AT SAN JOSE STATE: In his second season with the Spartans...First joined the team for 2008 preseason drills...Competing for playing time at a safety position.

2008: Spent the season as a redshirt...Ocaasionally was used as a Scout Team quarterback.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football (Coach Willie Matson), baseball and track and field at Mission Bay High in San Diego, Calif....Was a first-team all-league quarterback his senior season...Rushed for eight touchdowns and completed 56.8 percent of his passes for 570 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior.

MORE ON EVAN: Has not declared a major...Has an interest in a firefighting career…The San Diego, Calif., native was born on May 1, 1990.