#5

Sheldon Evans

RB · Marshall · Jr. · #5

Marshall 2021 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Sheldon Evans

RB · Marshall · Jr · #5

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1175 national
CFB
College
Marshall
2020–2021
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2020–2021

2 coaches
2020
Marshall
2021
Marshall
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Doc Holliday → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Marshall7-3HC: Doc Holliday · Run-leaning
2021Marshall7-6HC: Charles Huff · Balanced, fast tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2021Marshall693034.45--
2020Marshall723274.54--
Career1416304.59--
SeasonTeam
2021Marshall1111410.40--
2020Marshall9262.90--
Career201407.00--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2021

W 49–28

at Charlotte

68 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD

Dominant 21-point win on the road against Charlotte.

How he plays

Play style

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Back

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

RB

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Juwaun Price’s 2021 season.

Juwaun Price

68%match

New Mexico State · 2021

#2

Ulysses Bentley IV

SMU · 2020

All-AAC
65%
#3

Emari Demercado

TCU · 2021

63%
#4

Sheldon Evans

Marshall · 2020

62%
#5

CJ Verdell

Oregon · 2021

61%

Matches Juwaun on

Yards / carry
Receiving share
Height

Differs from Juwaun on

Class year (lower)
Yards / reception (higher)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Marcus Williams Jr.’s path through Louisiana Tech.

Louisiana Tech · 2021

#2

Kenan Christon II

San Diego State · 2023

89%
#3

Gerrid Doaks

Cincinnati · 2020

All-AACNFL Rd 7
89%
#4

Lorenzo Lingard

Akron · 2023

88%
#5

Tae Meadows

Troy · 2025

86%

Matches Marcus on

Yards per carry
Weight
Height
20202021

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Tate Carney's sophomore season at Wake Forest (2024).

Tate Carney

73%match

Wake Forest · 2024

#2

Andrew Henry

UL Monroe · 2022

68%
#3

Sedrick Alexander

Vanderbilt · 2024

67%
#4

Marcus Williams Jr.

Louisiana Tech · 2021

66%
#5

CJ Verdell

Oregon · 2021

66%

Matches Tate on

Total rush EPA (college ability)
Weight
Receiving share

Differs from Tate on

EPA / carry (adj) (lower)
Yards / reception (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Sheldon Evans

#1

Viron Ellison Jr.

Tulsa · 2024

86%

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2020–2021
3272020
3032021

-7%

Down 7% — context-dependent (injury / role change?).