2020 Football Roster
Tye Evans
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 240
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Macedonia, Ohio
- Prev School:
- Nordonia HS
- High School:
- Nordonia
- Major:
- Social Work
Awards and Honors:
2019, 2020 Academic All-Mid-American Conference
2020 (R-So.): Played in all eight games with three starts at running back … also a key special teams player … ran for 360 yards on 80 carries for an average of 4.5 yards per attempt … tallied a career-high 101 rushing yards on 25 carries in his first career start to help BSU to a win at Toledo … had 94 yards on 18 carries in the MAC Championship Game victory over No. 23 Buffalo … scored rushing touchdowns in the MAC West championship-clinching victory over Western Michigan and the Arizona Bowl win over No. 19 San Jose State … recorded BSU’s longest rush of the season on a 46-yard carry against Northern Illinois … caught three passes on the year, including one for 25 yards in the bowl victory … recovered two special teams fumbles, one in the win over Eastern Michigan and one in the victory at Central Michigan … returned a pair of kickoffs for an average of 28 yards … member of the football program’s leadership council.
2019 (R-Fr.): Played in eight games, mainly on special teams … recorded tackles against Ohio on Oct. 26 and Western Michigan on Nov. 5 … picked up three carries in the win over Toledo on Oct. 19, including a 44-yarder in the fourth quarter.
2018 (Fr.): Played in the final four games of the season, mainly on special teams … took a redshirt season … made his collegiate debut at Ohio on Oct. 25 … his lone carry came at Toledo on Oct. 31.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters from head coach Jeff Fox at Nordonia High … 2-star recruit via 247Sports … team captain … two-time first team all-conference … honorable mention All-Ohio as a junior … racked up more than 1,200 yards rushing and nearly 2,200 yards receiving as a prepster … helped the team reach the state championship game as a freshman … also lettered four years in basketball and three years thus far in track.
PERSONAL: Son of Tyrone Evans and Darann Warner … two brothers and two sisters … born Sept. 7, 1999 in Akron, Ohio … his father was a wrestler in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) … his grandfather, Tyrone Evans Sr., played collegiate football and basketball at Kent State and went on to play in the NFL for the Denver Broncos … full name is Tye Christopher Evans.
