Running back, San José State, 2011–⁠15

Tyler Ervin

Number
No. 7
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Colton, CA
Born
Oct 7, 1993

Tyler Ervin played running back at San José State (2011–⁠15). The Houston Texans took Ervin in round 4, No. 119 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,601
Rushing yards, 2015 (San José State, 6–⁠7)
Best game
300 yards
Vs. Fresno State, week 4, 2015: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 10
In FBS in rushing yards, 2015
Drafted
No. 119
Round 4, 2016 NFL Draft (Houston Texans)

Career highs

300rushing yards, career highvs. Fresno State, 20153rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Fresno State, 20158catches, career highat UNLV, 2015

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011San José State291073.7119
2012San José State452054.6132
2013San José State221.002
2014San José State1588885.6489
2015San José State2941,6015.41371
Career5282,8035.31989

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2011San José State286721–––
2012San José State225992–––
2014San José State2650607811
2015San José State25597081051
Career1012,3743151862

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011San José State3175.709
2012San José State1012612.6136
2014San José State2930610.6175
2015San José State453347.4224
Career877839.0475

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011San José State7RB
2012San José State7RB
2013San José State7RB
2014San José State7RB
2015San José State7RB5′10″

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013San José State2-0.29––-0.6––
2014San José State1780.1561st (n=253)0.1227.122%0.17
2015San José State3460.1766th (n=268)0.1257.437%0.10

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

2015 San José State 13 games, 1,601 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.New HampshireW 43–⁠13201273219–
Sep 12atAir ForceL 16–⁠37121211–––
Sep 19atOregon StateL 21–⁠352193251091
Sep 26vs.Fresno StateW 49–⁠23423003–––
Oct 3atAuburnL 21–⁠35271601259–
Oct 10atUNLVW 33–⁠271873141002
Oct 17vs.San Diego StateL 7–⁠3017220124–
Oct 24vs.New MexicoW 31–⁠21362631350–
Nov 6vs.BYUL 16–⁠1723800395–
Nov 14atNevadaL 34–⁠37176402871
Nov 21atHawai’iW 42–⁠23201141–––
Nov 27vs.Boise StateL 23–⁠40115203541
Dec 19 ✦vs.Georgia StateW 27–⁠16301320––3
2014 San José State 12 games, 888 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 28vs.North DakotaW 42–⁠102130––2
Sep 6atAuburnL 13–⁠593100378–
Sep 20atMinnesotaL 7–⁠2419010–
Sep 27vs.NevadaL 10–⁠21125602372
Oct 4vs.UNLVW 33–⁠10111331237–
Oct 18atWyomingW 27–⁠2022960––1
Oct 25atNavyL 31–⁠41197214921
Nov 1vs.Colorado StateL 31–⁠3817146161141
Nov 8atFresno StateL 24–⁠3813761110–
Nov 15vs.Hawai’iL 0–⁠1319900130–
Nov 21atUtah StateL 7–⁠41221040466–
Nov 29atSan Diego StateL 7–⁠3817830242–
2013 San José State 1 game, 2 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29vs.Sacramento StateW 24–⁠0220–––
2012 San José State 9 games, 205 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31atStanfordL 17–⁠202−70232–
Sep 8vs.UC DavisW 45–⁠1310550389–
Sep 15vs.Colorado StateW 40–⁠205371468–
Sep 22atSan Diego StateW 38–⁠343505167–
Sep 29atNavyW 12–⁠011560–––
Oct 13vs.Utah StateL 27–⁠493120250–
Oct 20atUTSAW 52–⁠2462304155–
Oct 27vs.Texas StateW 31–⁠202370–––
Dec 27 ✦vs.Bowling GreenW 29–⁠203−130238–
2011 San José State 7 games, 107 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Oct 8atBYUL 16–⁠2994006134–
Oct 14vs.Hawai’iW 28–⁠278300456–
Oct 29atLouisiana TechL 28–⁠38–––588–
Nov 5vs.IdahoL 29–⁠3283014126–
Nov 12atUtah StateL 33–⁠343604168–
Nov 19vs.NavyW 27–⁠24–––481–
Nov 26atFresno StateW 27–⁠24110119–

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2016 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–⁠27).

DrillCombine 2016Combine or pro day 2016
Height5′9⅞″
Weight192 lb
Arm length29¾″
Hand size9⅛″
40-yard dash4.41 s
10-yard split1.56 sW
Vertical jump39″
Broad jump10′10″
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill7.03 s
20-yard shuttle4.34 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 40 games with a stat; latest team: Green Bay Packers.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2016Houston Texans12130318
2017Houston Texans44120838
2018Houston Texans9000335
2019Green Bay Packers71100211
2020Green Bay Packers8136701184
NFL career401992027186

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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