Five-star running back Zachary Evans is not expected to end up at Georgia, sources tell 247Sports.

Evans told reporters at the Under Armour All-American Game that he signed with a college team during the Early Signing Period. That program was Georgia. However, Evans did not announce his college decision as previously scheduled during the all-star game. Evans said postgame he “can’t answer” questions about his college decision, per 247Sports’ Brian Dohn.

247Sports reached out to Evans and his family for comment but did not receive a response prior to publication.

Evans signed an NLI during the Early Signing Period. But that does not necessarily bind him to Georgia. The Bulldogs are expected to grant Evans an unconditional release. That will allow Evans to explore other options. Other schools are prohibited from contacting Evans while he’s bound by an NLI, per NCAA regulations.

The five-star running back cannot sign another NLI during this recruiting cycle, according to NCAA rules, which means Evans will verbally commit to his next school with no official paperwork tying him to that program. A similar situation occurred in 2018 with Ale Kaho and Washington. Kaho signed an NLI with the Huskies but never actually enrolled with the school. That August the Huskies granted him an unconditional release and soon after Kaho enrolled at Alabama without penalty.

Evans will be free to enroll anywhere he wants and will be eligible to play next season with a full release. It’s unclear if Evans will be an early enrollee at his next stop as he previously planned.

Evans ranks as the No. 14 overall prospect and No. 1 running back in the 247Sports Composite for the 2020 cycle. The dynamic athlete won MVP honors at the Under Armour All-American Game and rushed for 1,600 yards and 20 touchdowns on just 127 carries as a senior for North Shore High School (Texas). North Shore won its second straight 6A state championship last month. But Evans was sent home prior to the game.

Few recruitments have been as up-and-down as Evans'. He’s never actually verbally committed to anyone during his process. But Evans has been linked to at least a half-dozen programs behind the scenes. Evans’ recruitment is expected to zero in on LSU and Texas A&M. The Houston native officially visited the Tigers in October and the Aggies in November. There have been a trio of Crystal Ball projections linking Evans to Texas A&M over the last few days.

247Sports ran an in-depth profile of Evans this summer. North Shore head coach John Kay has compared Evans to Adrian Peterson.

“I know that’s high company,” Kay said. “But it’s just the running style. I think he’s got that rare combination of speed and power with great vision.”