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Evan Fairs Season 2020
WRPosition
208 lbsWeight
6-3Height
Graduate StudentClass
Fulshear, TexasHometown
KansasPrevious School
2020: Played in eight contests, making two receptions ... Had one catch vs. Clemson (12/5) for eight yards and one catch for 10 yards vs. Liberty (11/7).
Kansas
Played in 25 career games at Kansas, catching 28 passes for 392 yards (14.0 avg.) with one TD … Saw duty in two games in 2019, catching a 21-yard pass at Oklahoma State (11/16/19) … Played in four games at wide receiver before redshirting in 2018 … Caught two passes for 28 yards, including a season-long 20-yard catch at Baylor (9/22/18) … Played in all 12 games (two starts) in 2017 … Finished the season as KU’s fourth-leading receiver with 24 catches for 335 yards and one touchdown … Grabbed three receptions for 77 yards at Ohio (9/16/17) … Posted a career-best seven receptions for a career-high 104 yards at Texas (11/11/17) … Registered six receptions for 29 yards against Oklahoma (11/18/17) … Caught his first-career touchdown at Oklahoma State (11/25/17), totaling two catches for 44 yards … Played in eight contests as a true freshman in 2016 …Caught the first pass of his career for eight yards at Baylor (10/15/16) … Selected to the 2016 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
High School
Garnered a three-star rating by ESPN, 247Sports.com and Scout.com and 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 HS, 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 professionally overseas … Graduated from Kansas with a degree in communication studies with a minor in sport management … Pursuing graduate studies at Virginia Tech.