Two of Texas A&M's most visible NFL products were on the field last night, kicking off their 2026 seasons with new teams: Mike Evans and Myles Garrett. Evans, a few years Garrett's senior, was taking his first snaps for a professional team not named the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and suffice it to say that he made some waves in his first game.
Evans closed the day with six receptions for 49 yards and a touchdown— a play that he made with a Rams defender draped all over him in the end zone. But pulling down those jump balls is part of what has made Evans so great over the course of his career, and he's showing that he's not slowing down at all.
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This is an early season game, of course, but these are projected to be two of the best teams in the NFC. San Francisco came out on top in this one by a wide margin, but you can bet that these two will be battling in the standings all year— and their second matchup will be one to watch closely as well.
Mike Evans shows he's not done yet with explosive debut for San Francisco 49ers
Evans has long had a reputation as one of the best receivers in the NFL, though he's never quite been in the discussion for no. 1 at any point. That's probably because, unlike a guy like Justin Jefferson, Puka Nacua, or CeeDee Lamb, there's just not that much flash to Evans' game— but the numbers he puts up are undeniable.
Evans' career should be enough even at this point to get him into the Hall of Fame, but he's angling to add another Super Bowl ring to his collection before all is said and done in San Francisco. He is the record-holder for most consecutive 1,000-yard season to start a career, having met that mark in his first 11 seasons and only failing to meet it last year due to suffering an injury midway through the season.
The 49ers have been in the top five teams in the league in passing yardage each of the last three years, so Evans is going to have a chance to get back to the millennium mark this season. He'll be doing it alongside another Aggie luminary in Christian Kirk (though Kirk is starting the year on IR thanks to a calf injury), as well as guys like Christian McCaffrey and Deebo Samuel.
The spotlight in San Francisco is going to be a heck of a lot different than it was toiling away in the NFC South— despite all of the respect that Evans earned down there, he still probably didn't get the attention he deserved. He can prove that he belongs in the conversation of the top receivers in the league still, even in year 13, and further his case for the Hall of Fame. This debut down in Australia is a heck of a way to get that kicked off.
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