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Mitchell Evans

Tight End, Carolina Panthers · #84.

Player facts

Team: Carolina Panthers
Position: Tight End
Number: 84
Born: Mar 18, 2003 (age 23)
Birthplace: Wadsworth, OH, USA
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 258 lbs
College: Notre Dame
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	6	7	66	11.0	0	19	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Career	25	32	237	9.5	2	25	11	1	1	1.0	0	1	0	0

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	8 targets	+0.25	75%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 4	vs DET	W 32-26	1	1	8	8.0	0	8	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ CLE	L 21-18	3	3	36	12.0	0	19	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ ATL	W 34-3	1	1	13	13.0	0	13	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs CHI	L 59-37	1	2	9	9.0	0	9	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Mitchell James Evans (born March 18, 2003) is an American professional football tight end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the Panthers in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Mitchell Evans (American football), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Evans attended Wadsworth High School in Wadsworth, Ohio. He was the starting quarterback his senior year in high school in 2020, passing for 23 touchdowns and 2,132 yards. As a tight end his junior year in 2019, he had 19 receptions for 306 yards and seven touchdowns. Evans committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football.

College career

Evans played in 20 games as a backup to Michael Mayer his first two years at Notre Dame and had five receptions for 60 yards and a touchdown total. In 2023, he took over as the team's starting tight end.

From Wikipedia’s article on Mitchell Evans (American football), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹