6 Evan Altizer
6 - Evan Altizer
Height: 6-1
Weight: 190
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Weddington, N.C.
High School: Weddington HS
Position: WR
Major: English
gp 11
yds 364
yds/g 33.1
td 5

2017: Enters his final collegiate campaign averaging 21.79 yards per reception which is the best average in school history... 42 receptions for 915 yards and six touchdowns... 62 punt returns (2nd in TC history)... 485 punt return yards (2nd in TC history)... 7.82 career punt return average (7th in TC history).

2016: Team leader in receiving yards with 364 yards on 22 receptions (2nd on team)... Led the Pioneers with five touchdown receptions (T4th in SAC)... Averaged 16.5 yards per catch... Played in all 11 games with 10 starts... Led team with 23 punt returns (2nd in SAC/2nd in TC history) for 194 yards (1st in SAC/7th in TC history)... 8.43 yards per return (3rd in SAC/8th in TC history)... Made seven catches for 113 yards and three touchdowns in road win at Catawba (Nov. 5)... His three TD grabs are tied for second most in a TC single game... Made TD grabs covering 33, 21 and 19 yards... Hauled in a 44-yard TD reception at Mars Hill (Oct. 29)... 25-yard TD reception vs Virginia-Wise (Sep. 1)... Also made five punt returns vs UVa-Wise (T6th in TC history).

2015: Tusculum's third leading receiver with his 551 yards on 20 receptions... Led the SAC averaging 27.5 yards per catch, which is a new Tusculum single-season record... Started in all 11 games... Recorded three games with over 100 receiving yards, including a career-best 128 yards on five grabs in the season-finale against Carson-Newman (Nov. 12)... Opened the season with 109 yards on two catches at UVa-Wise (Sep. 5), including a 65-yard touchdown...Four receptions for 105 yards a week later against Virginia State (Sep. 12)... A threat on the Tusculum special teams, returning 18 punts for 135 yards for a 7.5 yard average... Pioneer Elite.

2014: Emerged as Tusculum's punt return specialist as a rookie... Finished the season with 21 punt returns, which are the second-most in program history... Tallied 156 punt return yards (8th in TC history) averaging 7.4 yards per return... His five punt returns at Wingate (Oct. 25) are tied for the sixth most in TC history... His season-long return of 35 yards set-up the go-ahead TD in Tusculum's 14-10 come-from-behind at Wingate... Played in 10 games.

High School: Graduated from Weddington (N.C.) HS... Coached by Tim Carson... Two-time All-Conference (2012, 2013)... All-County third team (2012)... All-County first team (2013).. 2013 Stats: 55 tackles, 4 INT, 11 receptions, 4 TD... Two-time Conference Champions (2012, 2013)... Also lettered in track and lacrosse.

Personal: Born Oct. 9, 1995 in Matthews, N.C... Son of Bob Altizer and Vicki Scinto... Brothers - Hunter Altizer, Cole Altizer; Sisters - Juliana Burton, Alaina Altizer... Brother, Cole, played tennis at Brevard College (2007-2011)... Majoring in English... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Dean's List... Charles Oliver Gray Honors List... Future plans: Graduate school.

More About Evan: Favorite book: The Bible; Favorite midnight snack: Beef Jerky; Favorite movie: "Gladiator"; Favorite musical artist: Lil' Wayne; Favorite sports teams: Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets; Favorite athlete: Steve Smith; Advice to kids: "Work hard"; Favorite color: Tusculum Orange; Favorite food: Sushi; Evan can't go a week without: Eating or drinking; Advice to kids: "Work hard"; Favorite color: Tusculum Orange; Favorite food: Sushi; Favorite sport other than football: Soccer; Person Evan most admires: His father; Toughest opponent Evan has ever faced: Elijah Hood; Most famous person Evan has ever met: Steve Smith; When he was a kid, Evan tried to be like: Steve McNair.

Recent Games
Oct 8 at Wingate L, 19-0
Oct 15 North Greenville L, 31-7
Oct 22 Limestone W, 34-13
Oct 29 at Mars Hill L, 28-27
Nov 5 at Catawba W, 38-28
Nov 12 Carson-Newman W, 31-30
Statistics category Overall Conf
Receptions 22 16
Yards 364 279
Yards per game 33.1 39.9
Yards per catch 16.5 17.4
Touchdowns 5 4
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 UVA Wise L, 13-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Virginia St. L, 24-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Newberry L, 37-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Brevard W, 21-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Wingate L, 19-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 North Greenville L, 31-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Limestone W, 34-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Mars Hill L, 28-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Catawba W, 38-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 Carson-Newman W, 31-30 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 UVA Wise L, 13-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Virginia St. L, 24-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Newberry L, 37-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Brevard W, 21-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Wingate L, 19-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 North Greenville L, 31-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Limestone W, 34-13 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 29 at Mars Hill L, 28-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Catawba W, 38-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 Carson-Newman W, 31-30 2 5 2.5 9 0 1 1
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 UVA Wise L, 13-10 3 33 11.0 25 1 - -
Sep 10 at Virginia St. L, 24-10 1 4 4.0 4 0 - -
Sep 17 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Newberry L, 37-10 2 18 9.0 10 0 - -
Oct 1 Brevard W, 21-14 1 21 21.0 21 0 - -
Oct 8 at Wingate L, 19-0 2 14 7.0 9 0 - -
Oct 15 North Greenville L, 31-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Limestone W, 34-13 2 48 24.0 31 0 1 1
Oct 29 at Mars Hill L, 28-27 1 65 65.0 44 1 - -
Nov 5 at Catawba W, 38-28 7 113 16.1 33 3 - -
Nov 12 Carson-Newman W, 31-30 3 48 16.0 25 0 1 1
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 UVA Wise L, 13-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 at Virginia St. L, 24-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-3 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 Newberry L, 37-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 Brevard W, 21-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Wingate L, 19-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 North Greenville L, 31-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Limestone W, 34-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Mars Hill L, 28-27 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 at Catawba W, 38-28 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 Carson-Newman W, 31-30 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 UVA Wise L, 13-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Virginia St. L, 24-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Newberry L, 37-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Brevard W, 21-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Wingate L, 19-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 North Greenville L, 31-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Limestone W, 34-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Mars Hill L, 28-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Catawba W, 38-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 Carson-Newman W, 31-30 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 UVA Wise L, 13-10 - - - - - 5 40 8.0 33 0
Sep 10 at Virginia St. L, 24-10 - - - - - 2 9 4.5 5 0
Sep 17 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Newberry L, 37-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Brevard W, 21-14 - - - - - 3 67 22.3 26 0
Oct 8 at Wingate L, 19-0 - - - - - 1 0 0.0 0 0
Oct 15 North Greenville L, 31-7 - - - - - 2 21 10.5 22 0
Oct 22 Limestone W, 34-13 - - - - - 1 1 1.0 1 0
Oct 29 at Mars Hill L, 28-27 - - - - - 2 4 2.0 4 0
Nov 5 at Catawba W, 38-28 - - - - - 4 38 9.5 27 0
Nov 12 Carson-Newman W, 31-30 - - - - - 3 14 4.7 12 0
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 UVA Wise L, 13-10 1 - 33 40 - 73
Sep 10 at Virginia St. L, 24-10 1 - 4 9 - 13
Sep 17 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-3 1 - - - - 0
Sep 24 Newberry L, 37-10 1 - 18 - - 18
Oct 1 Brevard W, 21-14 1 - 21 67 - 88
Oct 8 at Wingate L, 19-0 1 - 14 0 - 14
Oct 15 North Greenville L, 31-7 1 - - 21 - 21
Oct 22 Limestone W, 34-13 1 - 48 1 - 49
Oct 29 at Mars Hill L, 28-27 1 - 65 4 - 69
Nov 5 at Catawba W, 38-28 1 - 113 38 - 151
Nov 12 Carson-Newman W, 31-30 1 5 48 14 - 67
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 UVA Wise L, 13-10 6 - 1 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 at Virginia St. L, 24-10 0 - 0 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 Newberry L, 37-10 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 Brevard W, 21-14 0 - 0 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 at Wingate L, 19-0 0 - 0 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 North Greenville L, 31-7 0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 Limestone W, 34-13 0 - 0 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 at Mars Hill L, 28-27 6 - 1 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 at Catawba W, 38-28 18 - 3 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 Carson-Newman W, 31-30 0 0 0 - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 UVA Wise L, 13-10 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Virginia St. L, 24-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 Newberry L, 37-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Brevard W, 21-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Wingate L, 19-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 North Greenville L, 31-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Limestone W, 34-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Mars Hill L, 28-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Catawba W, 38-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 Carson-Newman W, 31-30 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2014-15 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 42 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2014-15 10 - - - - - - 3 0
2015-16 11 - - - - - - 2 1
2016-17 11 2 5 0.5 2.5 0 9 2 2
2017-18 10 1 -7 -0.7 -7.0 0 0 1 0
Total 42 3 -2 -0.0 -0.7 0 9 8 3
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2014-15 10 - - - - - - -
2015-16 11 20 1.8 551 50.1 27.6 1 65
2016-17 11 22 2.0 364 33.1 16.5 5 44
2017-18 10 25 2.5 444 44.4 17.8 4 52
Total 42 67 1.6 1359 32.4 20.3 10 65
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2014-15 10 - - - - - - - 0
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 42 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2014-15 10 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 42 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2014-15 - - - - - 21 156 7.4 0 35
2015-16 - - - - - 18 135 7.5 0 40
2016-17 - - - - - 23 194 8.4 0 33
2017-18 - - - - - 21 192 9.1 0 45
Total - - - - - 83 677 8.2 0 45
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2014-15 10 - - 156 - 156 15.6
2015-16 11 - 551 135 - 686 62.4
2016-17 11 5 364 194 - 563 51.2
2017-18 10 -7 444 192 - 629 62.9
Total 42 -2 1359 677 - 2034 48.4
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2014-15 0 0.0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0
2015-16 6 0.5 - 1 - 0 - - - - - 0
2016-17 30 2.7 0 5 - 0 - - - - - 0
2017-18 24 2.4 0 4 - 0 - - - - - 0
Total 60 1.4 0 10 - 0 - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2014-15 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2015-16 11 2 1 3.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 11 1 1 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 42 3 2 5.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 11 2 5 0.5 2.5 0 9 2 2
Conference 7 2 5 0.7 2.5 0 9 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 6 2 5 0.8 2.5 0 9 2 2
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 2 5 1.3 2.5 0 9 2 2
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - 1 1
November 2 2 5 2.5 2.5 0 9 1 1
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 11 22 2.0 364 33.1 16.5 5 44
Conference 7 16 2.3 279 39.9 17.4 4 44
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 6 11 1.8 168 28.0 15.3 1 31
Away 5 11 2.2 196 39.2 17.8 4 44
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 13 3.3 230 57.5 17.7 3 33
Losses 7 9 1.3 134 19.1 14.9 2 44
-
September 4 6 1.5 55 13.8 9.2 1 25
October 5 6 1.2 148 29.6 24.7 1 44
November 2 10 5.0 161 80.5 16.1 3 33
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - 23 194 8.4 0 33
Conference - - - - - 13 123 9.5 0 27
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - 14 143 10.2 0 33
Away - - - - - 9 51 5.7 0 27
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - 11 120 10.9 0 27
Losses - - - - - 12 74 6.2 0 33
-
September - - - - - 7 49 7.0 0 33
October - - - - - 9 93 10.3 0 26
November - - - - - 7 52 7.4 0 27
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 11 5 364 194 - 563 51.2
Conference 7 5 279 123 - 407 58.1
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 6 5 168 143 - 316 52.7
Away 5 - 196 51 - 247 49.4
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 4 5 230 120 - 355 88.8
Losses 7 - 134 74 - 208 29.7
-
September 4 - 55 49 - 104 26.0
October 5 - 148 93 - 241 48.2
November 2 5 161 52 - 218 109.0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 30 2.7 0 5 - 0 - - - - - 0
Conference 24 3.4 0 4 - 0 - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 6 1.0 0 1 - 0 - - - - - 0
Away 24 4.8 - 4 - 0 - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 18 4.5 0 3 - 0 - - - - - 0
Losses 12 1.7 - 2 - 0 - - - - - 0
-
September 6 1.5 - 1 - 0 - - - - - 0
October 6 1.2 - 1 - 0 - - - - - 0
November 18 9.0 0 3 - 0 - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 11 1 1 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 6 1 1 2.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 1 1 2.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 1 1 2.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -