Lee Evans ( American football ) Lee Evans III ( born March 11 , 1981 ) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the first round ( 13th overall ) of the 2004 NFL Draft . He played college football at Wisconsin . Evans has also played for the Baltimore Ravens . Early years . Born in Bedford , Ohio , Evans attended Bedford High School in Bedford , Ohio , a suburb located southeast of Cleveland , Ohio — the same high school as former Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Chris Chambers ( who also starred at Wisconsin ) and actress Halle Berry . College career . 2000 season . Evans caught 30 passes for 528 yards and 5 touchdowns in his freshman season . 2001 season . Lee Evans put together an incredible season despite having 3 different quarterbacks ( Brooks Bollinger , Jim Sorgi , and Matt Schabert ) during the year . Evans caught 75 passes for 1 , 545 yards ( an average of 20 . 1 yards per reception ) and 9 touchdowns . 2002 season . Evans tore his ACL in the Spring Game and missed the entire season . The Badgers struggled mightily on offense in his absence . 2003 season . In Evans ' s last year at Wisconsin , the star receiver put together a season to remember for the Badgers . He would catch 64 passes for 1 , 213 yards and 13 touchdowns . Possibly his finest game as a Badger came in a 56 - 21 blowout of the Michigan State Spartans : Evans caught 10 passes for 258 yards and 5 touchdowns . Professional career . 2004 NFL Draft . The Buffalo Bills selected Evans with the 13th overall pick in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft . Lee was the first wide receiver since Eric Moulds in 1996 to be taken by the Bills in the first round . Buffalo Bills . Evans was initially assigned the jersey number 84 . Evans , as a reference to his full name , had always worn the number 3 in college , a number that was not allowed to be used in professional football for wide receivers . Evans , in order to include the number 3 somewhere in his jersey number , instead chose 83 ( the league had not yet opened the 10 - 19 range for wide receivers ) , which required special permission ; the Bills had set aside the number after the retirement of Andre Reed . The Bills first - round draft pick moved into the starting lineup in his first season and emerged as one of the Bills ' best players on offense . December 4 , 2005 was a big day for the two former Wisconsin Badgers from Bedford High School during a game between the Bills and Dolphins . Evans set then career highs with receiving yards ( 117 ) and touchdowns ( 3 ) . Chris Chambers set franchise records for receptions ( 15 ) and receiving yards ( 238 ) as well as scoring the game winning touchdown in the final seconds . Evans quickly became a fan - favorite among Bills fans . After the departure of Eric Moulds , he established himself as the Bills ' top receiver in 2006 . He became a big ally for then starting quarterback J . P . Losman in the passing game , establishing himself as a deep threat at wide receiver . On November 19 , 2006 , in a game against the Houston Texans , he set the Buffalo Bills record for receiving yards in one quarter ( 205 ) and one game ( 265 ) . He also became the first player in league history to record two 80 yard plus touchdowns in one quarter when he caught two 83 yard touchdown passes in the first quarter . Evans underwent minor shoulder surgery in the 2008 offseason . Coach stated that the shoulder had been bothering him for the previous two years . The offseason surgery did not seem to slow Evans down , since in the 2008 season he recorded his second 1 , 000 yards receiving season with 63 receptions , 1017 yards , and 3 TDs . Despite his strong play the Bills missed the postseason at 7 - 9 . The 2010 season was less successful for Evans . On December 12 , 2010 , he injured his ankle against the Cleveland Browns and did not play again during that season . Baltimore Ravens . On August 12 , 2011 , Evans was traded to the Baltimore Ravens for a 4th round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft . He missed a fair amount of the season with injuries . Evans played in 9 games , and finished the season with four receptions for 74 yards . Evans had a chance to catch a game winning touchdown in the AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots , however Sterling Moore wrestled away the pass from Joe Flacco that would have likely resulted in the game - winning touchdown . Later , Billy Cundiff missed a tying field goal , sending the Patriots to Super Bowl XLVI . Evans was released on March 2 , 2012 . Jacksonville Jaguars . On April 15 , 2012 , Evans signed a one - year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars . He was released on August 12 , 2012 . Personal . Evans is married to the former Miranda Farr ; the couple has one son , Lee Evans IV .