Madison Grad Evans Picked as Preseason Football All-America

graduate Darnell Evans continues to shine on the football field.

The cornerback for Shaw University in Raleigh, N.C. has been named to the Consensus Draft Service Preseason All-American First Team. 

Evans is one of only four sophomores on the first team.

The 5-8, 181-pound Evans in 2010 led the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association with six interceptions and was the only freshman named to the all-conference First Team as he helped the Bears to their third CIAA football title in four years. He was also tabbed as the 2010 Defensive Rookie of the Year by the CIAA, an NCAA Division II conference of historically African-American schools.

Evans made 34 tackles in 2010, 22 of them solo. He led the CIAA in passes defended (17) and pass break-ups (10). He was also named the CIAA Defensive Back of the Week once during the season.

Madison head coach Chris Kubik said that as a senior in 2007 Evans was "a talented, athletic and determined player," who "had the tools to play at the next level."