Diamond Evans

BROOKINGS, SD - AUGUST 13: xxxxxxx (Photo by Dave Eggen/Inertia)

Height:
5-10
Weight:
195
Position:
Cornerback
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
Nazareth Academy
Major:
Exploratory Studies

HONORS AND AWARDS

Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team (2019)
Phil Steele FCS Freshman All-America Third Team (2019)

2019: Earned recognition as one of the top young defensive players in the conference and nationally ... played in 11 games with four starts as a true freshman ... registered four tackles in collegiate debut, versus Long Island ... also collected four tackles in home games against Drake and Illinois State ... broke up two passes and notched a pair of tackles in Hobo Day victory over Southern Illinois ... made pair of stops in first career start, at Youngstown State ... tallied two pass breakups versus North Dakota State in being named team's Defensive Player of the Week ... came up with first career interception in road win at Missouri State

BEFORE SDSU: Diamond helped lead Nazareth Academy to back-to-back state-title game appearances, ... saw action all over the field as a cornerback and wide receiver ... his team finished as Illinois Class 6A runner-up in 2017 before winning the Class 7A state title his senior year ... caught four passes for 81 yards, including a 61-yard touchdown, in the 2018 state championship game and also was credited with three tackles