2023 Football Roster

27 Ja'Terious Evans

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Center, Texas

Biography

Transfer from SFA will compete for the starting job at the Bandit position . . . recorded 110 tackles, four interceptions and seven pass break-ups in 41 career games for the Lumberjacks . . . SFA HIGHLIGHTS | 2022 SEASON (JUNIOR): Started all 11 games at cornerback in 2022 . . . ranked fourth on the team with a career-best 40 tackles (26 solos, 14 assists), with 3.5 resulting in losses (13 yards) including 1.5 sacks (10 yards) . . . recorded two interceptions (21 yards) and three pass break-ups . . . also credited with three quarterback hurries . . . posted six tackles (3 solos, 3 assists), including half for a 1-yard loss, in the regular-season finale at ACU as the Lumberjacks claimed the Western Athletic Conference Championship, 24-21 . . . also contributed six stops vs. Central Arkansas (5 solos, 1 assists), including half for a 1-yard loss . . . matched his season-high with seven tackles (5 solos, 2 assists) at Southern Utah . . . had a season-best seven stops (3 solos, 4 assists) and a QB hurry vs. ACU; also returned a punt for 16 yards . . . 2021 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in 11 games in 2021 . . . made 11 tackles (7 solos, 4 assists), including one for a 4-yard loss, to go along with an interception (2 yards), pass break-up and QB hurry . . . 2020 SEASON: Received COVID-19 season of competition waiver . . . appeared in all 10 games and produced 27 tackles . . . made three tackles and forced a fumble vs. Western Colorado . . . tallied four stops, including one for a 4-yard loss, and a pass break-up vs. West Texas A&M . . . delivered a season-high six tackles at SMU . . . 2019 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in nine games in 2019 . . . registered 32 tackles and two pass break-ups . . . his first career interception came in the season finale at Northwestern State; intercepted the pass at the SFA goal late in the first half to end a NSU scoring threat; blocked a punt early in the second quarter to set up a touchdown; added three stops and a pass break-up . . . recorded a career-high 10 tackles vs. McNeese . . . 2018 SEASON: Redshirted . . .  HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Three-year starter for Coach Barry Bowman at Center (Texas) High School . . . nominated for Dave Campbell’s Mr. Texas Football Award after accounting for 1,543 all-purpose yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior in 2017 . . . All-District 9-4A selection on both sides of the football as a senior: first-team wide receiver and second-team defensive back . . . set prep career highs with 61 receptions for 1,078 yards (17.7 avg.) and 10 TDs in 2017 . . . returned nine kickoffs for 346 yards (38.4 avg.) as a senior, including a 90-yard runback for a score vs. Gilmer . . . returned four punts for 92 yards (23.0 avg.), including a 67-yarder for a TD . . . had eight receptions for 276 yards and four TDs vs. Kilgore in 2017; set Center single-game records for receiving yards, TD receptions (tied) and longest pass play . . . also eclipsed the 200-yard receiving milestone vs. Chapel Hill (210) in 2017 . . . recorded a prep career-best 32 tackles, including one for a loss, and two pass break-ups as a senior . . . earned all-district first-team honors as a specialist and second-team recognition as a receiver as a junior in 2016 . . . caught 28 passes for 500 yards (17.9 avg.) and five TDs as a junior . . . collected 30 tackles, including two for losses, a career-high four interceptions and two pass break-ups in 2016 . . . garnered All-District 6-4A First-Team honors on both sides of the football as a sophomore in 2015 . . . Roughrider multi-sport athlete was named named 4A All-Region II First Team by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches as well as District 16-4A MVP as a junior in 2016-17 . . . received first-team all-district honors as a sophomore and District 19-4A Newcomer of the Year as a freshman . . . born May 17, 1999 . . . brother Octavious Evans was a four-year letterman as a wide receiver at Boise State (2017-21) . . . earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from SFA in December 2022 . . . currently pursuing a second bachelor’s degree in general studies at ULM.

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