title: Albert Evans (American football)
text: # Albert Evans (American football)
  
  Albert Tremmell Evans (born October 16, 1989) is a former American football safety. He was signed as an undrafted free agent following the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Evans attended Portage High School in Portage, Indiana While there, Evans participated in football, basketball and track and field. As a member of the football team, Evans played as a running back in high school under head coach Craig Buzea. His junior year, Evans rushed for 1,603 yards and 12 touchdowns. His senior season he rushed for 743 yards on 177 carries (4.2 average), had 18 receptions for 216 yards (12.0 average), while also returning two punts 43 and 57 yards for touchdowns.
  
  US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
  
  | Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | $40^‡$ | Commit date |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Albert Evans RB | Portage, Indiana | Portage High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.5 | Jul 10, 2007 |
  | Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A |||||||
  | Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 101 (RB) Rivals: -- (RB), 8 (IN) |||||||
  | ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 4, 2012. |||||||
  
  Evans committed to Purdue University on July 10, 2007. Evans also received scholarship offers from Akron, Cincinnati, Duke, Illinois, Indiana and Northern Illinois.
  
  ## Professional career
  
  On April 29, 2012, Evans signed as an undrafted free agent with the Miami Dolphins.
  
  Evans has been an active campaigner of the #retire32 movement. As President of #retire32, he has made it known that 32 belongs in the Portage, Purdue, and National Football League Hall of fame.
  
  