Upcoming Event: Football at FIU on September 13, 2025 at 6 p.m.
6 p.m.
Football
at FIU
Florida Atlantic University Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Roster
Evans, Austin
DE
/ FootballILB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballILB
/ FootballS
/ FootballRB
/ FootballS
/ FootballQB
/ FootballOLB
/ FootballQB
/ FootballDL
/ FootballILB
/ FootballS
/ FootballQB
/ FootballCB
/ FootballWR
/ FootballQB
/ FootballCB
/ FootballP
/ FootballWR
/ FootballS
/ FootballWR
/ FootballRB
/ FootballCB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballCB
/ FootballS
/ FootballWR
/ FootballCB
/ FootballS
/ FootballCB
/ FootballRB
/ FootballS
/ FootballCB
/ FootballS
/ FootballS
/ FootballRB
/ FootballS
/ FootballTE
/ FootballS
/ FootballP
/ FootballRB
/ FootballS
/ FootballCB
/ FootballK
/ FootballLS
/ FootballTE
/ FootballTE
/ FootballILB
/ FootballFB
/ FootballP/K
/ FootballTE
/ FootballILB
/ FootballLS
/ FootballILB
/ FootballK/P
/ FootballWR
/ FootballS
/ FootballTE
/ FootballFB
/ FootballOLB
/ FootballDE
/ FootballOLB
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOLB
/ FootballOLB
/ FootballOLB
/ FootballILB
/ FootballILB
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballILB
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballOL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballWR
/ FootballTE
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballTE
/ FootballWR
/ FootballWR
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDT
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDE
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDL
/ FootballDE
/ FootballDL
/ Football
Jersey Number 81
Austin Evans
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 247
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
- Prev School:
- Webber International
- High School:
- Dwyer
- Major:
- Finance
- Birthday:
- 1/29/1999
Bio
At FAU
Redshirt Senior (2022)
Redshirt Junior (2021)
Redshirt Senior (2022)
- Placed on scholarship prior to the end of preseason camp
- Had a 13 yard reception in the Owls 43-13 season opening win over Charlotte
- Saw special teams action at Ohio
- Recorded two catches for a total of 25 yards versus Southeastern Louisiana and his play was praised by head coach Willie Taggart, both on special teams and offense
- Drew the start versus UCF
- Collected a 24 yard pass versus Purdue
- Targeted once at UNT seeing action on both the offense and on special teams
- Hauled in a 10-yard pass versus Rice
- Recorded a 17-yard touchdown reception, his first FAU TD reception, versus UTEP
- Contributed a one-yard reception in the Owls' win over UAB
- Part of the Owls' 52-7 Shula Bowl win over FIU
- Worked with both the special teams and offensive units at Middle Tennessee
- Saw action versus WKU, the season's finale
Redshirt Junior (2021)
- Saw action at Florida
- Part of the Owls' avenge win over Georgia Southern in the home season opener
- Contributed in the Owls' 45-14 win over Fordham
- Saw action at Air Force
- Picked up his first FAU reception, a 3-yarder, in the Owls' 58-21 victory over FIU in Shula Bowl XX
- Part of the Owls' game-plan at UAB
- Played a role in the Owls' 38-9 road win over Charlotte
- Instrumental in FAU's C-USA win over UTEP
- Contributed to the team's efforts, primarily the special teams unit, in the Owls game versus Marshall
- Saw action at WKU
- Focused his attention on special teams in his final game of 2021, versus MT
- Played basketball for the Warriors, earning the team’s Most Improved Award in 2018-19, nearly doubling his scoring average from his first season (5.5 points per game as a freshman) to the next (10.5 ppg, second on the team)
- Led the team his sophomore year with 6.2 rebounds a game and with a .536 field goal percentage
- Redshirted in 2019-2020
- Finished up his high school career at Dwyer, playing both basketball and football
- Was First Team All-County and All-Conference, and Second Team All-State in football as a wide receiver
- Named, going into his final year, to ESPN West Palm’s “Top 63” Seniors list
- His junior year, at Suncoast, caught 50 passes for 808 yards and 10 scores
- Had football offers coming out of high school from FAU, Northern Illinois, Toledo, Bowling Green and more
- Finance major
Inside The Owls' Burrow S10 Ep5 Trailer
Monday, September 08
Post Game Recap vs FAMU
Saturday, September 06
Gemari Sands Post FAMU
Saturday, September 06
Inside the Owls Burrow 2025-26 #4
Thursday, September 04
