All through the years we’ve all seen in Tampa Bay how large receiver Mike Evans has had a optimistic impression on his teammates that look as much as him, particularly on the identical place. It doesn’t matter if it’s the likes of Chris Godwin and present teammate Jalen McMillan or former Bucs gamers like Scotty Miller and Tyler Johnson, they’ll all speak concerning the necessary determine that Mike Evans is.
It’s not simply gamers on the Bucs that he’s helping.
He’s lending a serving to hand to a prospect on this 12 months’s draft because of a mutual buddy. Mike Evans and Miami large receiver Samuel Brown have the identical agent, Deryk Gilmore. Speaking to Brown, who met informally with the Bucs on the NFL Mix, he mentioned that he’s been in communication with Evans throughout this draft course of.
Mike Evans Turns into A Mentor
“That’s pretty much my mentor right now,” Samuel Brown mentioned of Mike Evans. Brown then mentioned what it might be like teaming up with the Bucs’ Professional Bowl large receiver.
Miami WR Samuel Brown – Picture by: USA In the present day
“It would be like big bro, little bro,” Brown added. “He’s pretty much leading me the way, I’d listen close to everything he did because he’s the most consistent receiver production-wise, year by year.”
Brown additionally mentioned the recommendation that Evans gave him about going via this a part of the draft course of.
“Just take it day by day, don’t rush anything, make sure your head’s in the right space. Just treat it like a regular day, you’re here for a reason. Don’t question the reason you’re here and believe in the reason you’re here.”
Brown performed 5 years of faculty soccer beginning with two years at West Virginia, one other two at Houston after which completed up at Miami with the Hurricanes. An athletic receiver with an excellent capability to achieve yards after the catch, his greatest season got here in 2023 at Houston the place he recorded 62 catches for 815 yards and three touchdowns. In 2024 at Miami taking part in with Cam Ward, Brown had 36 catches for 509 yards and two scores.
Mike Evans’ Document Retains Coming Up
Speaking to different large receivers on the NFL Mix, there appears to be a standard pattern when Mike Evans is introduced up. Everybody instantly brings up his 1,000-yard receiving document as he holds the document with 11 straight 1,000-yard seasons to start a profession. He additionally has tied the document for many consecutive 1,000-yard seasons at any time in a profession with Jerry Rice.
It began with Tai Felton, a Maryland product who met formally with the Bucs and was teammates with Bucs large receiver Rakim Jarrett.
“It would be awesome,” Felton mentioned of probably taking part in with Evans. “Mike Evans had 1,000 yards every season he’s been in the league. It would be exciting, for sure.”
Bucs WR Mike Evans – Picture by: Cliff Welch/PR
Xavier Restrepo, a teammate of Samuel Brown for a season at Miami who additionally met informally with Tampa Bay, considered how he may study from the longer term Corridor of Famer.
“Playing next to someone that has the most 1,000-yard receiving seasons, that would be awesome,” Restrepo mentioned. “A lot to learn from.”
Whereas a number of gamers carry up Evans’ 1,000-yard season declare to fame, Mike Evans has one other class during which he may find yourself with one of the best. At the moment, Evans is ninth all-time with 105 profession receiving touchdowns. If we had been to as soon as once more rating 11 touchdowns like he did final season, that may put him at 116 and tie him with Antonio Gates at seventh all-time.
Evans has scored 24 touchdowns within the final two seasons. If he had been to do this over the subsequent two in 2025 and 2026 (if he retains taking part in), that may have him at 129, only one forward of Marvin Harrison for fifth all-time and one behind Cris Carter for fourth. Relying on how for much longer Mike Evans desires to maintain taking part in, he may attain fourth all-time in touchdowns and perhaps even get into the territory of Terrell Owens at 153 and Randy Moss at 156.
There’s additionally an opportunity that Evans may get into the highest 10 in profession receiving yards, however that may require two extra 1,000-yard seasons. Wherever he leads to every class, he’ll have a profession that many of those present prospects on the NFL Mix will aspire to have, t00.
