Donald Lee Evans (born March 14, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers & New York Jets.

High school years

Evans attended Athens Drive High School, where he played tailback and linebacker.^{[citation needed]} He also participated in other sports and became a 3-Sport High School Standout Athlete participating in Football, Basketball (power forward) and Track (100m and 200m) sprint.^{[citation needed]}

After graduation, his #31 football jersey was retired, and he was inducted in the Athens Drive High School Sports Hall of Fame.^{[citation needed]}

College tenure

Following his athletic high school career, Evans accepted a football scholarship to be a student-athlete at Winston-Salem State University where he was coached by Coach William Bill Hayes.^{[citation needed]} Evans became a 4-year standout football player/athlete.^{[citation needed]} After playing several positions in college (halfback, tight end, & linebacker), Evans was moved to defensive end his senior year, he had 10 sacks and 65 tackles.^{[citation needed]} After graduating, his alma mater dedicated and named the Donald L. Evans Fitness Center after him.^{[citation needed]}

NFL career

Donald played eight seasons in the National Football League.^{[citation needed]} He was selected by the Rams in the second round of the 1987 NFL Draft.^[1] He played Running Back for the Los Angeles Rams (#34); Linebacker & Defensive End for the Philadelphia Eagles (#77); Defensive End for the Pittsburgh Steelers (#66); and Nose Tackle & Defensive Tackle for the New York Jets (#66).^{[citation needed]}

He played a total of 92 games during his NFL tenure; starting 84 games which equates to stats of starting 91.3% of games played during his career.^{[citation needed]}