Jahri Evans

Jahri Divine Evans (born August 22, 1983) is an American football coach and former football guard who played in the National Football League (NFL). He currently serves as an offensive assistant for the New Orleans Saints. He played college football for the Bloomsburg Huskies. Evans was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL draft and won Super Bowl XLIV with the team over the Indianapolis Colts. He has also been a member of the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers.

Jahri Evans
Evans with the Saints in 2007
New Orleans Saints
Position:Offensive assistant
Personal information
Born: (1983-08-22) August 22, 1983
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:318 lb (144 kg)
Career information
High school:Frankford (Philadelphia)
College:Bloomsburg (2002–2005)
NFL draft:2006 / Round: 4 / Pick: 108
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • New Orleans Saints (2022)
    Preseason coaching intern
  • New Orleans Saints (2023–present)
    Offensive assistant
As an administrator:
Career highlights and awards
  • Super Bowl champion (XLIV)
  • 4× First-team All-Pro (20092012)
  • Second-team All-Pro (2013)
  • 6× Pro Bowl (20092014)
  • NFL 2010s All-Decade Team
  • PFWA All-Rookie Team (2006)
  • Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie Team (2006)
  • 2× Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award (2009, 2011)
  • New Orleans Saints 50th Anniversary Team
  • New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame
  • 2× Division II Little All-American (2004, 2005)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:183
Games started:183
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Although only a fourth round draft pick from a small school, Evans established a reputation as one of the best guards in the NFL, and in May 2010 the Saints signed him to a contract that made him the highest-paid guard in NFL history at the time.

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