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Registered 11.5 quarterback sacks and a total 35.5 tackles for loss during two-year career with the Bobcats ... recorded 95 total tackles during career ... received individual accolades from the Southland Conference to culminate both his junior and senior season ... was named the Southland Conference's newcomer of the year after his junior season ... selected the league's Defensive Player of the Year as a senior ... in addition to SLC honors, was named to the American Football Coaches Association's All-America team ... also honored as a third-team selection on The Sports Network All-America squad ... named to the 2005 Don Hansen's Football Gazette NCAA I-AA Southwest All-Region team team as well as honored as a selection to the publication's All-America Second Team ... signed with Texas State as an offensive lineman but was moved to defensive tackle the first week of spring practices (2004) ... had the size a coaching staff looks for in an offensive lineman, but beyond that moved incredibly well, had great hip-flexibility and great speed ... move to defense marked a better fit for his body type ... has the frame of a big man but the movement of a smaller player, a combination that would have allowed him to play anywhere in the country ... one of the things that differentiated him from other players was his approach to practice and games ... approached every day with the idea of what could he do to become better and worked hard to improve his technique ... in addition to his accomplishments on the field, is an Oak Farms Dairy Academic Award recipient at Texas State ... was one of two Texas State players to be invited to play in the Hula Bowl.
Fred Evans
2004: Registered 33 total tackles for the Bobcats, including 17.5 for losses to account for -61 yards ... had 26 solo stops and 14 assists in his first season for the `Cats ... led the team with 6.5 quarterback sacks for 35 lost yards ... also had a pass breakup and officially was credited with five quarterback hurries ... forced a fumble in the Bobcats' game against Division I-A Florida Atlantic ... credited with at least a share of a quarterback sack in each of Texas State's first three games ... registered 4.5 tackles, including four solo hits, in the Bobcats' game at Baylor ... had two tackles for loss against the Big 12 Conference school, including a quarterback sack and was credited with a quarterback hurry ... had a solid game in the Bobcats' game against Division I-A opponent Florida Atlantic, registering four solo hits and two assisted stops ... accounted for four tackles for -15 yards and also had two quarterback sacks for nine lost yards against FAU ... in Texas State's Southland Conference opener against Stephen F. Austin, had four total tackles, including two for losses ... helped preserve the 17-14 win over SFA with a quarterback sack with two minutes to play .. SFA would throw three straight incompletions after the sack and the Bobcats would run out the clock.
College of Dupage: Played two seasons for the Chaparrals and Coach Bobby Bennett ... earned Second-Team All-North Central Community College Conference (N4C) honors as well as All-Region IV at the school known as the Midwest's largest single campus community college ... played on the offensive line as a sophomore after being moved from defensive line where he played his rookie year.
Morgan Park High School: Two-way starting lineman for Coach Lexie Spurlock at Morgan Park High School which is generally recognized as one of the top five high schools in the Chicago Public School system.
Personal: Born Nov. 6, 1983 in Chicago ... son of Fred Evans and Sequocoyia Stanley ... cousin of Texas Rangers outfielder Gary Matthews, Jr. ... exercise and sports science major who is also pursuing a minor in business administration at Texas State.
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