Evan Baylis
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Position: | Tight end |
Personal information | |
Born: | (1993-11-18) November 18, 1993 (age 30) Fishers, Indiana, U.S. |
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Grandview (Aurora, Colorado) |
College: | Oregon |
Undrafted: | 2017 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Player stats at PFR | |
Evan Luke Baylis[1] (born November 18, 1993) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Oregon and was originally signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2017. He has also been a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers and the Green Bay Packers.
Early life
Baylis played high school football at Grandview High School in Aurora, Colorado. He caught 33 passes for 456 yards and 6 touchdowns his junior year, earning Colorado All-League 5A Creek First-team honors on offense as an H-back and Honorable Mention All-State recognition. He caught 24 passes for 225 yards and 2 touchdowns his senior season while also recording 108 tackles and 8 sacks as a linebacker. As a senior, he was named All-League 5A Creek First-team at tight end/fullback, All-Colorado First-team on defense and 2011 5A All-State First-team at linebacker.[2]
College career
Baylis played for the Oregon Ducks from 2013 to 2016. He was redshirted in 2012.[2] He caught four passes for 71 yards in 2013.[3] Baylis caught 15 passes for 143 yards and one touchdown in 2014, including five catches for 25 yards in the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship.[3][4] He caught 16 passes for 229 yards and one touchdown in 2015. He caught nine passes for 68 yards and one touchdown in 2016. Baylis caught 44 passes for 511 yards and three touchdowns during his college career.[3]
Professional career
Baylis was rated the 50th best tight end in the 2017 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[5]
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 5+1⁄2 in (1.97 m) | 244 lb (111 kg) | 4.87 s | 1.69 s | 2.82 s | 4.39 s | 7.23 s | 29 in (0.74 m) | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) | 17 reps | |||
All values from Oregon Pro Day[5] |
Houston Texans
After going undrafted, Baylis signed with the Houston Texans on May 12, 2017.[6] He was waived by the Texans on September 2 and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[7][8] Prior to the game against the Cincinnati Bengals on September 14, Texans tight ends C. J. Fiedorowicz, Ryan Griffin and Stephen Anderson were all in the concussion protocol.[9] As a result, Baylis was promoted to the active roster on September 13, 2017, and made his NFL debut as the only active tight end.[10][11] He was waived by the Texans on September 20.[12]
Indianapolis Colts
On October 3, 2017, Baylis was signed to the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad, but was waived four days later.[13][14]
Carolina Panthers
On October 31, 2017, Baylis was signed to the Carolina Panthers' practice squad.[15] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on January 8, 2018.[16]
On August 31, 2018, Baylis was waived by the Panthers.[17]
Green Bay Packers
On December 26, 2018, Baylis was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad.[18] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Packers on December 31, 2018.[19]
On August 31, 2019, Baylis was waived by the Packers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[20][21] He was promoted to the active roster on September 19, 2019.[22] He was waived again on October 3, 2019, and re-signed to the practice squad.[23][24] He was promoted back to the active roster on October 14.[25] He was waived on October 29 and re-signed to the practice squad.[26][27] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Packers on January 21, 2020.[28]
Baylis was waived on September 5, 2020.[29]
Arizona Cardinals
On September 29, 2020, Baylis was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.[30] He was elevated to the active roster on October 10 for the team's week 5 game against the New York Jets, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[31] He was promoted to the active roster on October 19, 2020.[32] He was waived by the Cardinals on October 27, 2020,[33] and re-signed to the practice squad on November 2.[34] He was promoted back to the active roster on November 19.[35] He was waived on November 21[36] and re-signed to the practice squad three days later.[37] He was promoted back to the active roster on November 28, 2020,[38] but was waived two days later[39] and signed back to the practice squad on December 2.[40] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 11, 2021.[41]
Kansas City Chiefs
On January 16, 2021, Baylis signed with the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs.[42] On February 9, 2021, Baylis re-signed with the Chiefs.[43] He was waived with an injury designation on August 17.[44] After clearing waivers, he was added to the Chiefs' injured reserve. He was released on August 26 after reaching an injury settlement with the Chiefs.
References
- ^ "Evan Baylis Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ a b "Evan Baylis". GoDucks.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Evan Baylis". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PRES. BY AT&T". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ a b "Evan Baylis". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Texans sign 20 college free agents". HoustonTexans.com. May 12, 2017. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "Transactions: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "Texans add nine to the practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ Arnold, Geoffrey, C. (September 12, 2017). "Ex-Duck TE Evan Baylis expected to be promoted to Houston Texans active roster". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Transactions: Texans sign Evan Baylis". HoustonTexans.com. September 13, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ Risdon, Jeff (September 21, 2017). "Evan Baylis release is good sign for Ryan Griffin to play in Week 3". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "Transactions: Texans sign Johnthan Banks". HoustonTexans.com. September 20, 2017. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ^ "Colts Sign OL Kalis, Person; Place Bond on IR". Colts.com. October 3, 2017. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "Roster Move: Colts Sign TE Mo Alie-Cox Back To Practice Squad". Colts.com. October 7, 2017. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "Panthers sign TE Evan Baylis to practice squad". 247Sports.com. October 31, 2017.
- ^ Strickland, Bryan (January 8, 2018). "Notes: Jonathan Stewart among vets vested in returning". Panthers.com.
- ^ Henson, Max (August 31, 2018). "Panthers announce first wave of cuts". Panthers.com.
- ^ "Packers sign TE Evan Baylis to practice squad". Packers.com. December 26, 2018.
- ^ "Packers sign 10 free agents". Packers.com. December 31, 2018.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. August 31, 2019.
- ^ "Packers sign 10 players to practice squad". Packers.com. September 1, 2019.
- ^ "Packers trade WR Trevor Davis to Raiders". Packers.com. September 19, 2019.
- ^ "Packers claim LB Tim Williams off waivers from Baltimore". Packers.com. October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Packers sign TE Evan Baylis to practice squad". Packers.com. October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Packers sign TE Evan Baylis to active roster". Packers.com. October 14, 2019. Archived from the original on October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ "Packers sign CB Tremon Smith to active roster". Packers.com. October 29, 2019.
- ^ "Packers sign WR Darrius Shepherd & TE Evan Baylis to practice squad". Packers.com. October 31, 2019.
- ^ "Packers sign 10 free agents". Packers.com. January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Arizona Cardinals sign Evan Baylis to practice squad". Revenge of the Birds. SB Nation. September 29, 2020.
- ^ Urban, Darren (October 10, 2020). "Cardinals Elevate Curtis Riley, Evan Baylis From Practice Squad". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ Williams, Charean (October 19, 2020). "Cardinals sign Evan Baylis, promote Trevon Coley, Reggie Walker". NBCSports.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ Urban, Darren (October 27, 2020). "Cardinals Place Zach Allen, Isaiah Irving On Injured Reserve". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ "Evan Baylis: Back with Arizona's practice squad". CBSSports.com. November 2, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- ^ Urban, Darren (November 19, 2020). "Jordan Phillips, Corey Peters Put On IR As Cardinals Deal With D-Line Woes". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Root, Jess (November 21, 2020). "Cardinals release TE Evan Baylis, LB Reggie Walker". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ Odegard, Kyle (November 24, 2020). "Kyler Murray Calls Limited Practice 'Precautionary' Move". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ Urban, Darren (November 28, 2020). "Zach Allen Activated, Josh Mauro, Darrell Daniels To Injured Reserve". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ Urban, Darren (November 30, 2020). "Balancing The Importance Of Kyler Murray As Runner". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ Urban, Darren (December 2, 2020). "Trent Sherfield Activated From COVID list". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ Root, Jess (January 12, 2021). "3 practice squad players have contracts expire without futures deal". USAToday.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ Goldman, Charles (January 16, 2021). "Chiefs announce flurry of roster moves on Saturday". Chiefs Wire. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ "Chiefs' Evan Baylis: Signs reserve/future contract". CBS Sports. February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ Palmer, Tod (August 17, 2021). "WR Antonio Callaway among Chiefs' cuts in trimming roster to 85". KSHB.com. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
External links
- Evan Baylis at Pro-Football-Reference.com
- College stats