
Tight end, North Carolina, 2011–13
Eric Ebron
- Number
- No. 85
- Height
- 6′4″
- Hometown
- Greensboro, NC
- Born
- Apr 10, 1993, in Newark, New Jersey
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Eric Ebron played tight end at North Carolina (2011–13). The Detroit Lions took Ebron in the first round, No. 10 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9catches, career highat NC State, 2013199receiving yards, career highvs. Miami, 20132receiving touchdowns, career highat Louisville, 2012All-America: ESPN 2013
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | North Carolina | 10 | 207 | 20.7 | 1 | 47 |
| 2012 | North Carolina | 40 | 625 | 15.6 | 4 | 49 |
| 2013 | North Carolina | 62 | 973 | 15.7 | 3 | 79 |
| Career | 112 | 1,805 | 16.1 | 8 | 79 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | North Carolina | 85 | TE | |
| 2012 | North Carolina | 85 | TE | |
| 2013 | North Carolina | 85 | TE | 6′4″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | North Carolina | 66 | 1.11 | 87th (n=341) | 0.81 | 73.6 | 7% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2013 North Carolina 13 games, 62 catches, 973 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at | L 10–27 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 40–20 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Sep 21 | at | L 20–28 | 6 | 108 | 1 | 36 | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 31–55 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Oct 5 | at | L 17–27 | 6 | 70 | 1 | 25 | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. | L 23–27 | 8 | 199 | 1 | 71 | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 34–10 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 33 | 7 |
| Nov 2 | at | W 27–19 | 9 | 70 | 0 | 27 | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 45–14 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Nov 16 | at | W 34–27 | 3 | 73 | 0 | 58 | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 80–20 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 25–27 | 5 | 121 | 0 | 79 | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 39–17 | 7 | 78 | 0 | 17 | – |
2012 North Carolina 11 games, 40 catches, 625 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 62–0 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 49 | – |
| Sep 8 | at | L 27–28 | 4 | 55 | 1 | 28 | – |
| Sep 15 | at | L 34–39 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 11 | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 27–6 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 66–0 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 30 | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 48–34 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 26 | – |
| Oct 13 | at | W 18–14 | 7 | 87 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Oct 20 | at | L 30–33 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 43–35 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 37 | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. | L 50–68 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 45–38 | 3 | 57 | 1 | 30 | – |
2011 North Carolina 7 games, 10 catches, 207 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 24–22 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | – |
| Sep 24 | at | L 28–35 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 24 | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 24–30 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Oct 22 | at | L 38–59 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 49–24 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 32 | – |
| Nov 17 | at | L 21–24 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 37–21 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 47 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2014 | Combine or pro day 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅜″ | |
| Weight | 250 lb | |
| Arm length | 33¼″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| Wingspan | 80⅜″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.60 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 s | |
| Vertical jump | 32″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ | |
| Bench press | 24 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.49 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.45 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 105 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
Pro Bowl: 2018
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Detroit Lions | 12 | 25 | 248 | 1 |
| 2015 | Detroit Lions | 14 | 47 | 537 | 5 |
| 2016 | Detroit Lions | 13 | 61 | 711 | 1 |
| 2017 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 53 | 574 | 4 |
| 2018 | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 66 | 750 | 13 |
| 2019 | Indianapolis Colts | 11 | 31 | 375 | 3 |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 56 | 558 | 5 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 12 | 84 | 1 |
| NFL career | 105 | 351 | 3,837 | 33 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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