Evan Luke Baylis (born November 18, 1993) is an

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who is a free agent. He played

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and was originally signed by the

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as an

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in 2017. He has also been a member of the

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and the

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Early years

Baylis played

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at Grandview High School in

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. He caught 33 passes for 456 yards and 6 touchdowns his junior year, earning Colorado All-League 5A Creek First-team honors on offense as an H-back and Honorable Mention All-State recognition. He caught 24 passes for 225 yards and 2 touchdowns his senior season while also recording 108 tackles and 8 sacks as a

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. As a senior, he was named All-League 5A Creek First-team at tight end/

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, All-Colorado First-team on defense and 2011 5A All-State First-team at linebacker.

College career

Baylis played for the

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from 2013 to 2016. He was

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in 2012. He caught four passes for 71 yards in 2013. Baylis caught 15 passes for 143 yards and one touchdown in 2014, including five catches for 25 yards in the

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. He caught 16 passes for 229 yards and one touchdown in 2015. He caught nine passes for 68 yards and one touchdown in 2016. Baylis caught 44 passes for 511 yards and three touchdowns during his college career.

Professional career

Baylis was rated the 50th best tight end in the

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by NFLDraftScout.com.

Houston Texans

After going undrafted, Baylis signed with the

on May 12, 2017. He was waived by the Texans on September 2 and signed to the team's practice squad the next day. Prior to the game against the

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on September 14, Texans tight ends

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, Ryan Griffin and Stephen Anderson were all in the concussion protocol. As a result, Baylis was promoted to the active roster on September 13, 2017, and made his NFL debut as the only active tight end. He was waived by the Texans on September 20.

Indianapolis Colts

On October 3, 2017, Baylis was signed to the

' practice squad, but was waived four days later.

Carolina Panthers

On October 31, 2017, Baylis was signed to the

' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on January 8, 2018. On August 31, 2018, Baylis was waived by the Panthers.

Green Bay Packers

On December 26, 2018, Baylis was signed to the

practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Packers on December 31, 2018. On August 31, 2019, Baylis was waived by the Packers and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on September 19, 2019. He was waived again on October 3, 2019, and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on October 14. He was waived on October 29 and re-signed to the practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Packers on January 21, 2020. Baylis was waived on September 5, 2020.

Arizona Cardinals

On September 29, 2020, Baylis was signed to the

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practice squad. He was elevated to the active roster on October 10 for the team's week 5 game against the

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, and reverted to the practice squad after the game. He was promoted to the active roster on October 19, 2020. He was waived by the Cardinals on October 27, 2020, and re-signed to the practice squad on November 2. He was promoted back to the active roster on November 19. He was waived on November 21 and re-signed to the practice squad three days later. He was promoted back to the active roster on November 28, 2020, but was waived two days later and signed back to the practice squad on December 2. His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 11, 2021.

Kansas City Chiefs

On January 16, 2021, Baylis signed with the practice squad of the

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. On February 9, 2021, Baylis re-signed with the Chiefs. He was waived with an injury designation on August 17. After clearing waivers, he was added to the Chiefs' injured reserve. He was released on August 26 after reaching an injury settlement with the Chiefs.

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