Former Texas A&M Aggies and current Tampa Bay Buccaneers star wideout Mike Evans is on the verge of history.
Last season, Evans completed an incredible run of 11 straight seasons with at least 1,000 yards receiving. He's the first player to accomplish that in his first 11 seasons in the league, and the second player ever to reach that mark, after Hall of Famer Jerry Rice.
Rice notched 927 yards in his rookie season in 1985 before rattling off 11 consecutive years of 1,000 yards from 1986-1996. The legendary receiver's streak was broken by a torn ACL and MCL suffered in the opening week of the 1997 season. But Rice would have three more 1,000-yard seasons over the next seven before his retirement.
Evans had his own close call last season when he missed three games with a hamstring injury.
Evans caught a nine-yard pass on the last play of the last game of the regular season to reach the 1,000-yard mark and tie Rice for the most in NFL history.
Now, hopefully fully healthy, Evans can find his pre-hamstring injury form and take advantage of the chemistry he's developed with veteran quarterback Baker Mayfield to set a new league mark.
The former Aggies' best season was in 2018 when he caught 86 balls for a career-high 1,524 yards and eight touchdowns. He caught his career-best 96 passes in 2016, and has failed to hit the 1,100-yard mark five times, for some close calls along the way.
Evans posted 1,051 yards in 2016, 1,001 yards in 2017, 1,006 yards in 2020, 1,035 yards in 2021 and 1,004 yards last season.
