2025 Catamount Football Roster
Biography
2025 (Redshirt Junior): Played in 11 of the team’s 12 games on the season with 10 starts along the offensive line … Helped guide a Catamount offense to record numbers in 2025, finishing with a school-record 5,920 total yards, including 4,268 passing yards and 1,652 yards on the ground … Named to the 2025 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team.
2024 (Redshirt Freshman*): Saw action in five of the team’s 12 games with one start … Made his season debut against Wofford (Oct. 5) … Played as a reserve along the line and on special teams in a trio of road games at Furman (Oct. 19), Mercer (Oct. 26), and ETSU (Nov. 9) … Made his first collegiate start against Chattanooga (Nov. 2) … Did not record any official statistics ... Named to the 2024-25 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2023 (Redshirt Freshman): Missed the season due to an off-season injury, taking a medical redshirt … Returned to the practice field for the team’s annual spring drills ... Named to the 2023-24 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2022 (Freshman): Saw action in two games, remaining eligible for a redshirt … Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener at Charleston Southern (Sept. 3) and also played in the home win over Presbyterian (Sept. 17) ... Named to the 2022-23 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... Received a SoCon Commissioner's Medal.
Prior to Western Carolina: Was a two-time first-team all-state and all-region selection, earning first-team plaudits as a senior ... Helped his high school to two state championships as a freshman and junior, and twice a state runner-up finish ... Only allowed one sack as a sophomore and did not allow a sack as a junior … Also played baseball where he was the closer, and participated in track & field as a prep.
Personal: Full name is Evan Nelson Carney ... Is the son of Michelle and John Carney ... Has a younger sister, Leah ... His uncle played football at Chattanooga.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2021-22Freshman
Offensive Line
6'3"
290 lbs
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2022Freshman
Offensive Line
6'3"
290 lbs
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2023Redshirt Freshman
Offensive Line
6'3"
305 lbs
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2024Redshirt Sophomore
Offensive Line
6'3"
305 lbs
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2025Redshirt Sophomore
Offensive Line
6'5"
305 lbs
