2021 Football Roster
Roster
Evans, Zach

Jersey Number 6
Zach Evans
- Position:
- RB
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 212
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- North Shore High School
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- 2021 Second-Team Academic All-Big 12
- 2021 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, vs. Cal
- 2021-21 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
2021 | SOPHOMORE
Led TCU in rushing with 648 yards despite playing in just six games ... averaged 7.0 yards per rush with five touchdowns ... sidelined by injury for six of the last seven games of the season ... became the first Horned Frog since 2002 (Lonta Hobbs) with four consecutive 100-yard rushing games ... the streak began with a career-high 190 yards, including a 51-yard touchdown, on 22 carries in a 34-32 win over Cal ... it was the most yards rushing and number of carries by a TCU player since Sewo Olonilua had 194 yards and 32 attempts in the 2018 Cheez-It Bowl win over the Golden Bears ... only saw first-half action against Texas Tech and still ran for 143 yards and two touchdowns on 17 attempts ... on the first two snaps of the game, he had carries totaling 60 yards to set up a TCU touchdown ... rushed for 113 yards in consecutive contests against SMU and Texas ... had a 46-yard touchdown catch versus SMU for his first career receiving score ... it was part of three catches for 70 yards in the game ... totaled 10 receptions for 130 yards on the season.
2020 | FRESHMAN
His team-best 7.7 yards per carry ranked second for a season in TCU history and second nationally for a true freshman (minimum 50 rushes) in the FBS in 2020 ... also second-best in the Big 12 for a true freshman dating back to 2008 ... the 7.7 average was fourth nationally by a true freshman in a Power Five Conference over the last six seasons ... played in the final nine games with starts in the last three contests ... placed third on the Horned Frogs with 415 yards rushing while tying for second with four rushing touchdowns ... topped 100 yards in two of the final three games ... ran for 130 yards and two touchdowns on just seven carries in the 52-10 win over Louisiana Tech in the regular-season finale ... his scoring runs were from 4 and 75 yards ... the career long 75-yard touchdown was a carry up the middle on the first play of the second half ... his first career 100-yard game was in the 59-23 win at Kansas with 100 yards on 12 attempts ... ran for 81 yards on seven carries in the 33-23 win at Baylor with his first collegiate touchdown coming on a 30-yard run to give TCU a 27-0 lead early in the second quarter ... had a 1-yard second-half touchdown run in the 29-22 win over No. 15 Oklahoma State ... had a season-best five receptions for 56 yards against Oklahoma ... totaled eight catches for 76 yards on the season.
HIGH SCHOOL
The first five-star signee in TCU's football history ... rated by ESPN as the nation's No. 16 overall prospect ... ranked by 247Sports.com as the No. 2 running back nationally, No. 16 overall player in the country and the top recruit in Texas ... selected to the Under Armour All-America Game ... closed his high school career with nearly 5,000 yards rushing and 76 touchdowns ... leading rusher as a senior for a North Shore team that won its second consecutive Texas 6A Division I state championship ... named 6A first-team all-state by the Texas Sports Writers Association ... shared MaxPreps Junior National Player of the Year honors after leading the Mustangs to a 16-0 record and the state title in 2018 ... North Shore became the first team from Texas to finish the year ranked No. 1 nationally since Katy in 2015 ... rushed for more than 1,700 yards and 29 touchdowns as a junior, averaging more than 10 yards per carry ... named the Houston Chronicle Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore ... was also the District 21-6A Newcomer of the Year ... chose TCU over Alabama, LSU, Georgia, Tennessee, Ole Miss and Texas A&M.
- 2021 Second-Team Academic All-Big 12
- 2021 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, vs. Cal
- 2021-21 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
2021 | SOPHOMORE
Led TCU in rushing with 648 yards despite playing in just six games ... averaged 7.0 yards per rush with five touchdowns ... sidelined by injury for six of the last seven games of the season ... became the first Horned Frog since 2002 (Lonta Hobbs) with four consecutive 100-yard rushing games ... the streak began with a career-high 190 yards, including a 51-yard touchdown, on 22 carries in a 34-32 win over Cal ... it was the most yards rushing and number of carries by a TCU player since Sewo Olonilua had 194 yards and 32 attempts in the 2018 Cheez-It Bowl win over the Golden Bears ... only saw first-half action against Texas Tech and still ran for 143 yards and two touchdowns on 17 attempts ... on the first two snaps of the game, he had carries totaling 60 yards to set up a TCU touchdown ... rushed for 113 yards in consecutive contests against SMU and Texas ... had a 46-yard touchdown catch versus SMU for his first career receiving score ... it was part of three catches for 70 yards in the game ... totaled 10 receptions for 130 yards on the season.
2020 | FRESHMAN
His team-best 7.7 yards per carry ranked second for a season in TCU history and second nationally for a true freshman (minimum 50 rushes) in the FBS in 2020 ... also second-best in the Big 12 for a true freshman dating back to 2008 ... the 7.7 average was fourth nationally by a true freshman in a Power Five Conference over the last six seasons ... played in the final nine games with starts in the last three contests ... placed third on the Horned Frogs with 415 yards rushing while tying for second with four rushing touchdowns ... topped 100 yards in two of the final three games ... ran for 130 yards and two touchdowns on just seven carries in the 52-10 win over Louisiana Tech in the regular-season finale ... his scoring runs were from 4 and 75 yards ... the career long 75-yard touchdown was a carry up the middle on the first play of the second half ... his first career 100-yard game was in the 59-23 win at Kansas with 100 yards on 12 attempts ... ran for 81 yards on seven carries in the 33-23 win at Baylor with his first collegiate touchdown coming on a 30-yard run to give TCU a 27-0 lead early in the second quarter ... had a 1-yard second-half touchdown run in the 29-22 win over No. 15 Oklahoma State ... had a season-best five receptions for 56 yards against Oklahoma ... totaled eight catches for 76 yards on the season.
HIGH SCHOOL
The first five-star signee in TCU's football history ... rated by ESPN as the nation's No. 16 overall prospect ... ranked by 247Sports.com as the No. 2 running back nationally, No. 16 overall player in the country and the top recruit in Texas ... selected to the Under Armour All-America Game ... closed his high school career with nearly 5,000 yards rushing and 76 touchdowns ... leading rusher as a senior for a North Shore team that won its second consecutive Texas 6A Division I state championship ... named 6A first-team all-state by the Texas Sports Writers Association ... shared MaxPreps Junior National Player of the Year honors after leading the Mustangs to a 16-0 record and the state title in 2018 ... North Shore became the first team from Texas to finish the year ranked No. 1 nationally since Katy in 2015 ... rushed for more than 1,700 yards and 29 touchdowns as a junior, averaging more than 10 yards per carry ... named the Houston Chronicle Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore ... was also the District 21-6A Newcomer of the Year ... chose TCU over Alabama, LSU, Georgia, Tennessee, Ole Miss and Texas A&M.
TCU Football | Frogs Defeat ACU, 42-21 (Post-Game Press Conference)
Saturday, September 13
Behind the Mic: TCU vs. Abilene Christian
Saturday, September 13
TCU Football | Sonny Dykes and Players Weekly Press Conference (vs. Abilene Christian)
Tuesday, September 09
TCU Football | Sonny Dykes and Players Weekly Press Conference (vs. Abilene Christian)
Tuesday, September 09