Running back, Middle Tennessee (from Kansas State), 2019–22
Joe Ervin
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 5′8″
- Weight
- 177 lb
- Class (2022)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Rock Hill, SC
Joe Ervin played running back at Kansas State (2019–21) and Middle Tennessee (2022).
Career highs
82rushing yards, career highvs. Nevada, 2021Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kansas State | 23 | 95 | 4.1 | 1 | 13 |
| 2021 | Kansas State | 64 | 322 | 5.0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 17 | 87 | 5.1 | 0 | 20 |
| Career | 104 | 504 | 4.8 | 3 | 22 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kansas State | 21 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Kansas State | 21 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Kansas State | 21 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 21 | RB | So. (Yr 4) | 5′8″ | 177 |
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 | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kansas State | 23 | -0.11 | – | – | -2.5 | 10% | – |
| 2021 | Kansas State | 59 | 0.17 | – | – | 10.1 | 12% | 0.21 |
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 25 | 0.17 | – | – | 4.3 | 9% | – |
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.
Game by game
2022 Middle Tennessee 4 games, 87 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at James Madison | L 7–44 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | at UAB | L 14–41 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 17–35 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 22 |
| Oct 29 | at UTEP | W 24–13 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
2021 Kansas State 10 games, 322 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Stanford | W 24–7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Sep 11 | vs. Southern Illinois | W 31–23 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. Nevada | W 38–17 | 11 | 82 | 1 | 22 | – | – |
| Sep 25 | at Oklahoma State | L 20–31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. Oklahoma | L 31–37 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Oct 16 | vs. Iowa State | L 20–33 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Oct 23 | at Texas Tech | W 25–24 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 6 | at Kansas | W 35–10 | 9 | 60 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 12 |
| Nov 13 | vs. West Virginia | W 34–17 | 9 | 31 | 1 | 22 | – | – |
| Nov 20 | vs. Baylor | L 10–20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
2019 Kansas State 3 games, 95 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. Bowling Green | W 52–0 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 6 | – | – |
| Oct 5 | vs.Baylor | L 12–31 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Nov 2 | atKansas | W 38–10 | 10 | 46 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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