Kenton Evans is in his first season at Miles, serving as the team's quarterbacks coach. For the past two years, he helped develop elite young quarterback talent with the Jenkins Elite Quarterback Academy.
Kenton Evans spent a season as the quarterbacks coach at Arkansas-Pine Bluff during the 2020-21 campaign.Evans spent the previous two seasons as offensive coordinator at Central Methodist University, where WR Katavious Taylor was a two-time NAIA All-American and was one of three players to earn all-conference honors in 2019. Evans has also served as the quarterbacks coach at NCAA Div. III Brevard College in North Carolina and Valparaiso in Indiana as well as an extensive career in the high school ranks.Â
On the playing field, Evans excelled as a quarterback. He spent three years Memphis before spending his final season at Tennessee State. After his college playing days, Evans spent eight years in the Arena Football League. He threw for 54 touchdowns and over 2,500 yards during his professional career.Â
Evans finished a legendary prep career at Westwood High in Memphis as the fourth-leading passer in Tennessee high school history with 10,519 career passing yards, as well as 115 touchdowns. He also was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Tennessee among numerous prep honors.
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