Furman University

Honors & Awards
2021 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2020 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2019 Southern Conference All-Freshman Team

2021 — Registered playing time in all 11 games, including 10 starts...only missed start was against Chattanooga...logged 656 plays, including a season high 77 snaps against Western Carolina...had 74 snaps in season opening, 29-18 win over 24th-ranked North Carolina A&T.  

2020 — Started in all seven games (spring of ‘21) at center...logged 434 plays, including a career high 84 snaps against VMI...was in on 79 plays versus Samford (44-37 OT win)...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll for the 2020-21 school year.  

2019 — Enjoyed an impactful first season as a Paladin, appearing in all 13 games and making nine starts at center...nine starts came over final 10 contests...credited with 550 play participations...named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team...came off the bench to register 36 plays in his collegiate debut, a 46-13 win over Charleston Southern...first start (38 plays) came in game four versus Mercer (45-10 win)...totaled a season high 65 plays against Chattanooga (35-20 win)...played a key role in leading Furman to an 8-5 record, at-large berth to the FCS playoffs, and No. 19 ranking in the AFCA Coaches final poll...helped pave the way for All-SoCon running back Devin Wynn (1,182 yards, 14 TDs) and a Paladin offense that paced the SoCon in scoring (33.5 ppg)...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll for the 2019-20 school year.

High School: December 2018 graduate of Myrtle Beach (4A) High School who enrolled at Furman in January of 2019 and took part in spring practice...chose Furman from 19 scholarship offers, including 12 from FBS programs...football coach was Mickey Wilson...played left and right tackle, center, and also handled long snapping duties...made 36 consecutive starts in his prep career, never missing a game...Shrine Bowl participant who was accorded the game’s U.S. Army Student Athlete Leadership Award for South Carolina...served as team captain his junior and senior seasons...played a pivotal role in leading Myrtle Beach to 12-1 record and 2018 state championship, beating Greer, 37-21, in the championship game...downed Hartsville, 57-31, on the road to claim Lower State championship...title season came in the face of devastation to region by Hurricane Florence in early September, which eliminated three weeks of the campaign...second team USA Today South Carolina All-State choice...two-time All-Region 6 4A selection...named to the 2018 first team WPDE Zoneman Team.

Personal: Full name is Evan Patrick Jumper...born September 6, 2000, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina...is an Eagle Scout...son of Debbie and Joe Jumper...has two brothers, Joseph and Ben... communication studies - rhetoric advocacy major.