When head coach Zac Taylor and select members of his staff traveled to Mobile, Ala. for the Senior Bowl at the end of January, they were looking for a running back.
Not a running back who would compete with Joe Mixon for the No. 1 spot at the position, but rather one who would excel in pass protection as their primary role.
Enter Chris Evans, a former wide receiver turned running back who had just finished his career at Michigan. Evans, 5-foot-11 and 211 pounds, was a relatively unknown prospect at the time. That quickly changed after Taylor saw Evans in one-on-one drills while standing in the end zone.