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Five-star running back Zach Evans enrolls at TCU
Posted May 11th, 2020
The ongoing recruiting saga of 2020 five-star running back Zachary Evans came to a quiet conclusion Monday afternoon when news trickled out that the former Galena Park North Shore star enrolled at TCU and plans to play for the Horned Frogs when the football season starts. He’s the first five-star recruit to ever sign with the Horned Frogs directly out of high school, but his journey to Fort Worth was not without bumps in the road.
Evans entered his senior season as the No. 1-ranked running back in the nation and the consensus top player in the state of Texas. He helped North Shore claim a Class 6A Division I title as a junior in 2018, rushing for 1,784 yards and 29 touchdowns. North Shore was the favorites to repeat entering the 2019 season, but the season started with a loss to Katy thanks, in part, to a suspended Evans.
The issues never stopped. Evans would rush for 1,600 yards and 20 touchdowns on just 127 carries as a senior, missing time throughout the season due to injury or discipline. Evans missed the first half of the state semifinal game to take a college entry exam, and then was suspended for the state championship rematch with Duncanville over a violation of team rules. That led Georgia to drop Evans from his national letter of intent in December, freeing up the No. 1-ranked player on the Fab 55 to search for a new home.
That didn’t prove easy. National signing day in February passed without Evans taking part and picking a school. He remained quiet and in the shadows as the 2021 recruiting class reached the forefront of onlooker’s minds. Some thought he was destined for a JUCO program. Instead, the state’s best running back since J.K. Dobbins is headed to TCU.
Evans should make an immediate impact if the 5-11, 200-pound rusher can stay out of trouble. The Horned Frogs lost most of their production at running back from 2019 to graduation or the NFL draft. Evans is an incredible running back with generational skills. It’s the steal of the century if Evans figures out his personal demons at TCU. He can become the best back at TCU since LaDainian Tomlinson.
2020 Fabulous 55 - Winter edition
The updated 2020 55 following the 2019 season.
RANK (PREV.) PLAYER POS. HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE
1. (1) Zachary Evans RB Galena Park North Shore (6A) TCU
2. (3) Jaylon Jones DB Cibolo Steele (6A) Texas A&M
3. (5) Drew Sanders OLB Denton Ryan (5A) Alabama
4. (2) Demond Demas WR Tomball (5A) Texas A&M
5. (4) Ja'Quinden Jackson QB Duncanville (6A) Texas
6. (20) Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR Rockwall (6A) Ohio State
7. (11) RJ Mickens S Southlake Carroll (6A) Clemson
8. (9) Jase McClellan RB Aledo (5A) Alabama
9. (7) Vernon Broughton DT Cy Ridge (6A) Texas
10. (18) Jalen Kimber CB Mansfield Timberview (5A) Georgia
11. (10) Haynes King QB Longview (5A) Texas A&M
12. (8) Hudson Card QB Lake Travis (6A) Texas
13. (17) Nate Anderson OT Frisco Reedy (5A) Oklahoma
14. (45) Jalin Conyers TE Gruver (2A) Oklahoma
15. (12) Quentin Johnston WR Temple (6A) TCU
16. (52) Garrett Hayes OT Athens (4A) TCU
17. (19) Prince Dorbah OLB Highland Park (5A) Texas
18. (26) Seth McGowan RB Mesquite Poteet (5A) Oklahoma
19. (15) Xavion Alford S Alvin Shadow Creek (5A) Texas
20. (14) Alfred Collins DT Bastrop Cedar Creek (5A) Uncommitted
21. (35) Devon Achane WR Fort Bend Marshall (5A) Texas A&M
22. (40) Marvin Mims WR Frisco Lone Star (5A) Oklahoma
23. (23) EJ Smith RB Dallas Jesuit (6A) Stanford
24. (34) Jerrin Thompson S Lufkin (6A) Texas
25. (6) Chad Lindberg OT Clear Creek (6A) Georgia
26. (13) Jaylen Garth OT Port Neches-Groves (5A) Texas
27. (25) Malik Hornsby QB Fort Bend Marshall (5A) Arkansas
28. (32) Jahari Rogers CB Arlington (6A) Florida
29. (33) Collin Sullivan WR Round Rock (6A) Purdue
30. (27) Logan Parr OG San Antonio O'Connor (6A) Texas
31. (NR) Jahdae Barron CB Pflugerville Connally (5A) Texas
32. (41) Josh White OLB Cy Creek (6A) LSU
33. (22) Princely Umanmielen DE Manor (5A) Florida
34. (30) Jake Majors OC Prosper (6A) Texas
35. (21) Alec Bryant OLB Alvin Shadow Creek (5A) Virginia Tech
36. (NR) Andrej Karic OT Southlake Carroll (6A) Texas
37. (NR) Loic Fouonji WR Midland Lee (6A) Texas Tech
38. (44) Kitan Crawford CB John Tyler (6A) Texas
39. (47) Parker Washington WR Fort Bend Travis (6A) Penn State
40. (46) Kevontre Bradford RB Lancaster (6A) LSU
41. (48) Akinola Ogunbiyi OG Fort Bend Kempner (6A) Texas A&M
42. (38) Bryson Washington S C.E. King (6A) Oklahoma
43. (31) Lorando Johnson CB Lancaster (6A) LSU
44. (49) Ryan Watts CB Little Elm (5A) Ohio State
45. (51) Avery Helm CB Fort Bend Marshall (5A) Florida
46. (50) Michael Henderson ATH Carrollton Ranchview (4A) Oklahoma
47. (24) Chris Thompson Jr. S Duncanville (6A) Auburn
48. (16) Troy Omeire WR Fort Bend Austin (6A) Texas
49. (55) Trent Pullen OG Waco Connally (4A) Oklahoma State
50. (36) Darius Snow S Carrollton Hebron (6A) Michigan State
51. (37) James Sylvester DE Newton (2A) Baylor
52. (NR) Kelvontay Dixon WR Carthage (4A) Texas
53. (53) Chandler Morris QB Highland Park (5A) Auburn
54. (42) Brennan Scott OLB Bishop Dunne (TAPPS) UNLV
55. (43) Ty'Kieast Crawford OT Carthage (4A) Kilgore College (JUCO)
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