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University of Rhode Island

2018 Football Roster

20 Ahkema Evans

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 175
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Coatesville, Pa.
  • High School Coatesville
  • Position DB

Biography

2018 (Senior)

  • Started all eight games he played at cornerback
  • Finished the season with 17 tackles, including 11 solo stops
  • Also broke up three passes
  • Served as a kick returner, averaging 17.6 yards on five returns

2017 (Junior)

  • Appeared in all 11 games, making starts
  • Had 18 tackles, one tackle for loss, three pass break ups and one interception
  • Made one stop against Villanova (11/11)
  • Had one tackle against James Madison (11/4)
  • Had two tackles and one interception that was returned 27 yards at Albany (10/28)
  • Had one tackle against Elon (10/21)
  • Made three tackles and broke up one pass at Maine (10/14)
  • Had one tackle at Brown (9/30)
  • Made one stop at New Hampshire (9/23)
  • Had four tackles and one tackle for loss against Harvard (9/16)
  • Had two tackles against Stony Brook (9/9)
  • Made two tackles and had one pass break up at Central Michigan (8/31)

2016 (Sophomore)

  • Appeared in five games, making one start
  • Finished the year with 10 tackles and one forced fumble
  • Made one tackle at Stony Brook (10/15)
  • Had seven tackles and one forced fumble at Harvard (9/16)
  • Had one tackle against Albany (9/10)
  • Had one tackle at Kansas (9/3)

2015 (Freshman)

  • Started all 10 games he played
  • Finished season with 34 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, four pass break ups and one interception
  • Had four tackles at Towson (11/21)
  • Had three tackles against Stony Brook (11/14)
  • Made one stop at New Hampshire (10/31)
  • Had six tackles against Richmond (10/17)
  • Had three tackles and his first career interception against Delaware (10/10)
  • Had five tackles and one pass break up at Brown (10/3)
  • Had 127 kick return yards on five returns, plus one pass break-up at Maine (9/26)
  • Had three tackles and two pass break ups against Harvard (9/19)
  • Had six tackles at Albany (9/12)
  • Started his collegiate debut at cornerback and had three tackles at Syracuse (9/4)

Before URI

  • A physical cornerback who also played slot receiver for Coatesville
  • Was a 2014 All-Ches-Mont League National Conference First-Team honoree
  • Selected to play in the prestigious Big 33 all-star game
  • Led Coatesville to a 13-1 record and the Ches-Mont championship
  • Was recruited heavily by Temple and also had offers from Albany and Coastal Carolina, among others
  • Had 10 interceptions in two seasons at Coatesville

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2015Freshman

    DB
    5'9" 175 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2016Sophomore

    DB
    5'9" 175 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2017Junior

    DB
    5'9" 175 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2018Senior

    DB
    5'9" 175 lbs
    20