| Orlando Evans |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Stockton, Calif.
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| High School:
Brookside Christian HS
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| Last College:
City College of San Francisco
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| Height / Weight:
6-0 / 193
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| Position:
Quarterback
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| Birthdate:
12/26/1980
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| Experience:
SQ
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On Evans: Senior quarterback who transferred to Maryland after a strong year at the junior college level in California in 2001 … began his collegiate career at the University of Oregon … is competing for the backup spot at QB … playing experience and intelligence had him holding onto the No. 2 quarterback spot in the spring … has recovered from a knee injury suffered a year ago.
2002 (Junior): Saw action in a reserve role in one game (Eastern Michigan) … in that game, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee … prior to leaving the game, he had missed on his lone pass attempt and rushed twice for 15 yards.
Junior College: Graduated from City College of San Francisco where he played one season at the California junior college powerhouse after transferring from Solano Community College in Suisun City, Calif. … rated the No. 23 JC prospect in the country (all positions) by SuperPrep … at CCSF in 2001, he led his team to the mythical national championship and an undefeated season … completed 165 of 251 (.657) passes for 2,391 yards and 28 touchdowns … finished the season as the state’s second-rated passer, posting a quarterback rating of 179.4 … CCSF went 12-0 in 2001, defeating Palomar College 61-12 in the California Community College championship game … it was the 36th consecutive win and third straight state title for CCSF … in the state title game, Evans threw four touchdown passes, including three in the first half as CCSF built a 47-0 lead … in all, Evans was 16 of 28 for 208 yards and was selected the offensive player of the game … in a big matchup vs. Sacramento CC, Evans had a hand in all seven of his team’s touchdowns (five passing, two rushing) in a 50-22 victory … in addition to finishing the season as the state’s second-rated passer, Evans finished 10th in the state in total offense (260.1 ypg) … Evans directed an offensive unit that averaged 457.5 yards per game … as a freshman at Solano CC, Evans finished 21st in the state in total offense (207.8 ypg) while directing an offensive unit that finished ninth in the state in total yards (439.7 ypg) … junior college coach was George Rush.
Oregon: Redshirted the 1999 season at the University of Oregon before transferring prior to the start of the fall 2000 season … participated in spring drills in 2000, completing 3 of 10 passes for 30 yards in the spring game … combined to complete 9 of 16 passes for 233 yards one touchdown and one interception in two other major spring scrimmages … in 1999, during his redshirt freshman season, the Ducks went 9-3 and defeated Minnesota in the Sun Bowl.
High School: Graduated from Brookside Christian High School (Stockton, Calif.) in 1999 … was considered one of the more athletic signal-callers on the West Coast as a senior … rated the fourth-best QB and 48th-best player overall on SuperPrep’s list of top players in the West … named Superior California Athletic League MVP after completing 161 of 230 (.700) passes for 2,782 yards and 37 touchdowns … led Brookside Christian to a 9-2 record in only its second year of existence … also rushed for more than 500 yards and scored 13 touchdowns rushing … received five of 10 votes on the Long Beach Press-Telegram’s Best in the West listing … earned all-state recognition from Cal-Hi Sports in addition to pulling down all-area and All-San Joaquin County honors … was nominated to play in the California-Texas all-star game … a multi-sport athlete who captured honorable mention All-America honors in basketball after helping lead his team to a Division V state title and the state finals as a point guard … also ran the third leg on the school’s 4x100-meter relay team which advanced to the state track and field finals … selected Maryland over Iowa, Oregon Sate, Indiana, Mississippi State and Kansas.
Personal: Orlando Antone-Cordell Evans was born December 26, 1980 in Seattle, Wash. … son of Olivia Collins … has two sisters … majoring in criminology and criminal justice.
Passing G-GS Att Comp Int Yds Pct TD LP
2002 1-0 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Rushing G-GS Att Net Avg TD LP
2002 1-0 2 15 7.5 0 9
