75 Days to Purdue Football: Shane Evans

I was ridiculously impressed with the improvement of the offensive line last year, and a large reason for that is a pair of graduate transfers brought in by Jeff Brohm. Dave Steinmetz only had one year and performed well enough to get an NFL free agent look. Today’s player was the rare two-year graduate transfer that also filled an immediate hole.

Shane Evans - Grad Transfer

Crystal Lake, IL (Northern Illinois University)

6’4”, 310 pounds

Offensive Guard

2018 Projection: Starter at Left Guard

What a year for Evans last season. Our offensive was a mess under Hazell and Evans came in, started game 1 at left guard, and didn’t leave the position the rest of the year. He was an instant impact grad…