Evan Link

At Michigan • Two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2024-25) • One-time letter winner (2024) • Has appeared in 20 games with 18 starts (11 at right tackle, six at left) Junior (2025) • Shared Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance at Nebraska • Started at left tackle against New Mexico (Aug. 30), at Oklahoma (Sept. 6), vs. Central Michigan (Sept. 13), at Nebraska (Sept. 20), vs. Wisconsin (Oct. 4), at USC (Oct. 11), vs. Washington (Oct. 18) Sophomore (2024) • Appeared in all 13 games with 11 starts (10 at right tackle, one at left) to earn his first varsity letter • Along with his Offensive Line teammates, shared Offensive Player of the Game honors for his performance against USC • Shared Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance at Ohio State • Made his collegiate debut and first career start at right tackle against Fresno State (Aug. 31) • Started at right tackle against Texas (Sept. 7), Arkansas State (Sept. 14), USC (Sept. 21), Minnesota (Sept. 28), Oregon (Nov. 2), Northwestern (Nov. 23), at Washington (Oct. 5), at Indiana (Nov. 9), at Ohio State (Nov. 30) • Played as the sixth offensive lineman and on special teams at Illinois (Oct. 19) • Played at right tackle against Michigan State (Oct. 26) • Started for the first time at left tackle against Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31) Freshman (2023) • Did not see game action Prep • Attended Gonzaga College High School (2023) coached by Randy Trivers • Helped the Eagles reach the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) semifinal in 2022 with a 5-6 overall record • Went 5-0 during a spring, 2021 season and won another five games in the fall, 2021 season • Fall, 2020 season canceled due to COVID Key Statistics • Helped the offense average 32.0 points per game in wins and more than 21 points per game overall in 2022 • Blocked for an offense that eclipsed 20 points five times and 30 points three times in one of the toughest high school conferences in the nation • The Eagles’ offense averaged 28.4 points per game in five wins during his junior year Honors and Rankings • Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of four stars; the No. 267 overall player nationally, the No. 24 offensive tackle and the No. 3 player in the District of Columbia • Named a three-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 43 offensive tackle and the No. 3 player in the District of Columbia • Rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN, the No. 44 player in the region, the No. 33 offensive tackle and the country and the No. 3 player in the District of Columbia • Rivals.com four-star prospect, the No. 27 tackle in the nation and the No. 3 player in the District of Columbia • On3.com four-star consensus prospect, the No. 289 player in the country, the No. 22 tackle in the nation and the No. 3 player in the District of Columbia • On3.com four-star prospect, the No. 134 player in the nation, the No. 11 tackle in the country and the No. 2 player in the District of Columbia • Named first-team Class AA All-State as a junior (2021) • Two-time first-team All-WCAC as a junior and senior (2021-22) Personal • Evan Link was born Dec. 21, 2004 • Enrolled in the College of Engineering