| No. 6 – Cincinnati Bearcats | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 6, 2002 Cornelius, North Carolina, U. S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | William Amos Hough (Cornelius, North Carolina) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Evan Pryor (born November 6, 2002) is an American football running back for the Cincinnati Bearcats. He previously played for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Early life
[edit]Pryor was born on November 6, 2002, in Cornelius, North Carolina. He attended William Amos Hough High School where he had 4,233 all-purpose yards and 42 touchdowns.[1] As a four-star recruit, Pryor was the nation’s No. 2-ranked all-purpose back, when he officially committed to play college football at Ohio State University.[2][3]
College career
[edit]Ohio State
[edit]Pryor red-shirted his first year in 2021, playing in four games, where he rushed for 98 yards on 21 attempts and scored a rushing touchdown.[4][5] Before the start of the 2022 season, he suffered a tear in his patellar tendon in practice and missed the entire year.[6] Pryor returned in 2023, dressing in four games, rushing for 49 yards.[7][8]
Pryor entered the transfer portal on December 3, 2023.[9]
Cincinnati
[edit]Pryor committed to the University of Cincinnati on December 13, 2023.[10] In 2024, he played in all 12 games, registering 418 rushing yards, 181 receiving yards and seven total touchdowns.[11][12] Pryor had the second-highest yards per carry in the Big 12 and scored the longest play of the season for the Bearcats.[11][13]
College statistics
[edit]| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2021 | Ohio State | 4 | 0 | 21 | 98 | 4.7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Ohio State | DNP | |||||||||
| 2023 | Ohio State | 4 | 0 | 19 | 49 | 2.6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 12 | 0 | 56 | 418 | 7.5 | 6 | 15 | 181 | 12.1 | 1 |
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 8 | 8 | 66 | 478 | 7.2 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 |
| Career | 28 | 8 | 162 | 1043 | 6.5 | 10 | 23 | 223 | 9.7 | 1 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Evan Pryor | 2023 | Football". Ohio State. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ^ Gulick, Brendan (December 16, 2020). "Ohio State Buckeyes Sign Class of 2021 Running Back Evan Pryor". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ^ "Evan Pryor, Cincinnati Bearcats, Running Back". 247Sports. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ^ "Evan Pryor College Gamelog 2021". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ^ "Evan Pryor Football Statistics | The Football Database". FootballDB.com. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
- ^ Kaufman, Joey (August 16, 2022). "Ohio State football running back Evan Pryor expected to miss season with knee injury". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ^ Robinson, Cameron Teague (August 7, 2023). "Inside Evan Pryor's comeback: Ohio State running back eager to return to pre-injury form". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ^ "Evan Pryor College Gamelog 2023". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ^ Baird, Nathan (December 3, 2023). "Ohio State football running back intends to enter transfer portal". Cleveland.com. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ^ Heltman, Russ (December 13, 2023). "UC Lands Commitment From Ohio State Running Back Evan Pryor". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ^ a b "Evan Pryor - 2025 Football Roster". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ^ "Evan Pryor College Gamelog 2024". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ^ Schaffer, Matthew (November 9, 2024). "Mountaineers topple the Bearcats to make it two wins in a row". WCHS-TV. Retrieved September 19, 2025.