Tyler Ervin

Tyler Ervin

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Ervin in 2016
No. 34 Houston Texans
Position: Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: (1993-10-07) October 7, 1993
Place of birth: San Bernardino, California
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight: 192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school: Colton (CA)
College: San Jose State
NFL Draft: 2016 / Round: 4 / Pick: 119
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2016
Rushing attempts: 1
Rushing yards: 3
Receptions: 3
Receiving yards: 18
Total return yards: 365
Total touchdowns: 0
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Tyler Anthony Ervin (born October 7, 1993) is an American football running back for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at San Jose State.

Early life

Born in San Bernardino, Ervin attended Colton High School.[1]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Tyler Ervin
RB		 Colton, CA Colton HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 4.48 Jan 16, 2011 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 71
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College career

A two-star recruit, Ervin attracted two offers from Idaho and San Jose State. On January 16, 2011, Ervin signed with San Jose State.[2]

Ervin began playing for the San Jose State Spartans as a true freshman in 2011 at running back and return specialist. He became the first San Jose State player to return a kickoff for a touchdown since 2005, when he returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown on November 12 against Utah State.[1] Ervin had 672 return yards and 107 rushing yards.

Ervin returns a kickoff during the 2012 Military Bowl.

In the 2012 season, Ervin had 205 rushing and 599 return yards.[1] On September 28, in a 38-34 win over San Diego State, Ervin had a 97-yard kickoff return touchdown.[3] Ervin also caught a 36-yard touchdown reception and returned a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown on October 20 at UTSA.[4] To cap off an 11–2 season with a year-end #24 ranking in the AP Poll, Ervin had 49 receiving yards and 38 return yards in the Spartans' win over Bowling Green in the 2012 Military Bowl.[5]

Ervin took a medical redshirt year in 2013 after suffering an injury during the season opener on August 29.[1]

As a junior in 2014, he had 888 rushing yards, 506 kickoff return yards, and 81 punt return yards.[1] On August 28, Ervin got his first punt return touchdown, a 40-yarder against North Dakota.[1] On September 6, Ervin had a 75-yard touchdown reception against Auburn, tied for the longest passing play against Auburn that year.[1] Ervin also had an 89-yard rushing touchdown in the Spartans' homecoming game win over UNLV on October 4.[1]

As a senior in 2015, Ervin rushed for a single-game school record 300 yards against Fresno State and for 263 yards against New Mexico.[6][7] In the 2015 Cure Bowl, his final collegiate game, Ervin got his longest career punt return touchdown, for 85 yards in the Spartans' 27-16 win over Georgia State. He finished his senior year with 1,601 rushing yards on 294 carries with 13 touchdowns and 45 receptions for 334 yards with two touchdowns.[1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
5 ft 10 in 192 lb29 3⁄4 in9 1⁄8 in 4.41 s 1.56 s 2.59 s 39 in 10 ft 10 in 17 reps
Measurables taken at the NFL Combine.[8][9]

Houston Texans

Ervin was selected by the Houston Texans in the fourth round (119th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.[8] On May 5, 2016, Ervin signed a four-year, $2.9 million contract with Houston.[10] Ervin has been compared to established all-purpose players in the NFL like Jamaal Charles and Darren Sproles.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Tyler Ervin". San Jose State University. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Tyler Ervin-Recruiting".
  3. ↑ Durkin, Jimmy (September 28, 2012). "San Jose State rallies to beat San Diego State 38-34 to improve to 3-1". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ "San Jose State vs UTSA". San Jose State University. October 20, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ "San Jose State vs Bowling Green". San Jose State University. December 27, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  6. ↑ Hacke, Ray (September 26, 2015). "Ervin's school-record 300 yards rushing powers SJSU past Fresno State". San Jose Mercury News.
  7. ↑ Hacke, Ray (October 24, 2015). "Ervin powers San Jose State past New Mexico". San Jose Mercury News.
  8. 1 2 "Draft 2016: Tyler Ervin". NFL. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Tyler Ervin". NFL Draft Scout. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  10. ↑ McClain, John (May 5, 2016). "Texans sign fourth-round pick Tyler Ervin". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  11. ↑ Wilson, Aaron, and McClain, John (April 30, 2016). "Texans report: Running back Tyler Ervin prized for versatility". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 26, 2016.

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