Jahri Evans (born August 22, 1983) is an American football offensive guard, who now plays for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Although just a fourth round draft pick from a little school, Evans built a reputation as among the top guards in the NFL, as well as in May 2010 the Saints signed him to a seven-year, $56.7 million contract that apparently made him the highest paid guard in NFL history.