COLGATE: earned three varsity letters with the Raiders ... played in 33 games ... used mainly as a blocking back ... carried 82 times for 232 yards and two touchdowns ... caught 22 passes for 190 yards and one touchdown ... scored 18 points on three touchdowns.

AS A SENIOR ... played in 10 games ... carried 40 times for 113 yards and one touchdown (vs. Dartmouth) ... caught nine passes for 79 yards.

AS A JUNIOR ... after missing fall camp he came back to play in the final seven games of the season ... carried seven times for 26 yards, and caught two passes for 23 yards.

AS A SOPHOMORE ... played in 15 games with nine starts ... was the primary blocking back for Jamaal Branch's record-breaking rushing season ... carried 35 times for 93 yards and one touchdown (TD came against Bucknell) ... caught 11 passes for 88 yards and one touchdown (TD vs. Western Illinois in NCAA playoff game).

AS A FRESHMAN ... with the junior varsity team.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of Muskegon High School in Muskegon, Michigan ... was a three-year letterman for the Big Red ... served as captain as a junior ... rushed for 1,900 career yards and 17 touchdowns ... three-year all-conference and all-area selection ... three-time team MVP ... coached by Tony Annease ... also lettered in hockey and track & field ... member of National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Major is Political Science ... parents are Thomas and Isabel Evans of Muskegon, Michigan ... born July 6, 1984 in Muskegon, Michigan ... has one brother ... full name is Benjamin Blake Evans.