2019 Football Roster
Roster
Isaiah Evans
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 236
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Cherokee, N.C.
- High School:
- Cherokee HS
Starred at Cherokee (N.C.) High under Coach Kent Briggs … Big back who runs the 40-yard dash in 4.6 seconds … Selected to play in the 2018 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas in Spartanburg, S.C. … Finished career with 3,791 yards rushing and 52 touchdowns on the ground … Had a pair of 1,000-yard seasons during his career … Caught 64 career passes for 563 yards and two more scores … Hampered by injuries during senior season, but still carried 158 times for 792 yards and nine touchdowns in 10 games … Earned honorable mention All-Western North Carolina honors in 2017 from the Asheville Citizen-Times … An All-Smoky Mountain Conference selection at running back … Helped team to a 14-1 record and the 2017 North Carolina Class 1A State Championship in 2017 … Carried 192 times for 1,429 yards and 21 touchdowns that season … Posted nine games with 100+ yards on the ground … Had four games with 150+ yards on the season … Carried 19 times for 100 yards and a touchdown in the state title game win over North Duplin … Had 152 yards and a score on 28 carries in the state semifinals … Carried 12 times for a season-high 190 yards and five scores vs. Union Academy … Had 193 carries for 1,051 yards and 17 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2016 … Posted 519 yards and five scores on 117 carries during sophomore season … Chose Gardner-Webb after considering Western Carolina and East Carolina.
