
Riders Add Global Punter James Evans
June 3, 2025 - Canadian Football League (CFL)
Saskatchewan Roughriders News Release
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Global punter James Evans.
Evans (6'1-217) played four collegiate seasons at Indiana, suiting up for 49 games as Hoosier. He made 237 career punts for 10,351 yards and a 43.7 yards per punt average. Evans has hit 75 career punts inside the 20-yard line, booted 69 punts 50 yards or more and hit a career-long 70-yard punt in 2023.
This past season the New Zealand native played 13 games finishing the season with a 42.4-yard average on 36 punts and placed 11 inside the opponent's 20-yard line. He was also the Hoosiers' holder on placekicks.
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