JOHNNY EVANSEvans, John AlbertHeight: 6-1 Weight: 197 Born: February 18, 1956 High Point, NC High School: T. Wingate Andrews (High Point, NC) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | North Carolina State | Lettered |
| 1975 | North Carolina State | Lettered |
| 1976 | North Carolina State | Lettered |
| 1977 | North Carolina State | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (39th overall) 1978 Cleveland Browns |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1978 CLE NFL | 8 | P-QB | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1979 CLE NFL | 8 | P-QB | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1980 CLE NFL | 8 | P | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 Montreal Concordes (CFL)1982 MTL CFL | 19 | QB-P | 10 | |
| 1983 Montreal Concordes (CFL)1983 MTL CFL | 19 | QB | 7 | |
| 1984 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1984 EDM CFL | 8 | QB | 15 | |
| 3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL | 48 | 0 | ||
| 3 Years (CFL)3 Years CFL | 32 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 5/2/1978 | 1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1978 CLE NFL |
| Signed | 1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1978 CLE NFL | |
| Traded | 5/6/1981 | 1981 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1981 BUF NFL |
| Released | 8/18/1981 | 1981 Buffalo Bills (NFL)1981 BUF NFL |
| Signed | 5/4/1982 | 1982 Houston Oilers (NFL)1982 HOU NFL |
| Released | 1982 Houston Oilers (NFL)1982 HOU NFL | |
| Signed | 1982 Montreal Concordes (CFL)1982 MTL CFL | |
| Released | 1983 Montreal Concordes (CFL)1983 MTL CFL | |
| Signed | 1984 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1984 OTT CFL | |
| Released | 1984 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1984 OTT CFL | |
| Signed | 1984 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1984 EDM CFL | |
| Free Agent | 1984 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1984 EDM CFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Montreal Concordes (CFL)1982 MTL CFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| 1983 Montreal Concordes (CFL)1983 MTL CFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| 1984 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1984 EDM CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 47 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1978 CLE NFL | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1980 CLE NFL | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 Montreal Concordes (CFL)1982 MTL CFL | 36 | 228 | 6.3 | 21 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1983 Montreal Concordes (CFL)1983 MTL CFL | 15 | 30 | 2.0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1984 EDM CFL | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1978 CLE NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| 1979 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1979 CLE NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 14 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.9 | |
| 1982 Montreal Concordes (CFL)1982 MTL CFL | 312 | 163 | 52.2 | 135 | 2243 | 7.2 | 13.8 | 60 | 13 | 4.2 | 14 | 4.5 | 70.8 | |||||
| 1983 Montreal Concordes (CFL)1983 MTL CFL | 241 | 139 | 57.7 | 90 | 1864 | 7.7 | 13.4 | 60 | 9 | 3.7 | 12 | 5.0 | 74.1 | |||||
| 1984 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1984 EDM CFL | 78 | 41 | 52.6 | 30 | 613 | 7.9 | 15.0 | 85 | 4 | 5.1 | 7 | 9.0 | 58.3 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 33 | 11.0 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103.5 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 631 | 343 | 54.4 | 255 | 4720 | 7.5 | 13.8 | 85 | 26 | 4.1 | 33 | 5.2 | 70.5 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1978 CLE NFL | 79 | 3089 | 39.1 | 65 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 366 | 2563 | 32.4 | ||
| 1979 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1979 CLE NFL | 69 | 2844 | 41.2 | 59 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 375 | 2289 | 32.2 | ||
| 1980 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1980 CLE NFL | 66 | 2530 | 38.3 | 56 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 245 | 2145 | 32.5 | ||
| 1982 Montreal Concordes (CFL)1982 MTL CFL | 12 | 455 | 37.9 | 51 | - | |||||||
| 1983 Montreal Concordes (CFL)1983 MTL CFL | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | - | |||||||
| 1984 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1984 EDM CFL | 123 | 5404 | 43.9 | 65 | - | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 214 | 8463 | 39.5 | 65 | 2 | 24 | 35 | 986 | 6997 | 32.4 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 136 | 5888 | 43.3 | 65 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1978 CLE NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 Montreal Concordes (CFL)1982 MTL CFL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 Montreal Concordes (CFL)1983 MTL CFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1984 EDM CFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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