Bucs receiver who now holds the NFL record for most consecutive 1,000-yard seasons to start a career (13).
Mike Evans extended his NFL record in 2025 with his 13th consecutive 1,000-yard season to start a career, passing Jerry Rice for sole possession. The Buccaneers offense ran through the Mayfield-Evans connection again, and Evans continues to be one of the most reliable red-zone weapons in the league.
Path to the league
Texas A&M one-year wonder who caught passes from Johnny Manziel. Buccaneers took him seventh overall in 2014. Started 1,000-yard streak as a rookie and never stopped.
Career highlights
NFL record: 13 consecutive 1,000-yard seasons to start a career. 2024 NFL receiving TDs leader (15). Super Bowl LV champion. 5x Pro Bowler. 13,000-plus career receiving yards. 100-plus career receiving TDs.
2025 season recap
65 catches for 1,020 yards and 11 TDs in 16 games. Tampa Bay won the NFC South for the third straight year. Evans turned 32 in August and signed a two-year extension to stay in Tampa through 2027. The Bucs' offense identity remains Evans, Chris Godwin and the running back rotation.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Mike Evans
- Pro Football Reference: Mike Evans
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Receiving
8 games played▶Receiving · career
| Year | Team | GP | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49ers | 3 | 12 | 137 | 11.4 | 2 | 27 |
| 2025 | buccaneers | 8 | 30 | 368 | 12.3 | 3 | 45 |
| 2024 | buccaneers | 14 | 74 | 1,004 | 13.6 | 11 | 57 |
| 2023 | buccaneers | 17 | 79 | 1,255 | 15.9 | 13 | 75 |
| 2022 | buccaneers | 15 | 77 | 1,124 | 14.6 | 6 | 63 |
| 2021 | buccaneers | 16 | 74 | 1,035 | 14.0 | 14 | 46 |
| 2020 | buccaneers | 16 | 70 | 1,006 | 14.4 | 13 | 50 |
| 2019 | buccaneers | 13 | 67 | 1,157 | 17.3 | 8 | 67 |
| 2018 | buccaneers | 16 | 86 | 1,524 | 17.7 | 8 | 72 |
| 2017 | buccaneers | 15 | 71 | 1,001 | 14.1 | 5 | 42 |
| 2016 | buccaneers | 16 | 96 | 1,321 | 13.8 | 12 | 45 |
| 2015 | buccaneers | 15 | 74 | 1,206 | 16.3 | 3 | 68 |
| 2014 | buccaneers | 15 | 68 | 1,051 | 15.5 | 12 | 56 |
▶Rushing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | buccaneers | 16 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Wide Receiver
- Group
- offense
- College
- Texas A&M
- Hometown
- Galveston, TX, USA
- Age
- 33
- Status
- active
Latest news about Mike Evans
All news →Week 3 Injuries: Justin Jefferson, Baker Mayfield and De'Von Achane Among Players Hurt Sunday
Update: Mayfield is out at least three weeks with a dislocated thumb, Achane tore his ACL and is on injured reserve, Jefferson has an ankle sprain and could play, and the 49ers' three injured starters avoided long-term damage.
49ers Beat Cardinals 36-30 in Week 3
San Francisco 49ers 36, Arizona Cardinals 30 at Levi's Stadium. Brock Purdy went 15 of 27 for 297 yards with 4 touchdowns.
49ers Put Starting DT C.J. West on IR, Sign Naquan Jones and Add Brandin Cooks to Practice Squad
West needs surgery on a bone chip in a knee that has bothered him since camp. San Francisco is down to two of the five defensive tackles that made the roster, and DeMarcus Robinson is out three to six weeks with a high ankle sprain.
49ers' Ricky Pearsall Set for Season-Ending Knee Surgery
The loss of San Francisco's WR1 comes a day before the team moved to re-sign Deebo Samuel and adds to an already thinning receiver room.
Mike Evans Is Already at Home in San Francisco
The veteran receiver left Tampa Bay in free agency, and the 49ers say he has slotted into their offense without missing a beat.
How the Buccaneers plan to replace Mike Evans: by committee, with Emeka Egbuka as the headliner
Tampa let its franchise icon walk to San Francisco in March. The post-Evans receiver room is younger, faster, and built around a 2025 first-rounder ready to take WR1 reps.
