2024 Football Roster
Slocum, Evan
Jersey Number 7
Evan Slocum
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cartersville, GA
- High School:
- Cartersville
Bio
2024 (Senior)
Started all twelve games during the 2024 season...Posted a career-high 73 total tackles and one tackle-for-loss...Recorded a season-high ten total tackles in the Deacons' victory over Stanford including four solo tackles...Finished the season with one interception and one fumble recovery...Recorded a career-high 88-yard fumble recovery in the victory against N.C. State.
2023 (Junior)
Saw action in 11 games with 10 starts during the 2023 season… Finished the season with 29 tackles including 23 solo tackles with 1.0 tackle-for-loss, one interception for 56 yards, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery… Recorded his first career interception in the win against Old Dominion… Recorded a season-high five total tackles with four solo tackles against Syracuse.
2022 (Sophomore)
Played in all 13 games, making multiple starts during the 2022 season and helping lead the team to its seventh consecutive bowl game and back-to-back bowl wins with a victory over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl…Finished the season with a career-high 45 tackles which ranked seventh on the team including 28 solo tackles…Recorded 2.0 tackles for loss and three pass breakups…Tallied a season and career-high nine tackles against North Carolina while also having a pass breakup…Had two pass breakups, a pair of tackles and a tackle for loss in the Gasparilla Bowl victory over Missouri…Totaled eight tackles in the senior day win over Syracuse…Ended the year with multiple tackles in the last 10 games.
2021 (Freshman)
Appeared in 11 games in the historic 2021 season that included ACC Atlantic Division and Gator Bowl titles...Finished the season with 20 total tackles including 16 solo tackles and a pass breakup...Made his collegiate debut against Old Dominion where he collected one tackle...Made first collegiate start at Virginia...Posted a season-high six tackles versus Norfolk St. (9/11) including four solo tackles...Totaled 272 plays over the course of the season including a season-high 50 against Norfolk State
High School
Played for Head Coach Conor Foster … Multi-talented athlete spending time at running back, wide receiver and defensive back throughout his high school career … Helped the Hurricanes to 43 wins and counting over the last 4 seasons … Earned Sports Illustrated All-America honors and was a First Team All-State performer … Played with two current Wake Forest football players at Cartersville in Jacorey Johns and Isaiah Chaney … During the 2018 season, Cartersville went undefeated in the regular season (10-0) and advanced to the state title … Named a team captain
Personal
Son of Erica and Larry Slocum
Started all twelve games during the 2024 season...Posted a career-high 73 total tackles and one tackle-for-loss...Recorded a season-high ten total tackles in the Deacons' victory over Stanford including four solo tackles...Finished the season with one interception and one fumble recovery...Recorded a career-high 88-yard fumble recovery in the victory against N.C. State.
2023 (Junior)
Saw action in 11 games with 10 starts during the 2023 season… Finished the season with 29 tackles including 23 solo tackles with 1.0 tackle-for-loss, one interception for 56 yards, one pass breakup and one fumble recovery… Recorded his first career interception in the win against Old Dominion… Recorded a season-high five total tackles with four solo tackles against Syracuse.
2022 (Sophomore)
Played in all 13 games, making multiple starts during the 2022 season and helping lead the team to its seventh consecutive bowl game and back-to-back bowl wins with a victory over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl…Finished the season with a career-high 45 tackles which ranked seventh on the team including 28 solo tackles…Recorded 2.0 tackles for loss and three pass breakups…Tallied a season and career-high nine tackles against North Carolina while also having a pass breakup…Had two pass breakups, a pair of tackles and a tackle for loss in the Gasparilla Bowl victory over Missouri…Totaled eight tackles in the senior day win over Syracuse…Ended the year with multiple tackles in the last 10 games.
2021 (Freshman)
Appeared in 11 games in the historic 2021 season that included ACC Atlantic Division and Gator Bowl titles...Finished the season with 20 total tackles including 16 solo tackles and a pass breakup...Made his collegiate debut against Old Dominion where he collected one tackle...Made first collegiate start at Virginia...Posted a season-high six tackles versus Norfolk St. (9/11) including four solo tackles...Totaled 272 plays over the course of the season including a season-high 50 against Norfolk State
High School
Played for Head Coach Conor Foster … Multi-talented athlete spending time at running back, wide receiver and defensive back throughout his high school career … Helped the Hurricanes to 43 wins and counting over the last 4 seasons … Earned Sports Illustrated All-America honors and was a First Team All-State performer … Played with two current Wake Forest football players at Cartersville in Jacorey Johns and Isaiah Chaney … During the 2018 season, Cartersville went undefeated in the regular season (10-0) and advanced to the state title … Named a team captain
Personal
Son of Erica and Larry Slocum
Football Media Availability (9/18/25)
Thursday, September 18
QB Robbie Ashford takes it himself for the score
Thursday, September 11
Chris Barnes scores the TD on the game's first kick
Thursday, September 11
Matt Barrie SportsCenter at Wake Forest with Demond Claiborne
Wednesday, September 10
