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Football
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Florida Atlantic University Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Jersey Number 81
Austin Evans
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 247
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
- Prev School:
- Webber International
- High School:
- Dwyer
- Major:
- Finance
- Birthday:
- 1/29/1999
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
Spring Practice #1, 2026
Tuesday, March 17
Inside the Owls Burrow 2025-26 Spring Show #5
Monday, March 16
Inside the Owls Burrow 2025-26 Spring Show #4
Friday, February 27
Inside the Owls Burrow 2026 Spring Show #3
Tuesday, February 10
