2023 Football Roster
Sawyer Evans
- Position:
- P
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 203
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Arlington, TX
- High School:
- Martin HS
- Prev School:
- Texas Southern
2024: Starting punter in all 13 games … had nine punts downed inside the 20 … posted four punts of 50+ yards … only allowed five total punt returns on the year, the fewest in FBS … led UNT to the No. 2 punt return defense in the nation allowing just 1.3 yards per punt return … averaged 40.95 yards per punt … had a season-long punt of 55 yards vs. East Carolina.
2023: A Second Team All-AAC selection by Phil Steele … served as a the team’s primary punter, appearing in all 12 games on the year for UNT … finished the year averaging 43.33 yards per punt with 12 downed inside the 20 and six punts of 50+ yards … his punting average ranked sixth in The American … allowed just 4.75 yards per punt return, good for second in the AAC … punted twice for 121 yards and had a season-long punt of 64 yards on the road against LA Tech … averaged 53.5 yards per punt on a pair of punts against Navy, one of which was downed inside the 20 … had two of his three punts downed inside the 20 against UTSA … registered three punts downed inside the 20 on five total attempts at Tulsa … had a 62 yard punt in the season-finale against UAB.
2022: Did not see game action ... preserved a redshirt season.
Prior to UNT: Spent two seasons at Texas Southern in Houston, Texas … Played in 10 games in 2021 and punted 46 times for 1,779 yards … averaged 38.8 yards with a long of 63 … had 11 punts downed inside the 20 … had three punts over 50 yards … played in two games during the 2020-21 season … punted 12 times for 478 yards … averaged 39.8 yards … had a long of 51 with five inside the 20 and one over 50 yards … prepped at Arlington Martin High School under coach Bob Wager … played in 11 games as a senior in 2018 … helped team to 5-2 district record … punted 23 times for 955 yards … averaged 41.5. yard per punt … had a long of 68 yards … pinned three inside the 20 … also ran track.
NCAA Stats Prior to UNT
| Year | TEAM | GP | PUNTS | PUNT YDS | YARDS PER PUNT | INSIDE 20 | 50+ YD PUNTS | LONG PUNT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (Spring) | Texas Southern | 2 | 12 | 478 | 39.8 | 5 | 1 | 51, vs. Southern (3/20/21) |
| 2021 | Texas Southern | 10 | 46 | 1,779 | 38.8 | 11 | 3 | 63, at Rice (9/25/21) |
| 2020-21 | TOTAL | 12 | 58 | 2,257 | 38.9 | 16 | 4 | 63, at Rice (9/25/21) |
