(S24) - PT 4 - Trial by Fire

[Thor]

Through his first season in the DSFL and the first two in the ISFL (Formerly NSFL), Heath Evans has been... an acceptable player who didn't particularly stand out. Coming out of college where Evans was a renowned player who fit into the UCLA offense as a utility, he was touted for his receiving ability and athleticism but knocked for his lack of blocking ability, this quickly changed in the DSFL where he led the league for non-OL pancakes in his rookie season. While many believed that he would be better served continuing his career with the Buccaneers before joining the Outlaws to allow his receiving to develop further, he was called up immediately following the draft and put into the starting line up to fill the shoes of an aging and regressing Jammerson Irving.

While Evans hadn't been an outstanding player through his first two seasons in the ISFL, in his third season and contract year he has pulled out all of the stops and has elevated his play to be on par with the rest of the competition in the league. Coming into week 12 he leads the league in receptions with 74, and leads tight ends with 717 yards and three touchdowns. While the first few seasons in the league were a 'welcome to the league' moment, Evans has definitely come into his own and has developed into the player that pundits expected him to be coming out of his college career.