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Donald Evans

Retired

New York Jets · DE

Donald Evans recorded 90 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, RAM.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

2

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

90

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Donald Evans's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1995
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW YORKJETS
SEP 10, 1995

Indianapolis Colts vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Sep 10, 1995

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1992
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 29, 1992

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 29, 1992

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1993
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 8, 1994

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Wild Card · Jan 8, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1992
BUFFALOBILLS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 9, 1993

Buffalo Bills vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Divisional Round · Jan 9, 1993

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1993
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
OCT 24, 1993

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Oct 24, 1993

0 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Donald Evans's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1995
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW YORKJETS
SEP 10, 1995

Indianapolis Colts vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Sep 10, 1995

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Donald Evans's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1973–1989

01
LAREVANS—Donald Evans
LARYOUNGBLOOD—Jack Youngblood
LARDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson

Division dominance keeps colliding with a dynasty

Los Angeles Rams · A perennial NFC power

The Rams won seven straight division titles and reached the 1979 Super Bowl, but Dallas, Minnesota and San Francisco repeatedly blocked the path.

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Franchise era

1986–1998

02
PHIEVANS—Donald Evans
PHIWHITE92Reggie White
PHICUNNINGHAM7Randall Cunningham

A historic front cannot find a matching offense

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

White led one of football's deepest defenses while Cunningham reimagined quarterback movement, but the gifted group never won a playoff game together.

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Franchise era

1980–1991

03
PITEVANS—Donald Evans
PITSTALLWORTH—John Stallworth
PITWOODSON26Rod Woodson

The old champions fade while defense reloads

Pittsburgh Steelers · After the dynasty

Pittsburgh remained competitive as its Hall of Famers retired and Woodson became the versatile star of a new defensive generation.

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Franchise era

1992–2006

04
PITEVANS—Donald Evans
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

1981–1996

05
NYJEVANS—Donald Evans
NYJGASTINEAU99Mark Gastineau
NYJKLECKO—Joe Klecko

Pass rush returns the Jets to January

New York Jets · The Sack Exchange and more near misses

The Sack Exchange led consecutive playoff teams, and the 1986 club began 10–1 before injuries and an overtime loss ended its run.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons90 career games10 career rushing yards17 career sacksJersey: 02 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Dec 27, 1987Most recent: Sep 24, 1995

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history