2015 Football Roster
Roster
Evans, Craig

Jersey Number 72
Craig Evans
- Position:
- DT
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 318
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Sun Prairie, Wis.
- High School:
- Sun Prairie
Bio
Career Statistics | Game-by-Game Statistics: 2014 | 2015 CAREER NOTES: Rising sophomore will compete for playing time at defensive tackle. 2015 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw action in all 14 games on the defensive line to earn his first letter . . . recorded 21 tackles, including 3.5 for losses (12 yards) and one sack (5 yards) . . . had 13 tackles in the last six games . . . named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team by BTN.com and ESPN.com . . . posted two stops against second-ranked Alabama in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Cotton Bowl Classic . . . matched his career high with four tackles in win at No. 2 Ohio State . . . credited with a half sack (4 yards) vs. Maryland and had two stops overall . . . recorded career highs in tackles (4) and tackles for loss (1.5 for 5 yards) at Nebraska . . . posted two stops each vs. Rutgers, Central Michigan and Western Michigan. 2014 SEASON: Redshirted . . . saw action in three games (Jacksonville State, Eastern Michigan, Wyoming) . . . tallied his first career tackle in the season opener against Jacksonville State. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Selected to the USA Football roster for the 2014 U.S. Under-19 National Team against Team Canada in the 2014 International Bowl series Feb. 7 at Maverick Stadium at the University of Texas at Arlington . . . participated in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl Jan. 3 in Orlando, Florida . . . ranked one of the nation's top players by Scout.com (No. 167), Rivals.com (No. 188) and CollegeFootballNews.com (No. 207) . . . listed as one of the nation's top defensive tackles by Rivals.com (No. 11), Scout.com (No. 16), CFN (No. 17), 247Sports (No. 18) and ESPN.com (No. 34) . . . named the top recruit in the state of Wisconsin by Rivals.com and on the Detroit Free Press Best of the Midwest list . . . also listed as one of the top seniors in Wisconsin by 247Sports (No. 2) and ESPN.com (No. 2) . . . named one of the top recruits in the Midwest (No. 43) by ESPN.com . . . named to PrepStar's All-Midwest Team . . .four-year starter for Brian Kaminski at Sun Prairie High School . . . two-time first-team all-state selection by both The Associated Press and Wisconsin Football Coaches Association . . . two-time All-Big Eight Conference pick . . . produced 71 tackles, including 15 for losses with six sacks, as a senior while being named Big Eight Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year . . . scored two rushing touchdowns vs. Madison Memorial in 2013 . . . recorded 72 tackles (36 solos, 36 assists) as a junior, with 18 resulting in losses including three sacks . . . posted a season-high 12 tackles vs. Badger, including one behind the line of scrimmage . . . born Feb. 1, 1995 . . . no-preference major.
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