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Player Profile: Evan Fairs

#3 Evan Fairs

Rivals.com: Profile as recruit

Position: Wide receiver
Height: 6-3
Weight: 205
Class: RS-Junior
Hometown: Fulshear, TX
High School: Foster

2018 (Jr.): Played in four games at wide receiver, before redshirting … Caught two passes for 28 yards, including a season-best 20-yard reception … Averaged 14.0 yards per catch … Nicholls: Recorded one reception for eight yards … at Baylor: Caught one pass for 20 yards.

2017 (So.): Played in all 12 games, starting two at wide receiver ... Finished the season as KU’s fourth-leading receiver with 24 catches for 335 yards and one touchdown ... Averaged 14.0 yards per reception ... Turned in a career-high seven receptions against K-State ... Posted his first 100-yard receving game at Texas ... SEMO: Hauled in one catch for seven yards ... Central Michigan: Had one catch for 17 yards ... at Ohio: Turned in three receptions for 77 yards ... West Virginia: Collected 12 yards on one catch ... K-State: Grabbed one pass for five yards ... Baylor: Had two receptions for 40 yards ... at Texas: Turned in his first 100-yard receiving game ... Posted a career-best seven receptions for a career-high 104 yards ... Oklahoma: Grabbed six receptions for 29 yards ... at Oklahoma State: Caught his first-career touchdown ... Totaled two catches for 44 yards.

2016 (Fr.): Played in eight contests: against TCU, at Baylor, Oklahoma State, at Oklahoma, at West Virginia, Iowa State, Texas and at K-State … Caught the first pass of his career for eight yards at Baylor … Made a tackle against Iowa State … at Baylor: Caught the first pass of his career – an eight-yard gain.

High School: Garnered a two-star status by Rivals… Earned Class 24-5A Offensive MVP honors and was also named Class 24-5A all-district in 2015... Played for head coach Shaun McDowell at Foster High School, where he helped lead the Falcons to back-to-back Bi-District titles... Hauled in 55 receptions for 876 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior... Collected 33 catches for 705 yards and 10 scores as a junior in 2014... Also lettered in hoops at FHS… Selected Kansas after considering Illinois and Maryland.

Personal: Son of Eric and Charlet Fairs... Has one sister, Erin, who played volleyball at South Florida and Louisville and is currently playing overseas... Undecided on an academic major.

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