiver, with 15 catches for 136 yards and one touchdown
Tallied lone touchdown on the ground with a one-yard run against No. 24 Oklahoma State and recorded his only scoring reception on a nine-yard catch at North Texas
Named to fall Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Played in all 12 games and earned starts against Samford, No. 23 Colorado, No. 4 Texas and No. 4 Oklahoma during his sophomore season
Sat out the 2000 season as a redshirt and was selected to the spring Big 12 Commissioners’ Honor Roll
Communication specialist major earned bachelor’s degree from Baylor in December 2003 and is studying other interests in education
Attended Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas
Preseason third-team selection on the Texas Football Super Team
Listed among Texas’ top 100 recruits by the Waco Tribune-Herald, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Rivals.com
Two-time, first-team all-district performer for the Panthers
Caught a 57-yard touchdown pass in quarterfinal match-up against Odessa Permian in the 1998 playoffs en route to the state championship
Rated as the state’s third-best tight end by Texas Football magazine
The son of Dr. Tony and Lois Evans, and was born in Dallas
His father, Dr. Tony Evans, is the host of a nationally syndicated daily radio program which can be heard on 250 stations in the U.S. and 40 countries
Dr. Evans is the founder and president of The Urban Alternative, a national organization seeking spiritual renewal in urban America through the church, and also has served as the team chaplain for the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys
