Drew Evans

BLOOMINGTON, IN - September 20, 2025 - offensive lineman Drew Evans #62 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Indiana Hoosiers at Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Dani Meersman/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Dani Meersman/Indiana Athletics

Position:
OL
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 309
Year:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Fort Atkinson, Wis.
High School:
Fort Atkinson
Prev School:
Wisconsin

Career Notes & Records
All 17 career games played are starts ... Missed three games in 2025 due to injury ... Suffered a season-ending injury prior to Week 11 against Michigan (11/9) in 2024 ... Made collegiate debut in the season opener versus FIU (8/31) ... Began career at Wisconsin (2022) and transferred to Indiana prior to 2023 season ... Part of an offensive line that was named semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award.

2025 (Redshirt Junior Season)
Season: Started eight games at left guard ... Missed three games due to injury (Week 10-12) ... Part of an offensive line unit that paved the way for four-straight 300-yard rushing efforts to start the season - a program-record streak and longest Power 4 stretch since Baylor in 2017 ... Helped IU post multiple rushing touchdowns in six of eight starts.

Awards: Part of an offensive line that was selected to the Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll.

Old Dominion (8/30): Blocked for 502 yards of total offense with 309 on the ground ... The 309 rushing yards were the most in a season opener since 2014 (455, Indiana State) and the most against an FBS opponent since 2016 (414, Maryland) ... Paved the way for Roman Hemby’s first 100-yard rushing game as a Hoosier and eighth of his career. Kennesaw State (9/6): Paved the way for 593 yards of total offense and eight total touchdowns ... Protected Fernando Mendoza to the tune of 245 yards passing and four touchdown throws ... Helped IU post its second-straight 300-plus yard rushing effort with 313 yards on the ground. Indiana State (9/12): Helped pave the way for Khobie Martin’s first-career 100-yard rushing game - all coming in the second half ... Part of an offensive line unit that paved the way for 301 yards rushing and three rushing scores. Illinois (9/20): Part of a unit that helped the offensive pile up 579 yards of total offense, which included 312 yards rushing ... The rushing effort marked a program-record four-straight games with at least 300 yards rushing ... Part of Khobie Martin’s second-straight 100-yard rushing effort. at Iowa (9/27): Protected Fernando Mendoza to the tune of 233 yards passing and two touchdowns. Oregon (10/11): Helped the offense gain 326 yards of total offense with two rushing touchdowns and one passing score ... Cleared the way for two Roman Hemby rushing scores ... Protected Fernando Mendoza for 215 yards passing and just one sack in the game. Michigan State (10/18): Kept a clean pocket with no sacks allowed ... Protected Fernando Mendoza to the tune of 24-of-28 passing (.857) and his first 300-yard passing game as a Hoosier (332) ... Helped the rushing attack gain 132 yards with one rushing score. UCLA (10/25): Helped Indiana not allow a sack for the second-straight Big Ten game, the second-straight season with back-to-back clean pockets and just the third since a five-game stretch in 2001 ... IU gained 475 yards of total offense (262 rushing, 213 passing) with four rushing touchdowns and three passing scores.

2024 (Sophomore Season)
Awards: Part of an offensive line that was named semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten.

Season: Started nine games ... Suffered a season-ending injury prior to Week 11 against Michigan (11/9) ... Made collegiate debut in the season opener versus FIU (8/31) ... One of eight non-true freshmen to make collegiate debut in 2024 ... One of six Hoosiers to make first collegiate start in 2024 ... Part of an offensive line that didn’t allow a sack in back-to-back Big Ten games (Week 9, Washington; Week 10, at Michigan State) for the first time since a five-game streak in 2001 ... Paved the way for multiple rushing touchdowns in nine-straight games to start the season.

FIU (8/31): Made collegiate debut in a start at right guard ... Helped IU to 234 team rushing yards which were the most by a Hoosier backfield since 257 yards at Michigan State (11/19) in 2022. Western Illinois (9/6): Part of a program-record 701 yards of total offense ... Paved the way for 323 yards rushing and seven touchdowns on the ground ... The rushing total marked IU’s first 300-yard rushing game since 2016 (Maryland, 414) ... Helped the offense produce 300 yards rushing and passing in the same game for the first time since 2015 (Purdue). at UCLA (9/14): Helped IU gain 430 yards of total offense (123 rush, 307 pass) for its third-straight game of 400-plus yards ... The 29-point victory was the largest winning margin in a Big Ten road game for IU since 2001 at Wisconsin. Charlotte (9/21): Part of an offensive line that helped IU to 500-plus yards of total offense and 50-plus points for the second time in 2024 ... Cleared the way for six rushing touchdowns and 222 yards rushing ... The six rushing scores are the second time in 2024 IU scored six-or-more rushing touchdowns to mark the first time since at least 1996 to accomplish the feat in multiple games of a season. Maryland (9/28): Helped the offense gain 510 yards of total offense for the third time in 2024 ... Paved the way for 151 yards rushing and three touchdowns ... Protected Kurtis Rourke to the tune of 22-of-33 passing for 359 yards and three touchdown passes. at Northwestern (10/5): Protected Kurtis Rourke for a 380-yard passing games, which ranks No. 14 on the single-season charts and No. 9 in Big Ten-only games in program history ... Helped the team gain 529 yards of total offense for its fourth such game in 2024. Nebraska (10/19): Paved the way for the first 200-yard rushing game (215) against Nebraska defense since 2023 (Michigan) ... IU scored the first rushing touchdown on Nebraska as part of five touchdowns on the ground ... More than doubled NU’s season rushing yards allowed average entering the game (84.2 ypg). Washington (10/26): Part of an offensive line that did not allow a tackle for loss for the first time since 2013 (Navy) ... Led a rushing attack that ran the ball 52 times for the most rushing attempts by an IU backfield since 2016 (54; Purdue) ... Helped Justice Ellison to the first back-to-back 100-yard rushing effort since Stevie Scott III in 2019 with 123 yards. at Michigan State (11/2): Protected Kurtis Rourke to the tune of 263 yards and four touchdown passes ... Offensive line did not allow a sack for the second-straight game and posted the first back-to-back Big Ten games without a sack allowed since 2001.

2023 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Did not see any game action.

2022 (Freshman Season - Wisconsin)
Did not see any game action and redshirted his initial collegiate season.

Prep/Personal
Offensive lineman for head coach Nick Nelson at Fort Atkinson High School ... Earned first-team All-Badger Small Football Conference as a senior ... Also lettered in basketball and track & field ... Second-team all-conference pick in basketball ... Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division I state qualifier in the discus and shot put ... Broke a 55-year-old school record in the shot put with a throw of 54-10.5.