Tight end, Marshall, 2011–⁠14

Eric Frohnapfel

Number
No. 83
Height
6′7″
Hometown
Stafford, VA

Eric Frohnapfel played tight end at Marshall (2011–⁠14).

Career highs

6catches, career hightwice; last vs. Rice, 2014107receiving yards, career highvs. Rice, 20142receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Western Kentucky, 2014

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2014

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011Marshall9687.6113
2012Marshall131299.9229
2013Marshall79513.6239
2014Marshall3742011.4538
Career6671210.81039

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Marshall83TE
2012Marshall83TE
2013Marshall83TE
2014Marshall83TE6′7″

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
2013Marshall50.58––2.9–
2014Marshall440.8592nd (n=496)0.5237.45%

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

2014 Marshall 13 games, 37 catches, 420 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30atMiami (OH)W 42–⁠27554229
Sep 13vs.OhioW 44–⁠141909
Sep 20atAkronW 48–⁠17332025
Oct 4atOld DominionW 56–⁠14230025
Oct 11vs.Middle TennesseeW 49–⁠24228022
Oct 18atFlorida InternationalW 45–⁠13325012
Oct 25vs.Florida AtlanticW 35–⁠16447016
Nov 8atSouthern MissW 63–⁠17222012
Nov 15vs.RiceW 41–⁠146107138
Nov 22atUABW 23–⁠18221014
Nov 28vs.Western KentuckyL 66–⁠6731427
Dec 6vs.Louisiana TechW 26–⁠23215011
Dec 23 ✦vs.Northern IllinoisW 52–⁠2321609
2013 Marshall 5 games, 7 catches, 95 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7vs.Gardner-WebbW 55–⁠01111
Sep 21atVirginia TechL 21–⁠29111011
Oct 24atMiddle TennesseeL 49–⁠51212010
Nov 9vs.UABW 56–⁠14139139
Dec 27 ✦vs.MarylandW 31–⁠20232019
2012 Marshall 6 games, 13 catches, 129 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1atWest VirginiaL 34–⁠69660124
Sep 8vs.Western CarolinaW 52–⁠24235129
Sep 15vs.OhioL 24–⁠27117017
Sep 29atPurdueL 41–⁠5121206
Oct 6vs.TulsaL 38–⁠451303
Oct 27vs.UCFL 17–⁠541202
2011 Marshall 6 games, 9 catches, 68 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 17atOhioL 7–⁠44113013
Oct 1atLouisvilleW 17–⁠13112012
Oct 22atHoustonL 28–⁠63214012
Oct 29vs.UABW 59–⁠141414
Nov 12atTulsaL 17–⁠59218012
Nov 17atMemphisW 23–⁠222705

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

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