How Mike Evans Has Quickly Become One of the NFL’s Most Dominant Young WRs

December 6, 2016   ·   Sean Tomlinson   ·   Jump to comments

Mike Evans is still a pup in his NFL career.
Yes, he's among the tallest breeds and the Great Dane of his position. But as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver nears the end of his third season, he's all of 23 years old.
Evans isn't remotely close to entering his prime years let alone peaking. Those days are far on the horizon.
Which is why as he pairs with quarterback Jameis Winston to drag the Bucs offense out of a crater and Tampa Bay as a whole into playoff contention, it can be startling to remind yourself that Evans is going to keep growing as a receiver.
It's a realization that could make even the most physical defensive backs stockpile frozen peas to soothe their Sunday wounds. He's developed in 2016 by striking more fear in the minds and hearts of those assigned to contain the 6'5", 231-pounder.
Evans has helped the Bucs to four straight wins by using more than his size, catch radius and red-zone steadiness, though he has plenty of all three. The m...

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