Murray State University Athletics
2012 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 90
Tyler Evans
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 295
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- High School:
- H.B. Plant HS
2011: Appeared in 10 games...earned the start against Louisville in the season opener...finished season with 13 tackles, seven solo, 4.5 tackles-for-loss, one sack and one blocked kick...posted a pair of tackles in five games...recorded a big sack at the end of the first half against Tennessee Tech that set up a touchdown...blocked the potential game-tieing extra point in the final minute in the victory over SEMO.
2010: Appeared in all 11 games, earning the start against Tennessee State..finished season with 13 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss, and a half-sack...posted three tackles, including 1.5 for loss, against Austin Peay...blocked an extra point against TSU.
2009: Appeared in 10 games, making two starts...registered 10 tackles, two tackles-for-loss and one sack...had a pair of tackles and a sack against Kentucky Wesleyan...had a tackle-for-loss against North Carolina State...posted career-best three stops against Eastern Kentucky.
2008: Redshirted during the 2008 season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner for head coach Robert Weiner at H.B. Plant High School...helped the Panthers to a 35-5 record, three-straight district championships and the 2007 state championship...finished his career with 165 tackles (124 solo), 77 tackles-for-loss, 10 sacks and three fumble recoveries...posted 55 tackles and fives sacks his senior season on his way to earning First-Team All-Florida Athletic Coaches Association honors...earned second-team all-state and first-team all-county accolades as a junior...also a four-year letterwinner on the track and field team...member of the Beta Honor Club.
PERSONAL: Full name is James Tyler Evans...born June 26, 1990...son of Donnie and Marlene Evans...majoring in management.
2010: Appeared in all 11 games, earning the start against Tennessee State..finished season with 13 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss, and a half-sack...posted three tackles, including 1.5 for loss, against Austin Peay...blocked an extra point against TSU.
2009: Appeared in 10 games, making two starts...registered 10 tackles, two tackles-for-loss and one sack...had a pair of tackles and a sack against Kentucky Wesleyan...had a tackle-for-loss against North Carolina State...posted career-best three stops against Eastern Kentucky.
2008: Redshirted during the 2008 season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner for head coach Robert Weiner at H.B. Plant High School...helped the Panthers to a 35-5 record, three-straight district championships and the 2007 state championship...finished his career with 165 tackles (124 solo), 77 tackles-for-loss, 10 sacks and three fumble recoveries...posted 55 tackles and fives sacks his senior season on his way to earning First-Team All-Florida Athletic Coaches Association honors...earned second-team all-state and first-team all-county accolades as a junior...also a four-year letterwinner on the track and field team...member of the Beta Honor Club.
PERSONAL: Full name is James Tyler Evans...born June 26, 1990...son of Donnie and Marlene Evans...majoring in management.
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