#22Samson Evans

RB·Eastern Michigan·20223.3 pts line valueDay 2 (Rds 2–3)

Samson Evans is a Featured Back for Eastern Michigan. Samson's 2022 season ranks in the 30th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 278 plays — a developing rate for the RB.

What projects, and what doesn't · RBs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

Usage share (volume)0.52
Beats guessing the RB average by 18%. n=4,219 RB seasons
EPA per play (efficiency)0.10
Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=3,575 RB seasons
Total EPA (value)0.41
Beats guessing the RB average by 9%. n=3,575 RB seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Samson Evans's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2022 Production

Rushing

1166 Rush yards15 Rush TD249 Carries4.7 Yards/carry

Receiving

15 Receptions96 Rec yards0 Rec TD6.4 Yards/rec

Returns

2 Kick returns21 KR yards0 KR TD

Performance Analysis · 2022 · vs RB peers

Efficiency30
Volume97
Explosiveness34
Consistency79
Receiving31

Player type

Featured Back

The centerpiece of the run game — high carry volume, used in early downs and goal-line, true workhorse role.

Primary ball carrierHigh volumeGoal-line threat

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)30th %ile · below avg

Game-to-game consistency79th %ile · above avg

Key findings

▸Below-average efficiency vs RB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used RBs by play share.
▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.11 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
▸Peak game: 0.53 EPA/play in Wk 1 vs Eastern Kentucky.

NIL Market Tier· 2022

On3 valuation ↗

Starter

Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Historical Comparables · RB · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2013–2025 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

Player	Team	Yr	Plays	WEPA/play	Line val	Total EPA
Saquon Barkley	Penn State	2016	288	0.340	3.9	97.9
Dalvin Cook	Florida State	2016	292	0.340	4.3	99.3
Breece Hall	Iowa State	2020	301	0.340	4.5	102.3
Eno Benjamin	Arizona State	2018	316	0.330	4.6	104.3
Jonathan Taylor	Wisconsin	2017	307	0.350	4.8	107.4

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	Car	Rush Yds	Avg	Rush TD	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	EPA/play
1	vsEastern Kentucky	W42-34	—	15	89	5.9	2	1	9	0	0.53
2	@Louisiana	L21-49	2.0	10	19	1.9	0	5	27	0	0.11
3	@Arizona State	W30-21	-4.1	36	258	7.2	1	1	7	0	0.51
4	vsBuffalo	L31-50	-9.2	15	52	3.5	0	1	11	0	0.09
5	vsMassachusetts	W20-13	-30.3	16	122	7.6	0	—	—	—	0.36
6	@Western Michigan	W45-23	-17.3	24	90	3.8	3	1	3	0	0.18
7	vsNorthern Illinois	L10-39	-18.8	4	4	1.0	0	—	—	—	0.07
9	vsToledo	L24-27	-3.7	24	88	3.7	3	1	8	0	0.22
11	@Akron	W34-28	-23.4	24	133	5.5	2	1	3	0	0.38
12	@Kent State	W31-24	-13.1	33	94	2.8	1	1	4	0	-0.03
13	vsCentral Michigan	W38-19	-14.0	23	135	5.9	1	2	14	0	0.26
1	vsSan José State	W41-27	-4.3	25	82	3.3	2	1	10	0	0.24

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

33.9%

Passing plays

5.7%

Rushing plays

58.0%

Standard downs

40.4%

Passing downs

17.9%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 0.20
Passing downs: 0.56
Pass / Rush EPA: 0.16 / 0.27

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

Career · rolling EPA, game by game

Per-game EPA5-game avg

EPA per play · 2022 · 12 games

Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.