JoJo Evans
JoJo Evans
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. JoJo Evans has played for five head coaches across six seasons and four programs. His first career honor landed in 2024: All-Conference USA. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles against Virginia, Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Conference USA
Coaching Lineage · 2020–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Scott Satterfield → Jeff Brohm. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Conference USA
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisville | 64 | 32 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida International | 93 | 52 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Florida International | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Kent State | 83 | 55 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Marshall | 21 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Marshall | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 266 | 152 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 14 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 24–21
at Miami
4 TOT · 3 SOLO · 0 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Louisville
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Louisville
Returning around him
- 1 Louisville player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (33 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisville · Last season: 9-4 (AP #19) · Talent rank #50 · 2026 recruiting class #48
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to M.J. Griffin’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.