CAREER NOTES
Spent three seasons with the Nittany Lions (2022-24)...Appeared in 38 career games, making six starts...Finished with 30 career receptions for 564 yards and seven touchdowns.
2024 • JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Preseason: Named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list.
Season: Appeared in 16 games, making six starts...Made 21 receptions for 415 yards and five touchdowns...Named the coaching staff's Offensive Player of the Game (Kent State - 9/21).
at West Virginia (8/31): Posted two receptions, including a 55-yard catch late in the second quarter to set up a touchdown on the next play. Bowling Green (9/7): Made two grabs for 34 yards and a touchdown...Score came on a 29-yard catch in the second quarter. Kent State (9/21): Had a career-best 116 receiving yards on a career-high four receptions, marking his first career 100-yard receiving game...Had a 59-yard touchdown grab in the third quarter...Added a 38-yard reception in the second quarter. Illinois (9/28): Made a 12-yard catch. UCLA (10/5): Had a 3-yard catch. at USC (10/12): Hauled in a 16-yard reception. at Purdue (11/16): Made a 2-yard grab. at Minnesota (11/23): Caught two passes for 51 yards...Hauled in a 45-yard touchdown in the second quarter. Maryland (11/30): Totaled 49 receiving yards on four catches. vs. Oregon (12/7): Hauled in a 22-yard touchdown in the second quarter. vs. Boise State (12/31): Made two grabs for 55 yards...Hauled in a 38-yard touchdown in the first quarter.
2023 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Postseason: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. Preseason: Named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list.
Season: Appeared in 11 games...Finished with four catches for 94 yards and a touchdown.
Delaware (9/9): Scored on a 4-yard touchdown reception from Beau Pribula in the fourth quarter. at Maryland (11/4): Posted a 5-yard reception. Rutgers (11/18): Made a 25-yard reception. at Michigan State (11/24): Tallied a 60-yard grab in the third quarter, the longest reception of his career, to set up an eventual Penn State touchdown on the drive.
2022 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Appeared in 13 games...Had 55 receiving yards and one touchdown on five receptions...Returned two kicks for 33 yards.
Ohio (9/10): Tallied two receptions for 30 yards and a touchdown, the first of his career...Score came on a 32-yard pass from Drew Allar in the third quarter...The touchdown grab was his first career catch. Minnesota (10/22): Recorded seven rushing yards on one carry. Ohio State (10/29): Made two grabs for 14 yards...Returned a kickoff for 17 yards. at Rutgers (11/19): Snagged one pass for 11 yards.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Robert M. Shoemaker High School for head coach Toby Foreman...Was a team captain as a senior...As a junior, led by Greywolves to an 8-3 record...Helped Robert M. Shoemaker to a city championship as a sophomore and a co-district title as a freshman...Was a second-team all-conference selection as a junior, as a cornerback, and a senior, as a quarterback...Recorded 853 passing yards, eight passing touchdowns, 818 rushing yards, eight rushing touchdowns and a receiving touchdown as a quarterback...As a junior, tallied two receiving touchdowns, 45 tackles, a tackle for loss, an interception, a forced fumble and two pass breakups...As a sophomore, collected 247 rushing yards, 127 receiving yards and 140 passing yards with five total touchdowns...As a freshman, threw for 938 yards, rushed for 800 yards and had 240 receiving yards with 23 touchdowns...Rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN and a three-star prospect by 247Sports, On3 and Rivals...Also competed in track, baseball and basketball...Held school records in the long jump (24.2) and the 4x100 (40.6)...Earned All-State Academic 6A honors in 2021.
PERSONAL
Full name is Donovan Omari Evans...Son of Donovan and Dorian Evans...Has two brothers, Dallas and Dakota, and a sister, Dayna...Hobbies include fishing, skating, playing video games and hanging out with friends...Plans to pursue a career working with animals.