Carter Evans
Carter Evans
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. He has spent four seasons in the Eastern Michigan defensive front. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against Ohio, Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Chris Creighton.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 37 | 18 | 4.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan | 15 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Eastern Michigan | 14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 70 | 31 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 34–31
vs Louisiana
3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
Edged out Louisiana at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Eastern Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Eastern Michigan
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -15 net (11 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Eastern Michigan · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #94 · 2026 recruiting class #106
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kendron Wayman’s 2024 season.
Matches Kendron on
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Kendron Wayman's senior season at Wake Forest (2024).
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Background
EMU: 2025: Earned the Elton J. Rynearson Scholar Athlete Award…Played in all 12 games with 11 starts…Recorded 37 tackles, including 19 solo and 18 assisted…Added 5.5 tackles for loss for six yards…Forced one fumble…Posted seven quarterback hurries on the season…2024: Named an Academic All MAC sel...