Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-14vs Idaho | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 43-10vs Arkansas | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 33-0vs Utah State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
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Rabbit Evans
Senior safety for Utah. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 205 lb · Jacksonville, FL · Jersey Village HS
The numbers
1
interception · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 4 tackles, vs Utah State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior safety for Utah. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Utah in 2024.
Buzz vs Tape
Fans hotter than the country
His own fans read him warmer than the wider college football conversation does — a gap of 47.5 points in belief.
57.5own fans
10national conversation
Love seeing these interviews, getting a sense of how these players see things. We know Evans, glad to see he’s healed and happy, a leader. Polu has serious upside, you can see he’s putting things together. Jireh Moe looks like a classic DT…
Rabbit Evans
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Two seasons at Utah, two different head coaches: Kyle Whittingham and Morgan Scalley. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Arkansas — Week 2, 2026.
12 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20247 games
- Signed with Utah3-star out of Blinn College
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Utah
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Utah
2026era →
Morgan Scalley
Utah
Coaching transition mid-career: Kyle Whittingham → Morgan Scalley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Rabbit Evans's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 66–14
vs Idaho
2 tackles · 1 solo tackles · 1 fumble recoveries
Dominant 52-point win at home against Idaho.
With D. Dampier — 176 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.5 · 31 rush yds (6 car) · B. Ficklin — 93 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.1 · 70 rush yds (8 car)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +4 tackles, +1 tackle for loss.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Utah5-7HC: Kyle Whittingham · Balanced
2026Utah3-0HC: Morgan Scalley · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (84th percentile). Concern: passes defended (28th percentile).
Box-score production (8)
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.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Morgan Scalley
Pass share
44.4%
91 pass / 114 run
Plays / game
68.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.1%
97 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2024 production profile sits closest to Isaac White’s 2021 season.
Matches Isaac on
PD rate
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Isaac White's freshman season at Wyoming (2021).
97%match
Matches Isaac on
Class year
PD rate
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Rabbit Evans
Background
2025: Contributed on defense at Wyoming, but missed the remainder of the season due to injury. 2024: Played in 11 games with five starts. Totaled 34 tackles (2.0 TFL) on the season, along with one QB hurry and one pass breakup. Made 4.0 third-down stops. Earned a start against Iowa State and…
The secondary · Utah
- #23Jackson Bennee62 tackles · 2025
- #11Elijah Reed44 tackles · 2025
- #5James Chenault32 tackles · 2025
- #9Elijah Davis28 tackles · 2025
- #1Rabbit Evans3 games · 2026
20 more on the roster · Utah team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology