#27

JoJo Evans

Senior defensive back for Louisville. 2025: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 64 tackles.

DB · Louisville · Sr. · #27

6′1″ · 200 lb · Riviera Beach, FL

CFB Index 67 · #124 of 544 safetiesLow confidence

How he plays

Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.

Tackles: 88th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interception · 2025

Best game: 1 INT, 1 PBU, 4 tackles, at Miami

Statement game19 tackles · 1 TFLat UTEP (FBS) · L 21-30

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Senior defensive back for Louisville. 2025: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 64 tackles.

Transferred from Florida International to Louisville in 2025.

The full story, with sources

JoJo Evans

DB · Louisville · Sr · #27

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 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	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 51-17vs Eastern Kentucky	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 28-14vs James Madison	6	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 34-27@ Pittsburgh	5	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 27-30vs Virginia	9	5	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 8	W 24-21@ Miami	4	3	0.5	0.0	1	1
Wk 9	W 38-24vs Boston College	8	6	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 10	W 28-16@ Virginia Tech	6	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 26-29vs California	5	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 12	L 19-20vs Clemson	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 6-38@ SMU	7	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 41-0vs Kentucky	3	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Bowl	W 27-22vs Toledo	8	5	1.0	1.0	—	0
Total		64	32	2.5	1.0	1	4

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025

W 24–21

at Miami

1 interceptions · 0.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.

With M. Moss — 248 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 71.5 · -9 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · D. Chapeau — 3 rush yds (1 car)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Marshall7-3HC: Doc Holliday · Run-leaning

2021Marshall7-6HC: Charles Huff · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Kent State5-7HC: Sean Lewis · Run-leaning

2023Florida International4-8HC: Mike MacIntyre · Balanced

2024Florida International4-8HC: Mike MacIntyre · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2025Louisville9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

67Quality starter #124 of 544?

Medium confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (88th percentile). Strength: passes defended (86th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Tackles#340 / 2975 · 88th pct

Passes defended#340 / 2975 · 86th pct

Solo tackles#448 / 2975 · 84th pct

QB hurries#457 / 2975 · 82nd pct

Sacks#847 / 2975 · 63rd pct

1.0

Tackles for loss#1222 / 2975 · 56th pct

2.5

Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct

Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Defensive profile

Defender profile · Production by role

Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet

64 tkl · 2 TFL · 1 sacks · 4 PD · 1 INT

PD rate

6%4 pass breakups

Interceptions

1interceptions

Tackle volume

64tackles this season

TFL rate

4%2 TFL

64 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sacks · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home8g	5.2	0.1	0.1	0.4
Road4g	5.5	0.4	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	6.0	0.2	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+7g	4.9	0.2	0.0	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Brohm

Pass share

42.0%

79 pass / 109 run

Plays / game

62.7

3 games

Team sack rate

4.4%

90 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

67 · #124 of 544 safeties

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-ACC

Based on 2025: #15 of 75 ACC DBs

How the All-ACC estimate is computed

22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

JoJo Evans

2023

202412 games

202512 games

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

2025 snapshot

Defensive profile

Splits & context

Awards

Starter

How he plays

DNA match

Box Safety

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