Evans started 10 games at one of the linebacker positions for Oklahoma last season, but when you are flanked by a couple of quality linebacker teammates named Eric Striker and Dominique Alexander it’s easy to get overlooked, or at least not draw the same level of attention or notoriety as the other two.
But Striker and Alexander are now doing their thing in NFL training camps, and all of a sudden, the leadership role at linebacker shifts to No. 26, Jordan Evans. Evans may not have gotten the same attention in the press as other Sooner defensive standouts, but I can assure you he had the attention of the offensive coaches of Oklahoma’s opponents, who had to game plan a year ago for OU’s second leading tackler.