The recruitment of North Shore running back Zachary Evans has been a crazy saga of uncertainty, disorder, and waiting. The 5-foot-11, 200-pound prospect is listed as the No. 2 running back in the nation by 247Sports, and the top back by ESPN. Now nearly two months after National Signing Day and just over four weeks out of the recruiting dead period, the five-star recruit has yet to sign with a college program.
Evans, Texas’ highest-rated running back since Adrian Peterson, is not the typical athlete.
He possesses a college-ready frame and physicality to match. Despite missing multiple games for various reasons over the last three years, he recorded 4867 yards rushing on 311 carries (an average of 15.