Indiana Football Picks Up Wisconsin Transfer Drew Evans

Drew Evans is transferring to Indiana to play for coach Tom Allen after a year as a walk-on offensive lineman at Wisconsin for coaches Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard and Luke Fickell.

Drew Evans, formerly an offensive linemen for Luke Fickell and the Wisconsin Badgers, has transferred to coach Tom Allen and the Indiana Hoosiers for the 2023 season. 

This is a very unusual time for a transfer to be announced, seeing as fall camp is well underway, and that IU only has 24 days till its season opener against Ohio State on Sept. 2. 

Welcome to Indiana, Drew Evans‼️#IUFB | @drewber_evans pic.twitter.com/kgUrl4hQ1x

— Indiana Football (@IndianaFootball) August 8, 2023

Evans committed to Wisconsin as a two-star prospect in the class of 2022, according to 247 Sports. However, the 6-foot-4 offensive linemen did not see the field at all this past season, and spent his lone year in Madison as a walk-on.

Despite that, Evans will be on scholarship at Indiana, according to a source. 

A Wisconsin native, Evans was a three-sport athlete at Fort Atkinson High School, excelling in football, basketball and track and field. During Evans' senior year at Fort Atkinson, he was named to the Badger-Small Football All Conference first team at tackle, second team All Conference in basketball and broke his school's 55 year-old record in the shot put with a throw of 54 feet and 10 1/2 inches. 

Fort Atkinson senior Drew Evans broke a 55-year-old school record in the shot put as the Blackhawks boys won a Badger-East Conference triangular at FAHS on Tuesday. https://t.co/GumYPY4Jq4

— Daily Union News (@DUNews) April 20, 2022

With the addition of Evans, Indiana now has 19 offensive linemen currently on its roster. According to the Indiana football team account's announcement post, Evans will wear No. 62 in Bloomington after wearing No. 77 at Wisconsin.

Given how late into the offseason Evans is joining the team, as well as his former walk-on status and lack of playing time at Wisconsin, it's highly unlikely he's seen on the field for Indiana this year in meaningful snaps, if any. 

However, in hiring Bob Bostad as the new offensive line coach this offseason, Allen sent the message that he wanted improvement in that position group. Evans won't help with that right away, but perhaps in time, he'll contribute up front for the Indiana Hoosiers. 

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