Eric Tomlinson
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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, 2011

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011UTEP68313.8224
2012*UTEP4266.5011
2013*UTEP3030410.1128
2014*UTEP191347.1114
Career595479.3428

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2011UTEP2270
2012*UTEP100
2013*UTEP2390
Career5660

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010UTEP87TE
2011UTEP87TE
2012UTEP87TE
2013UTEP87TE
2014UTEP87TE6′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
2013UTEP320.8660th (n=341)0.8127.76%
2014UTEP260.40––10.45%

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 UTEP 8 games, 19 catches, 134 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30atNew MexicoW 31–⁠241909
Sep 6vs.Texas TechL 26–⁠30110010
Sep 27atKansas StateL 28–⁠58325114
Oct 4atLouisiana TechL 3–⁠55636011
Oct 25atUTSAW 34–⁠01505
Nov 21atRiceL 13–⁠31427010
Nov 29vs.Middle TennesseeW 24–⁠21216013
Dec 20 ✦vs.Utah StateL 6–⁠211606
2013 UTEP 10 games, 30 catches, 304 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 21vs.UTSAL 13–⁠32430012
Sep 28atColorado StateL 42–⁠59875121
Oct 5vs.Louisiana TechL 35–⁠38445025
Oct 12vs.TulsaL 20–⁠3431907
Oct 26atRiceL 7–⁠451404
Nov 2atTexas A&ML 7–⁠57––––
Nov 9atNorth TexasL 7–⁠41218013
Nov 16vs.Florida InternationalW 33–⁠10––––
Nov 23atTulaneL 3–⁠45471028
Nov 30atMiddle TennesseeL 17–⁠48442020
2012 UTEP 4 games, 4 catches, 26 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.OklahomaL 7–⁠24111011
Sep 15vs.New Mexico StateW 41–⁠281101
Sep 22atWisconsinL 26–⁠371303
Oct 6vs.SMUL 0–⁠17111011
2011 UTEP 5 games, 6 catches, 83 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.Stony BrookW 31–⁠24224221
Sep 29vs.HoustonL 42–⁠49––––
Oct 29vs.Southern MissL 13–⁠31––––
Nov 5atRiceL 37–⁠41124024
Nov 12vs.East CarolinaW 22–⁠17335017

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2015Combine or pro day 2015
Height6′5⅝″
Weight263 lb
Arm length32⅞″
Hand size10″
40-yard dash4.98 s
10-yard split1.75 s
Vertical jump30½″
Broad jump9′2″
Bench press19 reps
3-cone drill7.46 s
20-yard shuttle4.54 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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