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VikingsVictorious wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 3:19 am Incredible athlete. I like the pick.

J. Kapp 11 wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 10:36 pm

VikingsVictorious wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 3:19 am Incredible athlete. I like the pick.

This is an under-the-radar pick, IMO. We could be looking at a Booth-Evans CB duo by the time 2023.

VikingLord wrote: ↑Mon May 02, 2022 1:17 pm Evans is a very intriguing pick for a variety of reasons. I was surprised he was still available as late as he was and wonder if there was something in his background that teams were not thrilled with, but in terms of his development potential, I really like what he brings to the table.

VikingsVictorious wrote: ↑Mon May 02, 2022 1:28 pm

VikingLord wrote: ↑Mon May 02, 2022 1:17 pm Evans is a very intriguing pick for a variety of reasons. I was surprised he was still available as late as he was and wonder if there was something in his background that teams were not thrilled with, but in terms of his development potential, I really like what he brings to the table.

It's always possible there's some unreported red flag, but from all I see he is squeaky clean.

A teenage Akayleb Evans was frustrated with what he saw as a lack of opportunities to help people. His upbringing had instilled in him a desire to give back, especially in his hometown of McKinney, Texas, but he didn’t think he had the resources to do what he wanted to. He told his mother, Nita Evans, as much.

Nita suggested he start small. Maybe he couldn’t do as much as he’ll be able to someday — he hopes — in the NFL, but he could get a start in high school and grow from there.

The two laid the groundwork for the Akayleb Evans Foundation that day in 2017. It was before Evans went off to play college football at Tulsa, and the idea behind the initiative was simple: Each time Evans came home from school, for Thanksgiving, in the offseason, he would do something to help people in McKinney, a Dallas suburb with a population just under 200,000.

The foundation has expanded in the years since, just as Nita had forecast. Evans, too, has broadened the scope of the way he helps people, both in McKinney and Tulsa, where, before transferring to Missouri ahead of this season, he left a legacy that will far outlast any of his contributions on the field.

J. Kapp 11 wrote: ↑Fri May 06, 2022 5:18 pm

VikingsVictorious wrote: ↑Mon May 02, 2022 1:28 pm

It's always possible there's some unreported red flag, but from all I see he is squeaky clean.

By everything I can tell, this is a good dude. He's already got a charitable foundation, The Akayleb Evans Foundation.

From the Columbia Missourian:

A teenage Akayleb Evans was frustrated with what he saw as a lack of opportunities to help people. His upbringing had instilled in him a desire to give back, especially in his hometown of McKinney, Texas, but he didn’t think he had the resources to do what he wanted to. He told his mother, Nita Evans, as much.

Nita suggested he start small. Maybe he couldn’t do as much as he’ll be able to someday — he hopes — in the NFL, but he could get a start in high school and grow from there.

The two laid the groundwork for the Akayleb Evans Foundation that day in 2017. It was before Evans went off to play college football at Tulsa, and the idea behind the initiative was simple: Each time Evans came home from school, for Thanksgiving, in the offseason, he would do something to help people in McKinney, a Dallas suburb with a population just under 200,000.

The foundation has expanded in the years since, just as Nita had forecast. Evans, too, has broadened the scope of the way he helps people, both in McKinney and Tulsa, where, before transferring to Missouri ahead of this season, he left a legacy that will far outlast any of his contributions on the field.

Link to the article.

Evans has already Tweeted about things he hopes to do with his foundation in the Minneapolis area. Don't know how good a player he'll be, but it's pretty easy to root for a guy like that.