Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator Mike Smith said rookie S Justin Evans is what he calls a ‘hybrid’ safety, one who can play free and strong (safety).”(Evans) is very athletic, and he’s got very good range and can get down in the box.”
- Evans was deployed all over the field for Texas A&M in 2016 but spent most of his time at free safety.
- In 2016, Evans’ eight passes defended ranked second among FBS safeties.
- Evans’ 90.2 coverage grade ranked third of all FBS safeties in 2016.
- His most difficult transition to playing strong safety in the NFL will be his tackling.