
Tight end, UTEP, 2010–14
Eric Tomlinson
- Number
- No. 87
- Height
- 6′7″
- Hometown
- Klein, TX
- Born
- Apr 22, 1992, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Eric Tomlinson played tight end at UTEP (2010–14).
Career highs
8catches, career highat Colorado State, 20132receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Stony Brook, 2011Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
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 | UTEP | 32 | 0.86 | 60th (n=341) | 0.81 | 27.7 | 6% |
| 2014 | UTEP | 26 | 0.40 | – | – | 10.4 | 5% |
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 UTEP 8 games, 19 catches, 134 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | W 31–24 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | L 26–30 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sep 27 | at | L 28–58 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 14 |
| Oct 4 | at | L 3–55 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 11 |
| Oct 25 | at | W 34–0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 21 | at | L 13–31 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 10 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 24–21 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 13 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. | L 6–21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2013 UTEP 10 games, 30 catches, 304 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs. | L 13–32 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 42–59 | 8 | 75 | 1 | 21 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 35–38 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 25 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 20–34 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 7–45 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 2 | at | L 7–57 | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 9 | at | L 7–41 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 13 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 33–10 | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | at | L 3–45 | 4 | 71 | 0 | 28 |
| Nov 30 | at | L 17–48 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 20 |
2012 UTEP 4 games, 4 catches, 26 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | L 7–24 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 41–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | at | L 26–37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | L 0–17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
2011 UTEP 5 games, 6 catches, 83 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 31–24 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 21 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | L 42–49 | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 13–31 | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | at | L 37–41 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 22–17 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 17 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2015 | Combine or pro day 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′5⅝″ | |
| Weight | 263 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅞″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.98 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.75 s | |
| Vertical jump | 30½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′2″ | |
| Bench press | 19 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.46 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.54 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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