Rutgers Hires Drake's Joe Evans As Assistant DL Coach

Evans joins the Rutgers coaching staff after one season as Drake's defensive line coach. During that time, he helped develop defensive linemen Jacob Auen (six sacks), Nolan Korzeniowski (four sacks), and Gene Blalock (four sacks). Evans is the third former Drake coach on Rutgers' defensive staff, joining rush ends coach Joe Woodley and safeties coach Adam Cox.

Prior to Drake, Evans had a standout college career at Iowa, recording 135 tackles, 35 tackles for loss, and 28 sacks. He famously terrorized Rutgers in a 2022 matchup, recording four sacks in Iowa's 27-10 win. Evans had a brief stint with the Baltimore Ravens practice squad in 2024 before joining Rutgers, where he'll work under new defensive line coach Dennis Dottin-Carter.