Nunzio Campanile will never forget the nonchalance expressed by Tanner McEvoy after one of the greatest individual performances in the history of Bergen Catholic High School football.

The date was Nov. 13, 2010 and McEvoy, a dual threat at quarterback, had just dominated Red Bank Catholic in the opening round of the New Jersey State playoffs en route to a 65-34 victory.

McEvoy threw for 301 yards and a school-record seven touchdowns, added 177 rushing yards, and his 478 yards of total offense still stands as the most ever in a single game for a player at Bergen Catholic.

For Campanile, this was a day he’d always remember. It was his first playoff victory as head coach of the perennial powerhouse Crusaders, who enter this week’s action ranked as the No. 1 team in New Jersey.

In catching up with Campanile to talk about McEvoy, who comes to MetLife Stadium with the Seattle Seahawks as a wide receiver and special teams ace to play the Giants this Sunday, one story relayed by Bergen Catholic’s head coach painted the perfect picture of a player who still to this day has only scratched the surface of his potential.

“We’re sitting on a bench outside the locker room after the Red Bank Catholic playoff game, and I look at Tanner and say, ‘Hey, that was unbelievable,’” Campanile recalled this week. “He looks over and says, ‘What? What was unbelievable?’ He was the best player on the field, and couldn’t care less about any of his stats. Never even registered with him what he had just done, he was just out there having fun and competing.

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“If you had told me back then he’d be in the NFL today, would I be surprised? I’d be surprised if you told me he wasn’t in the NFL today. He’s that talented, the most talented player I’ve ever coached.”

At 24, McEvoy is not only making a home for himself in Seattle during what has been a journey to the NFL complete with plenty of unexpected twists and turns.

The Hillsdale native is coming home to North Jersey for the second time in a year to play a game at MetLife Stadium when the Seahawks (3-2) play the Giants (1-5) Sunday afternoon, looking to repeat his performance from a year ago when he caught his first career touchdown against the Jets.

"I've already set the bar," McEvoy told The Record and NorthJersey.com by phone earlier this week, adding with a laugh: "Expectations are high. Gotta catch another one."

On the eve of 2016 training camp, with McEvoy eyeing the chance to earn a roster spot in the defensive secondary, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll called with a change of plans.

The Seahawks were deep at defensive back - you've heard of the "Legion of Boom" - so Carroll suggested McEvoy switch positions ... after he spent the six weeks between organized team activities (OTAs) and camp perfecting his craft at safety.

"Wide receiver was my best chance at making the team," McEvoy said. "So, the night before camp began, just like that, I was a wide receiver."

In the year-plus since, McEvoy has carved out a niche for himself on a team with Super Bowl aspirations and big names all around him on the roster. He has played in 19 career games, including all five this season at wide receiver and on special teams.

"Bergen Catholic," Carroll said immediately when asked Wednesday by The Record and NorthJersey.com for his impressions of McEvoy. "He’s been a really good player for us transitioning from – he was once a quarterback and he played a little bit of receiver. A little bit of receiver. He played DB for Wisconsin, so he’s been all over the lot. We had him at defensive back and then the first day of camp last year we moved him to receiver and he’s really helped us. He’s such a good athlete and such an all-around player. He’s helping us on special teams. He catches the ball well. He’s a developing player that I think is going to really have a nice career and he’s learning how to play our style and our way and you’ll see him involved in special teams in a big way and we’re really fired up for that. Because you might not have thought of him as that kind of a player coming in, but, he’s really developed and he’s taking the challenge and he’s doing good stuff."

The biggest adjustment for McEvoy was not necessarily from defensive back to receiver, but on special teams, where he has emerged as an ace on kickoff and punt coverage teams in addition to punt return.

"It's kind of what the NFL offers - you've got to get in where you fit in," McEvoy said. "I had not run down on kickoffs since eighth grade, I don't even think I did it at Bergen, and the next thing I knew, for me personally, special teams had to be an essential part for me to being on the team and playing a role."

The Seahawks are coming off their bye week, and in their most recent game, McEvoy got the chance to throw the second pass of his career on a gadget play. He lined up at receiver, Russell Wilson threw him a pass just behind the line of scrimmage and McEvoy fired downfield toward the right sideline.

His first pass last October in New Orleans was a 43-yard completion.

His second? Well, McEvoy's throw was intercepted by the Rams' Cody Davis.

"I'm 2-for-2," McEvoy said with a chuckle. "I don't throw incompletions."

Interceptions are far easier to laugh off now that he's no longer a quarterback.

"It's pretty surreal," McEvoy said. "I mean, it's been crazy. Every kind of decision I've made through the years, like going to Pascack Valley or Bergen [Catholic], playing quarterback or another position like safety or wide receiver, there are so many little things that could have been different and who knows where I'd be right now.

"You've got to take advantage of every opportunity you get, put in the hard work and control what you control. I can't control my reps, the number of reps I get, but I can control my attitude and how I work toward improving myself It's crazy how things work out, and I'm very happy with where I'm at. Obviously I want to succeed a lot more, I have big plans for myself, but that'll all come in due time hopefully."

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McEvoy expects a group of nearly 20 supporters in the stands Sunday, including his parents, Steve and Christina, who still reside in Hillsdale. Tanner rooted for the Green Bay Packers growing up - it was especially sweet to catch his other career TD at Lambeau Field last season - but some of his friends who will be in attendance this weekend (presumably cheering for him) are also die hard Giants fans.

"I guess we'll see where that loyalty lies Sunday based on what they're wearing," McEvoy said. "I appreciate the support either way, and I'm looking forward to coming back home and doing what I can to help us leave with a win."