Will Evans

Senior defensive end for Ohio. 2021: 2.5 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 27 tackles.

DE · Ohio · Sr. · #9

6′2″ · 242 lb · Augusta, GA

CFB Index 23 · #323 of 370 edge rushersMedium confidenceOhio 2021 alumnus

The story

4 defensive end for Ohio. 2021: 2.5 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 27 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Ohio, 7 sacks — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Ohio

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017–2020

Frank Solich

Ohio

2021

Tim Albin

Ohio

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Frank Solich → Tim Albin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Ohio9-4HC: Frank Solich · Run-heavy

2018Ohio9-4HC: Frank Solich · Run-heavy

2019Ohio7-6HC: Frank Solich · Run-heavy

2020Ohio2-1HC: Frank Solich · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2021Ohio3-9HC: Tim Albin · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

23Below cohort / limited sample #323 of 370?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (90th percentile). Strength: sacks (82nd percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#213 / 2743 · 90th pct

Sacks#443 / 2743 · 82nd pct

2.5

Tackles for loss#592 / 2743 · 77th pct

5.0

Passes defended#1085 / 2743 · 49th pct

Tackles#1530 / 2743 · 43rd pct

Solo tackles#1705 / 2743 · 36th 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.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	3.8	0.4	0.3	0.0
Road5g	1.6	0.6	0.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.0	0.6	0.2	0.2
Weeks 8+4g	2.2	0.4	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

John Hauser

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

23 · #323 of 370 edge rushers

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Ohio	27	13	5.0	2.5	1	--	--
2020	Ohio	2	2	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Ohio	36	20	7.5	1.0	--	--	--
2018	Ohio	29	14	6.0	2.0	--	--	--
2017	Ohio	15	7	3.5	1.5	--	--	--
Career		109	56	23.0	7.0	1	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 9-29vs Syracuse	1	1	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 26-28vs Duquesne	6	1	0.5	0.5	—	0	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 3	L 14-49@ Louisiana	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 4	L 6-35@ Northwestern	2	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 27-30vs Central Michigan	6	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 26-27@ Buffalo	1	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 27-34vs Kent State	4	0	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 34-26@ Eastern Michigan	1	1	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 23-35vs Toledo	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 10-21@ Bowling Green	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		27	13	5.0	2.5	—	1

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

Will Evans

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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