Zach Evans: Everything you need to know

The Jets waived Evans from the reserve/retired list Tuesday, Howard Balzer of USA Today reports. Evans will hang up his cleats after a two-year NFL career. The 2023 sixth-round pick saw his only regular-season action in his rookie season with the Rams, when he turned nine carries into 19 yards across 10 games while mostly playing on special teams.

The Jets placed Evans (undisclosed) on the reserve/retired list Monday, Eric Allen of the team's official site reports. Evans signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets in January after joining the team's practice squad in mid-December, but the 24-year-old will hang up his cleats. The 2023 sixth-rounder last saw regular-season action during his rookie campaign with the Rams, when he logged nine carries for 19 yards in 10 games while mostly serving on special teams. Evans finished his three-year college career with Ole Miss in 2022, where he rushed for 936 yards and nine touchdowns on 144 carries while adding 12 catches for 119 yards and one touchdown across 11 games.

The Jets signed Evans to a reserve/future contract Monday. The 23-year-old was added to the Jets' practice squad mid-December after being cut from the Rams' practice squad in late August. Evans, a 2023 sixth-round pick from Ole Miss, appeared in 10 games with the Rams during his rookie campaign, taking nine carries for 19 yards across 16 offensive snaps.