Iowa Hawkeyes 2023 Snapshot Profile: No. 13 Joe Evans
Pass-rushing specialist Joe Evans is everything we all love about Iowa football.
Iowa isn’t as glamorous as some of the other schools in the country. We may not have the great weather of Miami or the NIL influence of USC, but what Iowa does have is a strong culture of over-performing. Every year the Hawkeyes take undervalued recruits, show them the way and turn them into top Big Ten players.
Joe Evans wasn’t a highly-touted recruit coming out of Ames, Iowa. He wasn’t even ranked at all. A quarterback and linebacker coming out of high school, Evans took his shot as a walk-on at the University of Iowa in 2018. By 2020, he earned a scholarship after transitioning to defensive end. Now entering 2023, Evans is a prolific super-senior looking to boost Iowa’s chances at making it back to the Big Ten Championship.
Evans enjoyed a great amount of success over the past two years as the Hawkeyes’ pass-rushing specialist. Evans has 13.5 sacks over the past two seasons, leading the Hawkeyes in the category back in 2021. He has a relentless rushing style that makes him a terror off the edge, a perfect complement to some of the other pieces on the Iowa defensive line.
Returning for one final season, here’s a last preview look at a true Hawkeye in Joe Evans.
Joe Evans' Preseason Player Profile
Hometown: Ames, Iowa
Ht: 6-2
Wt: 246
Class in 2023: Sr
Recruiting Ranking
Evans is a former walk-on to the Iowa football program, unranked coming out of high school.
Before Iowa
Earned all-state honorable mention honors as a senior
First-team all-conference as a junior and senior
Three-year football letterman as linebacker and quarterback
Career Stats
Tackles | Def Int | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FR | LB | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
SO | DE | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
JR | DE | 14 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
SR | DE | 13 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Provided by CFB at Sports Reference: View Original Table
Generated 6/1/2023.
Depth Chart Overview
Joe Evans will once again start at defensive end for the Iowa Hawkeyes, featured mostly as a pass rusher. Expect to see him on the field for a majority of pass-rushing situations, pinning his ears back and getting after the quarterback.
Quote Them
“When I sat down with my family to make a decision for next year, the answer was crystal clear: I am excited to announce that I will be back next year in black and gold. I cannot pass up the chance to be a part of this team and this program again, to swarm out with my teammates and coaches in front of such great fans,” Evans wrote in his announcement that he was returning back in early January.
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