When they took Evans in the fifth round out of Notre Dame, they saw the potential for an all-around tight end who could grow as a pass-catcher, while his blocking skills were an immediate help.
“Versatility,” Canales replied when asked what stood out about Evans. “His ability to help us in the run game as a blocker, his ability to move him around in the pass game in the play action game, just a really well-rounded tight end. Protection-wise, all those things just give us the ability to put him in different spots.
“The reps are kind of evenly distributed throughout, for the last game with JT and with Tommy and with Mitch, so it does give us an ability to be able to roll those guys through and find out how they can help us in different ways.”