Eric Ebron in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Best season
973
Receiving yards, 2013 (North Carolina, 7–⁠6)
Drafted
No. 10
Overall, 2014 NFL Draft (Detroit Lions)

Career highs

9catches, career highat NC State, 2013199receiving yards, career highvs. Miami, 20132receiving touchdowns, career highat Louisville, 2012

All-America: ESPN 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011North Carolina1020720.7147
2012North Carolina4062515.6449
2013North Carolina6297315.7379
Career1121,80516.1879

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011North Carolina85TE
2012North Carolina85TE
2013North Carolina85TE6′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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013North Carolina661.1187th (n=341)0.8173.67%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29atSouth CarolinaL 10–⁠27332013–
Sep 7vs.Middle TennesseeW 40–⁠20460023–
Sep 21atGeorgia TechL 20–⁠286108136–
Sep 28vs.East CarolinaL 31–⁠55463018–
Oct 5atVirginia TechL 17–⁠27670125–
Oct 17vs.MiamiL 23–⁠278199171–
Oct 26vs.Boston CollegeW 34–⁠104670337
Nov 2atNC StateW 27–⁠19970027–
Nov 9vs.VirginiaW 45–⁠14221015–
Nov 16atPittsburghW 34–⁠27373058–
Nov 23vs.Old DominionW 80–⁠20111011–
Nov 30vs.DukeL 25–⁠275121079–
Dec 28 ✦vs.CincinnatiW 39–⁠17778017–
2012 North Carolina 11 games, 40 catches, 625 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.ElonW 62–⁠0253049–
Sep 8atWake ForestL 27–⁠28455128–
Sep 15atLouisvilleL 34–⁠39538211–
Sep 22vs.East CarolinaW 27–⁠6364034–
Sep 29vs.IdahoW 66–⁠0367030–
Oct 6vs.Virginia TechW 48–⁠34235026–
Oct 13atMiamiW 18–⁠14787023–
Oct 20atDukeL 30–⁠33568034–
Oct 27vs.NC StateW 43–⁠35479037–
Nov 10vs.Georgia TechL 50–⁠68222013–
Nov 24vs.MarylandW 45–⁠38357130–
2011 North Carolina 7 games, 10 catches, 207 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 10vs.RutgersW 24–⁠22127027–
Sep 24atGeorgia TechL 28–⁠35244124–
Oct 15vs.MiamiL 24–⁠301707–
Oct 22atClemsonL 38–⁠59332015–
Oct 29vs.Wake ForestW 49–⁠24132032–
Nov 17atVirginia TechL 21–⁠24118018–
Nov 26vs.DukeW 37–⁠21147047–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2014Combine or pro day 2014
Height6′4⅜″
Weight250 lb
Arm length33¼″
Hand size10″
Wingspan80⅜″W
40-yard dash4.60 s
10-yard split1.63 s
Vertical jump32″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press24 reps
3-cone drill7.49 s
20-yard shuttle4.45 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

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2014Detroit Lions12252481
2015Detroit Lions14475375
2016Detroit Lions13617111
2017Detroit Lions16535744
2018Indianapolis Colts166675013
2019Indianapolis Colts11313753
2020Pittsburgh Steelers15565585
2021Pittsburgh Steelers812841
NFL career1053513,83733

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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