{{Short description|American football player (born 2002)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox college football player |name=Evan Pryor |image= |caption= |school= Florida Gators |currentnumber= |currentposition=Running back |class={{redshirt}} Senior |birth_date= {{birth date and age|2002|11|6}} |birth_place=Cornelius, North Carolina, U. S. |heightft=5 |heightin=9 |weight_lb=195 |highlights= |highschool=William Amos Hough (Cornelius, North Carolina) |pastschools= *Ohio State (2021–2023) *Cincinnati (2024–2025) *Florida (2026–present) |bowlgames= |espn=4432757 |cbs=}}
'''Evan Pryor''' (born November 6, 2002) is an American football running back for the Florida Gators. He previously played for the Ohio State Buckeyes and Cincinnati Bearcats.
== Early life == 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Evan Pryor {{!}} 2023 {{!}} Football |url=https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/football/roster/evan-pryor/5704 |access-date=September 19, 2025 |website=Ohio State |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gulick |first=Brendan |date=December 16, 2020 |title=Ohio State Buckeyes Sign Class of 2021 Running Back Evan Pryor |url=https://www.si.com/college/ohiostate/recruiting/ohio-state-football-signs-running-back-evan-pryor-cornelius-north-carolina |access-date=September 19, 2025 |website=Sports Illustrated |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Evan Pryor, Cincinnati Bearcats, Running Back |url=https://247sports.com/player/evan-pryor-46052299/ |access-date=September 19, 2025 |website=247Sports |language=en-US}}</ref>
== College career ==
=== Ohio State === 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Evan Pryor College Gamelog 2021 |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/evan-pryor-1/gamelog/2021 |access-date=September 19, 2025 |website=Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Evan Pryor Football Statistics {{!}} The Football Database |url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/evan-pryor-pryor0024 |access-date=September 20, 2025 |website=FootballDB.com |language=en}}</ref> Before the start of the 2022 season, he suffered a tear in his patellar tendon in practice and missed the entire year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Joey |date=August 16, 2022 |title=Ohio State football running back Evan Pryor expected to miss season with knee injury |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/football/2022/08/16/ohio-state-football-evan-pryor-out-for-season-with-knee-injury/65405736007/ |access-date=September 19, 2025 |website=The Columbus Dispatch |language=en-US}}</ref> Pryor returned in 2023, dressing in four games, rushing for 49 yards.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Robinson |first=Cameron Teague |date=August 7, 2023 |title=Inside Evan Pryor's comeback: Ohio State running back eager to return to pre-injury form |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4755286/2023/08/07/ohio-state-football-evan-pryor/ |access-date=September 19, 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Evan Pryor College Gamelog 2023 |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/evan-pryor-1/gamelog/2023 |access-date=September 19, 2025 |website=Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
Pryor entered the transfer portal on December 3, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baird |first=Nathan |date=December 3, 2023 |title=Ohio State football running back intends to enter transfer portal |url=https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2023/12/ohio-state-football-running-back-intends-to-enter-transfer-portal.html |access-date=September 19, 2025 |website=Cleveland.com |language=en}}</ref>
=== Cincinnati === Pryor committed to the University of Cincinnati on December 13, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heltman |first=Russ |date=December 13, 2023 |title=UC Lands Commitment From Ohio State Running Back Evan Pryor |url=https://www.si.com/college/cincinnati/football/uc-lands-commitment-from-ohio-state-running-back-evan-pryor |access-date=September 19, 2025 |website=Sports Illustrated |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2024, he played in all 12 games, registering 418 rushing yards, 181 receiving yards and seven total touchdowns.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Evan Pryor - 2025 Football Roster |url=https://gobearcats.com/sports/football/roster/player/evan-pryor |access-date=September 19, 2025 |website=University of Cincinnati Athletics |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Evan Pryor College Gamelog 2024 |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/evan-pryor-1/gamelog/2024 |access-date=September 19, 2025 |website=Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Pryor had the second-highest yards per carry in the Big 12 and scored the longest play of the season for the Bearcats.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schaffer |first=Matthew |date=November 9, 2024 |title=Mountaineers topple the Bearcats to make it two wins in a row |url=https://wchstv.com/sports/top-sports/mountaineers-topple-the-bearcats-to-make-it-two-wins-in-a-row |access-date=September 19, 2025 |website=WCHS-TV |language=en}}</ref>
=== College statistics === {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" |Legend |- |'''Bold''' |Career high |} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! rowspan="2" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Team ! colspan="2" |Games ! colspan="4" |Rushing ! colspan="4" |Receiving |- !{{abbr|GP|Games played}} !{{abbr|GS|Games started}} !{{abbr|Att|Attempts}} !{{abbr|Yds|Rushings yards}} !{{abbr|Avg|Yards per attempt}} !{{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} !{{abbr|Rec|Receptions}} !{{abbr|Yds|Receiving yards}} !{{abbr|Avg|Yards per reception}} !{{abbr|TD|Receiving touchdowns}} |- !2021 !Ohio State |4 |0 |21 |98 |4.7 |1 |2 |8 |4.0 |0 |- !2022 !Ohio State | colspan="10" |{{abbr|DNP|Did not play}} |- !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 |- ! colspan="2" |[https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/evan-pryor-1.html Career] !28 !8 !162 !1043 !6.5 !10 !23 !223 !9.7 !1 |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == *[https://floridagators.com/sports/football/roster/evan-pryor/18346 Florida Gators bio] *[https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/football/roster/evan-pryor/5704 Ohio State Buckeyes bio] *[https://gobearcats.com/sports/football/roster/player/evan-pryor Cincinnati Bearcats bio]
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