Not to be confused withMike Evans (DT · 1992).

Also in other sports:nbaMike Evans (PG · 1980–1988).

Mike Evans is one of the most consistent receivers of his generation — a player whose career coefficient of variation places him among the most reliable performers at the position. Year in, year out, Evans delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys — the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.

On the boards

Streaks11 straight · 1,000 receiving yards · 2014–24

WRSF#5ACT

Mike Evans

6× Pro BowlTop 2% all-time WRsFranchise Cornerstone

Height6'5"

Weight231 lb

BornAug 21, 1993

Age33

College

Career Value · VORP

331 career value over replacement — #96 all-time of 4,670. 27.6/season above a replacement-level WR.

Career Profile

Led league 1×10 top-10 Compiler31% in top 3 yrs Mr. ReliableCV 0.24

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #7 (Rd 1) · TB · 2014 · +22.7 vs expected KV-H

86actual

63.3 expected · Δ+22.7

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All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Solid

of 100

Reached 58% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

58% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader58

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leader at this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 95%.

Encyclopedia Coverage6/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Offensive, defensive, and special-teams snap counts with team-share percentages. Essential for OL and situational players. Source: nflverse snap_counts.

Defensive StatsNot available for this player

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro Day40-yard dash, vertical, broad jump, 3-cone, shuttle, bench press. Source: nflverse combine.csv.

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Where this data comes from

Modern-era stats (1999+) come from nflverse's open data releases. Pre-1999 seasons are backfilled additively from Wikipedia and NFL.com's own official season pages — never from rights-restricted sources.

nflverse — CC-BY 4.0 — attribution required
Wikipedia — Facts extracted under Feist v. Rural Telephone; courtesy CC-BY-SA attribution
NFL.com — Official league site; facts extracted under Feist, courtesy attribution

Methodology · Trust Center

Per-Snap Impact

Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+

Elite

SIS

Yards / snap:1.337 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap1.337Touch rate0.153EPA/snap0Snap share78.7%Off snaps9,869Elite · ConsistentCV 0.13

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Combine · 2014

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

WR · 2014 class

4.53s

40-Yard

Below avg · 36th pct

Pos 36thAll 73thClass Pos 34thClass All 75th

37"

Vertical

Above avg · 67th pct

Pos 67thAll 82thClass Pos 64thClass All 82th

12 reps

Bench

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 15.0 regular season → 15.4 playoffs (5 playoff seasons)

+3%

vs reg season

Career Milestones14

Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).

20141K career receiving yards
2015100 career receptions
20163K career receiving yards
201625 career receiving TDs
2017250 career receptions
20185K career receiving yards
2020

Understanding These Stats

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

Postseason Career

10 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt85Rec52Yds801TD6Ctch%61.2%Y/R15.4Y/Tgt9.41D38

College Stats

Texas A&MCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas A&M), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

Top Teammates

Lavonte DavidOLB12y William GholstonDT11y Chris Godwin Jr.WR9y Cameron BrateTE9y

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Mike inherited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR room from Vincent Jackson (2012–2016), and handed it to Adam Humphries (2015–2018).

Gerald Carter 1981–1987Bruce Hill 1987–1991Mark Carrier 1987–1992Willie Drewrey 1989–1992Lawrence Dawsey 1991–1995Courtney Hawkins

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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2026team change
Joined SF (from TB)
2026final season
Last recorded season with SF
2014draft
Drafted by TB — Round 1, Pick 7

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 231 lb

Frame

231 lb at 4.53s

Size-speed

12 reps

Bench power

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 12-season peers. See all →

peak 85

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B+2014

B+2015

A2016

B+2017

A2018

A2019

B+2020

B+2021

B+2022

B+2023

B+2024

C+2025

Availability

Era Translator

Rec Yds translated to the 2025 NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rec Yds	Rec Yds/G	→ 2025 Rec Yds	→ 2025 /G
2014	1,051	70.1	1,062+11	62.4
2015	1,206	80.4	1,270+64	74.7
2016	1,321	82.6	1,321	77.7
2017	1,001	66.7	1,060+59	62.4
2018	1,524	95.3	1,541+17	90.6
2019	1,157	89	1,482+325	87.2
2020	1,006	62.9	989-17	58.2
2021	1,035	64.7	1,029-6	60.5
2022	1,124	74.9	1,204+80	70.8
2023	1,255	73.8	1,212-43	71.3
2024	1,004	71.7	1,208+204	71.1
2025	368	46	782+414	46

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:player_stats_def · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 9/29/2026

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Below avg · 26th pct

Pos 26thAll 7thClass Pos 34thClass All 11th

7.08s

3-Cone

Below avg · 27th pct

Pos 27thAll 62thClass Pos 32thClass All 62th

4.26s

Shuttle

Below avg · 39th pct

Pos 39thAll 66thClass Pos 40thClass All 65th

8K career receiving yards

2020500 career receptions

202050 career receiving TDs

202175 career receiving TDs

202210K career receiving yards

2023750 career receptions

202412K career receiving yards

2024100 career receiving TDs

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Snap Counts (2012–present)

Off / Off% — Offensive snaps played and share of team total. The most reliable usage metric for skill positions and OL.

Def / Def% — Defensive snaps played and share of team total.

ST / ST% — Special-teams snaps played and share of team total.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Mike Evans 2014–2025

The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 13 seasons.

20142026

2025 · cause not documented · 47%2026 · cause not documented · 18%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Durable

Canton Monitor · HOF

Calibrated Hall-of-Fame probability — fit against actual enshrinement. See all →

18%

Active · Building

What carries the case

Era Quality (KV-H) 40.1%Pro Bowls 23.7%Longevity 21.7%All-Time Ranks 9.2%League Leads 5.3%

Monitor score 76 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).

Career Fingerprint

Statistical profile across 5 dimensions

Overall

Longevity85

Peak85

Accolades18

Consistency76

Per-Snap88

Career Geography

Journeyman · 3 crestsLeague board →

Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 13 seasons (2014–2026) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

TB 2014–2025 KC 2020 SF 2026

On the boards

Mike Evans

All-Time Standing

Where this data comes from

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2014

Postseason Career

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

2014 Draft Class· this player went #7

Career Geography