1997 Football Roster
Joey Evans
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Fayetteville, N.C.
- High School:
- E.E. Smith
Came on strong at the end of the 2000 season and continued solid play in 2001 ... Has good strength and good technique ... Carolina's most experienced defensive end.
2001 ... Senior Season
Started every game this season, totaling 40 tackles, including 2.5 sacks for losses of 21 yards ... Ranked third on the team with nine tackles for losses of 41 yards ... Got better as the season went on, notching one tackle for loss in four of the last five games of the year ... Had five tackles, including one sack, in the season-opener against defending national champion Oklahoma ... Was big at NC State, recording two tackles for losses and forcing one fumble ... Had four solo tackles, including one for a loss of 13 yards, at Clemson ... Followed that up with five total tackles at Georgia Tech, a season-high six tackles against Wake Forest and four each against Duke and SMU to close the regular-season ... Had two tackles in UNC?s Peach Bowl victory over Auburn, including a 4-yard tackle for loss ... Returned an Auburn fumble 18 yards to the Tigers? 9-yard line, setting up Carolina's first touchdown.
2000 ... Junior Season
UNC's Co-Most Improved Player on Defense ... Played in every game and was the top reserve at defensive end ... Played at least 30 snaps in all but one contest and played a total of 383 snaps ... Had 38 total tackles, including 26 solo hits and 12 assists ... Made 11 tackles for loss for 66 yards ... Was seventh in the ACC with eight sacks for 53 yards ... Was second on the team in sacks behind first-team All-ACC teammate Julius Peppers and helped Carolina set a school record with 53 sacks ... Had four pass break-ups and three quarterbacks hurries ... Came on strong at the end of the year, posting four sacks in the final three games ... Had a season-high seven tackles and one sack at Pittsburgh ... One week later, had five tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack vs. Maryland ... In the season finale at Duke, had four tackles, two tackles for loss and two sacks ... Recovered a fumble at Duke and returned it 26 yards to the Blue Devils? 1-yard line, setting up a Tar Heel touchdown ... In Carolina?s 35-14 win at Wake Forest, he had five tackles, three tackles for loss and two sacks.
1999 ... Sophomore Season
Played in all 11 games and made two starts at defensive end ... Started the season-opener against Virginia and against Clemson ... Finished the year with 24 tackles, including 16 primary stops ... Had five tackles for losses of 24 yards, including three quarterback sacks for 19 yards ... Recorded a season-high four tackles against Florida State, Clemson and Houston ... Had three hits versus Indiana, Wake Forest and Duke ... Had two tackles for losses, including a 9-yard sack, at Clemson ... Registered a 7-yard sack against the Blue Devils ... Batted down a pass at Georgia Tech ... Played 351 snaps.
1998 ... Freshman Season
Played in all 12 games, including the Las Vegas Bowl ... Saw action on 213 snaps ... Played a season-high 28 snaps at Duke and 26 at Florida State and against Maryland ... Made seven primary tackles and assisted on five others for 12 total hits ... Had two primary tackles against Duke ... Hit Wake Forest quarterback Brian Kuklick as he attempted to complete a fourth down pass in the final seconds of the Tar Heels' 38-31 win ... Was redshirted in 1997.
E.E. Smith High School
Led his team to a 13-2 record and the state semifinals in class 4-A ... Received first-team all-conference honors in 1996 and second-team all-conference honors as a junior ... Made the All-Cape Fear Regional Team as a senior ... Three-year letterman ... Played for Coach Milton Butts ... Competed in basketball for three years and in track for four years.
Personal
Born Joseph Earl Evans Jr. on Aug. 22, 1979, in Fayetteville, N.C. ... Majoring in exercise and sports science.
Joey Evan's Regular-Season Statistics Year Pri A Hits TFL Sacks PBU 1998 7 5 12 0 0 1 1999 16 8 24 5-24 3-19 1 2000 26 12 38 11-66 8-53 4 2001 26 14 40 9-41 2.5-21 2 Totals 75 39 114 25-131 13.5-93 8
