BOONE, N.C. — Darrynton Evans is back with the Chicago Bears, and he returned to the end zone on Sunday Night Football.
Evans hurdled his way over the goal line to finish off an 11-yard touchdown run in the Bears' nationally televised road loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. A fourth-year NFL back, it was the first rushing touchdown in a regular season game for Evans and his second overall touchdown — he caught a touchdown pass as a Tennessee Titans rookie in 2020.
Evans gained 18 yards on four rushes and caught three passes for 22 yards in his third game this season with the Bears.
The Mountaineers have a Sun Belt-leading 13 alums currently on NFL rosters, and defensive coordinator Steve Wilks from the San Francisco 49ers is also an App State alum.
Here's the #AppStateNFL recap for Week 8.
Kendall Lamm – OL, Miami Dolphins
Lamm started at left tackle, briefly exited with a second-quarter injury and played 94 percent of the offensive snaps in a 31-17 win against New England.
Sam Martin – P, Buffalo Bills
Martin averaged 45.0 yards on four punts, with three punts inside the 20 and a long kick of 48 yards, in a 24-18 victory against Tampa Bay.
D'Marco Jackson — LB, New Orleans Saints
Jackson appeared on 82 percent of the special teams plays in New Orleans' victory against Indianapolis.
Ryan Neuzil – OL, Atlanta Falcons
Neuzil blocked on special teams during the Falcons' loss to Tennessee.
Nick Hampton — OLB, Los Angeles Rams
Hampton was inactive during the Rams' loss to Dallas.
Akeem Davis-Gaither – LB, Cincinnati Bengals
Davis-Gaither missed his fourth straight game because of a knee issue.
Also on NFL Practice Squads
Tae Hayes – CB, New York Jets
Shemar Jean-Charles – CB, San Francisco 49ers
Shaun Jolly – CB, Los Angeles Rams
Henry Pearson – FB, Green Bay Packers
On Reserve/Injured List
Cooper Hodges – OL, Jacksonville Jaguars
Jalen Virgil – WR, Denver Broncos
