Daquan Evans: DB · South Florida.
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Daquan Evans
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for three head coaches at South Florida: Charlie Strong, Jeff Scott and Alex Golesh. The first career honor came in 2023: AAC Defensive Player of the Week. On tape: 8 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against UTSA, Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
64 tackles. 7 passes defended. 1 interception. 14 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | South Florida | 64 | 47 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2022 | South Florida | 15 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | South Florida | 59 | 43 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2020 | South Florida | 28 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | South Florida | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 174 | 130 | 17.5 | 4.0 | 11 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-41@ Western Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-24vs Florida A&M | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-17vs No. 10 Alabama | 8 | 4 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 42-29vs Rice | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 44-30@ Navy | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 35-56@ UAB | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-56vs Florida Atlantic | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21@ UConn | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 50-59@ Memphis | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-23vs Temple | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-49@ UTSA | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-14vs Charlotte | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 45-0vs Syracuse | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 47 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
64tackles this seasonTFL rate
22%14 TFL64 tackles · 14 for loss · 4 sacks · 7 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Pass share
43.8%
447 pass / 573 run
Plays / game
78.5
13 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
491 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2023
64 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #12 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at South Florida, 174 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Charlie Strong, Jeff Scott, Daniel Da Prato, and Alex Golesh. Multi-era developmental context.
