Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 8-34@ Virginia | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-35@ Vanderbilt | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Katron Evans
Senior offensive lineman for NC State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 336 lb · Norfolk, VA · St. Francis
Transferred Marshall → NC State for 2026
Recruiting
4★
DL recruit
No. 200 nationally · Signed with Jackson State
Last played in 2026.
His full recruiting profileThe story
Senior offensive lineman for NC State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Jackson State in 2021.
- Transferred from Marshall to NC State in 2026.
- KaTron Evans cleared for season (Sep 9) Reported
Buzz vs Tape
Fans hotter than the country
His own fans read him warmer than the wider college football conversation does — a gap of 22.3 points in belief.
22.3own fans
0national conversation
In Their Words
1,982 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Katron Evans
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Three head coaches in three seasons, at three different programs. The receipt: 5 tackles against Virginia — Week 1, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
In the news
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His career
2021
- Signed with Jackson State4-star out of St. Frances Academy
20257 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
NC State
Played his entire career under Dave Doeren.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to NC State
2025Marshall
2026NC State
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Charlotte5-7HC: Biff Poggi · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Marshall5-7HC: Tony Gibson · Run-leaning
2026NC State1-2HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning
Awards
A four-star recruit at offensive line for NC State.
Offensive line play doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.
Four-star HS recruit
The unit he anchors ranks 31st nationally in stuff rate allowed this season. See the full unit breakdown →
NC State has produced 6 All-Conference offensive linemen and 1 All-American. 7 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2016. Ikem Ekwonu was one of them, an All-American.
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jamil Burroughs’s 2025 season.
Matches Jamil on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Christian Clayton's junior season at UTSA (2022).
71%match
Matches Christian on
Class year
Height
Sack rate
Differs from Christian on
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Katron Evans
Background
AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2025 AT MARSHALL): • Played in 11 contests, tallying 12 total tackles. AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2024 AT CHARLOTTE): • Saw action in 12 games, tallying eight total tackles. • Returned a fumble recovery 22 yards for a touchdown against Florida Atlantic. AS A RS-SOPHOMORE (2023…
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology