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READ: Rams select Mississippi RB Zach Evans with 215th pick in 2023 NFL Draft

Apr 29, 2023 at 02:25 PM
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Stu Jackson

Senior Staff Writer

SOFI DRAFT LAB – After trading up, the Rams went for offense.

Los Angeles on Saturday selected Mississippi running back Zach Evans 215th overall in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft.

Evans started 8 of the 12 games he played in during the 2022 season – he was sidelined with a hip injury and a concussion – but still produced 144 carries for 936 yards and nine touchdowns in his lone season with the Rebels. He also added 12 catches for 119 yards and one touchdown. His 6.5 yards per carry tied for the 10th-highest average in the FBS last year.

He originally began his college career at TCU, spending two years there before transferring to Mississippi.

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Ole Miss Football vs Texas Tech in the TaxAct Texas Bowl on December 28th, 2022 at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX.

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Ole Miss Football vs Arkansas on November 19, 2022 at Razorback Stadium in Oxford, MS.

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Ole Miss Football vs Texas A&M on October 29th, 2022 at Kyle Field in College Station, TX.

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Mississippi running back Zach Evans (6) hurdles Texas A&M defensive back Jardin Gilbert (20) on his way to picking up a first down during the third quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/Sam Craft)
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Mississippi running back Zach Evans (6) hurdles Texas A&M defensive back Jardin Gilbert (20) on his way to picking up a first down during the third quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/Sam Craft)

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Mississippi running back Zach Evans (6) runs the ball against Arkansas during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
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Mississippi running back Zach Evans (6) runs the ball against Arkansas during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)

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Mississippi running back Zach Evans (6) runs the ball past Troy defenders during the first half an NCAA college football gamen in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Thomas Graning)
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Mississippi running back Zach Evans (6) runs the ball past Troy defenders during the first half an NCAA college football gamen in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Thomas Graning)

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Mississippi running back Zach Evans, left, is face masked on his carry by Texas Tech defensive lineman Myles Cole, right, during the second half of the Texas Bowl NCAA college football game Wednesday Dec. 28, 2022, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
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Mississippi running back Zach Evans, left, is face masked on his carry by Texas Tech defensive lineman Myles Cole, right, during the second half of the Texas Bowl NCAA college football game Wednesday Dec. 28, 2022, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

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