Overview Three-year starter with tackle experience on both sides who plays with excellent core strength, good hand placement and a noticeable nasty streak. Evans is below average as an athlete but makes up for it with upper-body power and solid technique. Despite being under 6-foot-5, his arm length (34 3/4 inches) might convince a team to try him at right tackle before any moves inside. He might be scheme-dependent, but strength and toughness give him a shot at becoming a good backup with eventual starter potential.
Strengths
- Built with a stout frame and nearly 35-inch arms
- Started at both right and left tackle and might offer swing value
- Relatively unfazed by bull-rush attempts
- Sticks a strong punch into the chest of incoming rushers
- Grip strength for solid secure and mirror
- Impressive core strength
- Shows ability to match power for power in upper half
- Adequate agility for short pulls
- Well-schooled with feel for landmarks and technique
- Good timing and radar up to second-level targets on gap runs
- Play demeanor best described as aggressive and chippy
Weaknesses
- Shorter than average at the tackle spot
- Hip tightness restricts depth of kick slides
- Below-average quickness in race versus edge rushers
- Shows a tendency to lunge when beaten
- Lacks proper hip bend to drop pad level and win with leverage
- Could struggle in generating drive movement if moved inside to guard
- Stiff-kneed upper-body mauler on down blocks
- Narrow drive base causes him to fall off-center from the block
- Faces range limitations as move blocker
- Plodding with heavy feet out in space
Sources Tell Us
"The tape (in 2018) was a little bit disappointing compared to (2017) when he was at right tackle. I would play him at right tackle before ever thinking of moving him inside. He has some limitations and you have to help him some, but he can be a player on the right side." Area scout for AFC team
By Lance Zierlein (NFL.COM)