Ervin Philips

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

2017 Syracuse 12 games, 89 catches, 904 yards, 4 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long	Rush
Sep 1	vs.Central Connecticut	W 50–⁠7	6	71	1	20	–
Sep 9	vs.Middle Tennessee	L 23–⁠30	7	36	0	13	13
Sep 16	vs.Central Michigan	W 41–⁠17	3	32	0	13	–
Sep 23	atLSU	L 26–⁠35	11	93	1	30	8
Sep 30	atNC State	L 25–⁠33	17	188	0	37	–
Oct 7	vs.Pittsburgh	W 27–⁠24	8	55	0	13	–
Oct 13	vs.Clemson	W 27–⁠24	4	94	1	66	4
Oct 21	atMiami	L 19–⁠27	5	57	0	27	14
Nov 4	atFlorida State	L 24–⁠27	12	107	0	18	−1
Nov 11	vs.Wake Forest	L 43–⁠64	6	93	0	26	–
Nov 18	atLouisville	L 10–⁠56	2	13	0	7	8
Nov 25	vs.Boston College	L 14–⁠42	8	65	1	17	30

2016 Syracuse 12 games, 90 catches, 822 yards, 6 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long	Rush
Sep 2	vs.Colgate	W 33–⁠7	14	87	1	12	–
Sep 9	vs.Louisville	L 28–⁠62	6	52	0	22	1
Sep 17	vs.South Florida	L 20–⁠45	10	95	1	24	–
Sep 24	atUConn	W 31–⁠24	6	55	0	21	–
Oct 1	vs.Notre Dame	L 33–⁠50	6	68	1	25	11
Oct 8	atWake Forest	L 9–⁠28	–	–	–	–	5
Oct 15	vs.Virginia Tech	W 31–⁠17	11	139	1	58	−10
Oct 22	atBoston College	W 28–⁠20	7	78	1	29	3
Nov 5	atClemson	L 0–⁠54	8	48	0	11	–
Nov 12	vs.NC State	L 20–⁠35	4	30	0	12	–
Nov 19	vs.Florida State	L 14–⁠45	7	63	1	17	–
Nov 26	atPittsburgh	L 61–⁠76	11	107	0	41	8

2015 Syracuse 9 games, 29 catches, 286 yards, 5 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long	Rush
Sep 4	vs.Rhode Island	W 47–⁠0	2	41	2	32	−2
Oct 10	atSouth Florida	L 24–⁠45	5	75	0	29	21
Oct 17	atVirginia	L 38–⁠44	4	33	1	16	28
Oct 24	vs.Pittsburgh	L 20–⁠23	6	50	1	20	8
Oct 31	atFlorida State	L 21–⁠45	3	−1	0	3	23
Nov 7	atLouisville	L 17–⁠41	3	33	0	22	26
Nov 14	vs.Clemson	L 27–⁠37	–	–	–	–	28
Nov 21	atNC State	L 29–⁠42	2	36	1	30	27
Nov 28	vs.Boston College	W 20–⁠17	4	19	0	9	75

2014 Syracuse 12 games, 15 catches, 57 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long	Rush
Aug 29	vs.Villanova	W 27–⁠26	–	–	–	–	–
Sep 13	atCentral Michigan	W 40–⁠3	1	1	0	1	55
Sep 20	vs.Maryland	L 20–⁠34	–	–	–	–	−6
Sep 27	vs.Notre Dame	L 15–⁠31	–	–	–	–	22
Oct 3	vs.Louisville	L 6–⁠28	2	2	0	1	4
Oct 11	vs.Florida State	L 20–⁠38	1	9	0	9	22
Oct 18	atWake Forest	W 30–⁠7	4	10	0	6	15
Oct 25	atClemson	L 6–⁠16	1	8	0	8	3
Nov 1	vs.NC State	L 17–⁠24	–	–	–	–	8
Nov 8	vs.Duke	L 10–⁠27	4	16	0	9	36
Nov 22	atPittsburgh	L 7–⁠30	1	2	0	2	18
Nov 29	atBoston College	L 7–⁠28	1	9	0	9	16

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