Listed on the preseason depth chart No. 3 at the "H-Back" (slot wide receiver) position behind Zedakiah Centers and Tyrece Fairly-Diyem at Cal Poly this fall.

2022 -- Played in three games as a redshirt sophomore ... playing time was limited due to injury ... caught one pass for one yard in season opener at Fresno State ... caught two passes for 24 yards in 2023 Spring Game.

2021 -- Played in first seven games of redshirt freshman season at Cal Poly before suffering season-ending injury ... two starts versus Montana State and UC Davis ... caught 10 passes for 89 yards and one touchdown, a 14-yard toss from Spencer Brasch against UC Davis ... longest reception of season was 21 yards from Brasch at San Diego ... season-high four catches in UC Davis game and also caught two passes at Montana ... season-high 47 yards receiving in UC Davis contest.

Arizona State -- A redshirt during 2020 season ... a preferred walk-on.

High School -- A 2020 graduate of Stockdale High School in Bakersfield, Calif. ... missed his senior season due to a knee injury during a summer football camp ... filled multiple roles in prep career, earning a spot playing wide receiver on varsity as a sophomore before moving to quarterback as a junior ... in junior season (2019) completed 76 of 152 passes for 991 yards and 10 touchdowns with 11 interceptions ... also rushed for 877 yards on 168 carries and 10 touchdowns, producing five games of 100 or more yards on the ground en route to All-Area honors ... 191 rushing yards and three touchdowns against Frontier ... caught four passes for 41 yards ... for good measure made 11 tackles on defense with one pass breakup ... as a sophomore in 2018, caught 33 passes for 329 yards and five touchdowns, rushed for 148 yards on 53 trips, scoring twice, and recovered a fumble on defense ... compiled 1,876 all-purpose yards and 27 touchdowns in 20 career games and accounted for 27 touchdowns in his career; 12 rushing, 10 passing, and five receiving ... a shoulder injury requiring surgery kept him out of football as a freshman ... made Principal's Honor Roll ... member of Red Cross Club at Stockdale High ... after visits to UC Davis, Arizona State and New Mexico, chose to be a Mustang (again) because "of the environment, community and coaching staff."

Personal -- Son of Darren and Lisa Burkhart ... one brother, Noah ... wants to be an accountant ... listening to music is his hobby ... born in Bakersfield, Calif. ... majoring in communication studies.

Evan Burkhart