Evan Baylis

Evan Luke Baylis[1] (born November 18, 1993) is an American football tight end who is a free agent. He played college football at Oregon and was originally signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2017. He has also been a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers and the Green Bay Packers.

Evan Baylis
Personal information
Born: (1993-11-18) November 18, 1993
Fishers, Indiana
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:Grandview (Aurora, Colorado)
College:Oregon
Position:Tight end
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early years

Baylis played high school football at Grandview High School in Aurora, Colorado. He caught 33 passes for 456 yards and 6 touchdowns his junior year, earning Colorado All-League 5A Creek First-team honors on offense as an H-back and Honorable Mention All-State recognition. He caught 24 passes for 225 yards and 2 touchdowns his senior season while also recording 108 tackles and 8 sacks as a linebacker. As a senior, he was named All-League 5A Creek First-team at tight end/fullback, All-Colorado First-team on defense and 2011 5A All-State First-team at linebacker.[2]

College career

Baylis played for the Oregon Ducks from 2013 to 2016. He was redshirted in 2012.[2] He caught four passes for 71 yards in 2013.[3] Baylis caught 15 passes for 143 yards and one touchdown in 2014, including five catches for 25 yards in the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship.[3][4] He caught 16 passes for 229 yards and one touchdown in 2015. He caught nine passes for 68 yards and one touchdown in 2016. Baylis caught 44 passes for 511 yards and three touchdowns during his college career.[3]

Professional career

Baylis was rated the 50th best tight end in the 2017 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[5]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 5+1⁄2 in
(1.97 m)		 244 lb
(111 kg)		 4.87 s1.69 s2.82 s4.39 s7.23 s29 in
(0.74 m)		9 ft 6 in
(2.90 m)		17 reps
All values from Oregon Pro Day[5]

Houston Texans

After going undrafted, Baylis signed with the Houston Texans on May 12, 2017.[6] He was waived by the Texans on September 2 and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[7][8] Prior to the game against the Cincinnati Bengals on September 14, Texans tight ends C. J. Fiedorowicz, Ryan Griffin and Stephen Anderson were all in the concussion protocol.[9] As a result, Baylis was promoted to the active roster on September 13, 2017, and made his NFL debut as the only active tight end.[10][11] He was waived by the Texans on September 20.[12]

Indianapolis Colts

On October 3, 2017, Baylis was signed to the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad, but was waived four days later.[13][14]

Carolina Panthers

On October 31, 2017, Baylis was signed to the Carolina Panthers' practice squad.[15] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on January 8, 2018.[16]

On August 31, 2018, Baylis was waived by the Panthers.[17]

Green Bay Packers

On December 26, 2018, Baylis was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad.[18] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Packers on December 31, 2018.[19]

On August 31, 2019, Baylis was waived by the Packers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[20][21] He was promoted to the active roster on September 19, 2019.[22] He was waived again on October 3, 2019, and re-signed to the practice squad.[23][24] He was promoted back to the active roster on October 14.[25] He was waived on October 29 and re-signed to the practice squad.[26][27] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Packers on January 21, 2020.[28]

Baylis was waived on September 5, 2020.[29]

Arizona Cardinals

On September 29, 2020, Baylis was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.[30] He was elevated to the active roster on October 10 for the team's week 5 game against the New York Jets, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[31] He was promoted to the active roster on October 19, 2020.[32] He was waived by the Cardinals on October 27, 2020,[33] and re-signed to the practice squad on November 2.[34] He was promoted back to the active roster on November 19.[35] He was waived on November 21[36] and re-signed to the practice squad three days later.[37] He was promoted back to the active roster on November 28, 2020,[38] but was waived two days later[39] and signed back to the practice squad on December 2.[40] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 11, 2021.[41]

Kansas City Chiefs

On January 16, 2021, Baylis signed with the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs.[42] On February 9, 2021, Baylis re-signed with the Chiefs.[43] He was waived with an injury designation on August 17.[44] After clearing waivers, he was added to the Chiefs' injured reserve. He was released on August 26 after reaching an injury settlement with the Chiefs.

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