Heading into the start of the 2020 college football season, Chris Evans was the most experienced running back at the University of Michigan, but he hardly received any playing time.
He finished the season with 16 carries, nine receptions and 160 yards on a Michigan team that went 2-4. The Wolverines didn’t find a role for Evans, who nearly fell through the cracks as an NFL Draft prospect.
“All the stuff I went through at Michigan, I just feel like that was part of my story,” Evans said. “I knew as soon as I got the opportunity to do what I do, be valued like this, it’s just surreal.