Furman University

Honors & Awards
2024 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2023 Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 23)
2023 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2023 Southern Conference All-Academic Team
2022 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2022 Southern Conference All-Academic Team
2021 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll

2023 — Fashioned a breakout season, establishing himself as a central figure on a Furman defense that topped the SoCon and ranked among FCS leaders in virtually every statistical category, including, among others, scoring defense (18.2 ppg), rushing defense (96.9 ypg), total defense (316.0 ypg), and sacks (38), with the sacks tally ranking as second most in Furman history...registered playing time in all 13 games and starts at inside linebacker in the final seven contests...strong play helped key Furman’s 10-3 season headlined by a SoCon championship and FCS quarterfinal round playoff appearance...squad was ranked sixth in the AFCA FCS final poll...credited with 79 tackles, including a team high 11.5 for-loss, and five sacks, which ranked second on the squad...had a five-tackle, two-sack performance in a 27-21 win over Samford that saw the Paladins limit the Bulldogs to only 51 rushing yards (31 att.)...moved into the starting lineup the next week at FCS eighth-ranked Western Carolina (29-17 win), where he delivered a brilliant 10-tackle, two-sack performance that netted him SoCon Defensive Player of the Week honors...produced a career high 15 tackles and a sack against FCS 2nd-ranked Montana (35-28 OT loss) in quarterfinal road playoff contest...named to the SoCon All-Academic Team and SoCon Academic Honor Roll for the 2023-24 school year.

2022 — Saw action in all 13 games, working primarily as a backup at inside linebacker and also on special teams...made one start at spur versus The Citadel (21-10 win)...credited with 44 tackles, including a career high 10 stops against Western Carolina (47-40 win)...followed that with nine stops against VMI (41-3 win)...solid play proved pivotal performer in Furman’s 10-3 season that featured a stretch of seven consecutive wins and an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs, where the Paladins claimed a 31-6 first round home win over Elon...10 wins represented the most by Furman since 2005...team finished a consensus 10th in final AFCA and Stats Perform Polls...campaign was fueled with strong work by Furman’s defense, which led the FCS in turnovers gained (29)...named to the SoCon All-Academic Team and SoCon Academic Honor Roll for the 2022-23 school year.

2021 — Earned playing time in all 11 games, working as a backup at inside linebacker and as a major contributor on special teams...credited with 31 tackles, including two for-loss, and a fumble recovery...tallied a season high five tackles against Wofford (42-20 win)...most impactful performance came against East Tennessee State: 4 tackles, 1.5 tackles for-loss, and fumble recovery....notched four-tackle efforts against The Citadel (24-14 win) and 24th-ranked North Carolina A&T (29-18 win)...named to the SoCon All-Academic Team and SoCon Academic Honor Roll for the 2021-22 school year.

2020 — Earned playing time in six of seven games (spring of ‘21) at backup linebacker and contributor on special teams...credited with 10 tackles...notched a season high four tackles in his career debut against Western Carolina (35-7 win)...matched it with four stops, including one for-loss, against Mercer...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll for the 2020-21 school year.

High School: 2020 graduate of Buford (5A) High School...football coach was Bryant Appling...played middle linebacker and tight end...paced Buford in tackles in 2019 and was named first team All-Region 8-AAAAA while helping his squad to a 14-1 and state championship with 17-14 win over Warner Robins...2019 season followed 10-3 campaign in 2018 and third round appearance in the state playoffs...posted a record of 43-9 and finished as runner-up at the 2019 state wrestling championships in the 220-pound class.

Personal: Full name is Evan Patrick DiMaggio...born May 22, 2002, in Buford, Georgia...son of Heather and Patrick DiMaggio...has two sisters, Ashley and Emily...great-nephew of the late baseball legend and Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio...health sciences major.