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Akayleb Evans

DB · Missouri · Sr. · #26

Minnesota — drafted 2022, Rd 4, Pick 13, #118 overall
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Akayleb Evans

DB · Missouri · Sr · #26

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★
#2227 national
CFB
College
Missouri
2021
NFL
NFL Draft
R4 · #118
Minnesota · 2022

Where He Ended Up · NFL

MinnesotaEntering 5th NFL season

#118Rd 4 · Pick 13
MinnesotaEntering 5th NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Missouri6-7HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Balanced, fast tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2021Missouri28251.00.061--
Career28251.00.061--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2021

W 37–28

at Vanderbilt

2 PD  ·  3 SOLO  ·  3 TOT

Edged out Vanderbilt on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Erases the deep middle of the field.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Centerfielder

Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.

S

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Treydan Stukes’s 2021 season.

Arizona · 2021

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 6
#2

AJ King

Nevada · 2021

77%
#3

Eric Scott Jr.

Southern Miss · 2020

73%
#4

Quinn Whitlock

North Texas · 2020

71%
#5

T.J. Tampa

Iowa State · 2021

NFL Rd 4
69%

Matches Treydan on

Class year
Tackle volume
PD rate

Differs from Treydan on

TFL rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Eli Blakey's sophomore season at Miami (OH) (2022).

Eli Blakey

88%match

Miami (OH) · 2022

All-MAC
#2

Jeremiah Earby

California · 2023

All-Mountain West
88%
#3

Treydan Stukes

Arizona · 2021

All-Big 12NFL Rd 2 · Pk 6
87%
#4

Noah Tumblin

San Diego State · 2021

All-Mountain West
86%
#5

De'Vante Cross

Virginia · 2021

86%

Matches Eli on

Class year
Tackle volume
PD rate