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Report: Aggies WR Mike Evans Declares for NFL Draft

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - Reports are saying that Aggies WR Mike Evans has declared to enter the 2014 NFL Draft.

The Texas A&M Football program confirmed his decision Thursday afternoon via twitter saying:

Evans was a two-sport star at Ball high school in Galveston, Texas, hauling in 25 catches for 648 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior while also averaging 18.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game for the basketball team.

He redshirted in 2011 before bursting onto the scene along with fellow redshirt freshman Johnny Manziel in 2012. Evans started all 13 games, leading the Aggies with 82 receptions for 1,105 yards, both school freshman records. He averaged 85.2 receiving yards per game and finished with five touchdowns.

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Evans was named a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award as a sophomore while also earning first-team All-SEC honors. He led the Aggies with 65 catches for 1,322 yards and 12 touchdowns during the regular season, breaking Ryan Swope's 2011 single-season school record of 1,207 receiving yards.

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