Samson Evans

Samson Joseph Evans (born October 15, 1999) is an American football running back who currently plays for the Eastern Michigan Eagles.

Early life
Evans attended Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake, Illinois, and played running back and quarterback on the football team. As a senior, he completed 24 of his 52 passes for 609 yards and eight touchdowns, while rushing for 2,092 yards and 38 touchdowns, and returning two punts for touchdowns. Evans committed to play college football at the University of Iowa over other schools such as Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Minnesota, and Syracuse.

Iowa
Evans redshirted two season at Iowa before deciding to enter the transfer portal.

Eastern Michigan
Evans transferred to Eastern Michigan to continue his college career. In week five of the 2020 season, Evans would have a good performance rushing for 61 yards and his first career touchdown, as he helped Eastern Michigan get their first win on the season beating Western Michigan 53–42. Evans would finish the 2020 season with 202 yards and a touchdown on 41 carries, while also bringing in six receptions for 46 yards. Evans opened up the 2021 season strong as in week one he rushed for 11 yards and three touchdowns, as helped the Eagles beat Saint Francis 35–15. In week ten, Evans rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns, but Eastern Michigan would fall to Ohio 34–26. Evans finished the 2021 season with 316 yards and 13 touchdowns on 83 carries, while also catching 19 passes for 107 yards. Evans would have a hot start to the 2022 season, rushing for 89 yards and two touchdown, as he helped Eastern Michigan beat Eastern Kentucky 42–34. In week three, Evans rushed for a school record 258 yards and a touchdown in a 30–21 win over Arizona State. For his performance, Evans was named the MAC offensive player of the week. In week six, Evans rushed for 90 yards and three touchdowns, as he helped the Eagles beat Western Michigan 45–23. In week eight, Evans rushed for 88 yards and three touchdowns in a 24–21 defeat to Toledo. In the following week, Evans rushed 24 times for 133 yards and two touchdowns, as helped the Eagles become bowl eligible beating Akron 34–28. In Eastern Michigan's season finale, Evans rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown, while also bringing in two receptions for 14 yards, as he helped the Eagles beat Central Michigan 38–19. For his performance, Evans was again named the MAC offensive player of the week, after becoming the Eagles all-time rushing touchdowns leader. In the 2022 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Evans rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns to help the Eagles end their season with a 41–27 victory against San Jose State. Evans finished his breakout 2022 season with 1,166 yards and 15 touchdowns on 249 carries, while also hauling in 15 receptions for 93 yards, and throwing a three-yard pass for a touchdown. For his performance, Evans was named-second team all MAC. Evans was named a preseason first-team all MAC ahead of the 2023 season. Evans was also named to watch lists of multiple awards, such as the Doak Walker Award, the Maxwell Award, and the Walter Camp Award.