Will Evans: DE · Ohio · #9.
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Will Evans
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. The five seasons at Ohio span two head coaches: Frank Solich and Tim Albin. First career honor, 2021: MAC Defensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Central Michigan — Week 6, 2021.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Eleven Warriors Oct 27
The Columbus Dispatch Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| 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 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
9%2 sacksTFL rate
19%5 TFLHurry rate
15%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
38%2 of 6 pressures27 tackles · 5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
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
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Pass share
42.2%
312 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
61.6
12 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
355 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Ohio, 7 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Frank Solich → Tim Albin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
