Tyler Ervin

Tyler Ervin

Ervin with the Houston Texans in 2016
No. 34, 21, 24, 32
Position:	Running back Return specialist
Personal information
Born:	(1993-10-07) October 7, 1993 (age 30) San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school:	Colton (Colton, California)
College:	San Jose State
NFL draft:	2016  / Round: 4 / Pick: 119
Career history
Houston Texans (2016–2018) Baltimore Ravens (2018–2019)* Jacksonville Jaguars (2019) Green Bay Packers (2019–2020)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-American (2015) First-team All-Mountain West (2015)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards: 92 Rushing average: 4.8 Receptions: 27 Receiving yards: 186 Return yards: 1,703
Player stats at PFR

Tyler Anthony Ervin (born October 7, 1993) is an American former professional football player who was a running back and return specialist. He played college football for the San Jose State Spartans.

Early years

Ervin was born in San Bernardino, California. He attended Colton High School, where he played high school football. ^[1]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    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: "2011 San Jose St. Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. "San José State Spartans 2011 Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. "San Jose State 2011 Football Commits". 247sports.com.

College career

A two-star recruit, Ervin attracted two offers from Idaho and San Jose State. On January 16, 2011, Ervin signed with San José State University. ^[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 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. ^[3]

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. ^[4] Ervin also caught a 36-yard touchdown reception and returned a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown on October 20 at UTSA. ^[5] 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. ^[6]

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

As a redshirt 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] Sports Illustrated named Ervin to its honorable mention All-America team . ^[1]

In his redshirt senior season of 2015, Ervin rushed for a single-game school record 300 yards against Fresno State and for 263 yards against New Mexico. ^{[7] [8]} 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. ^[9] 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] Along with first-team All-Mountain West Conference, Ervin earned multiple national honors, the Athlon Sports All-American second team and his second straight Sports Illustrated honorable mention All-American title. ^[1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
5 ft 9+7⁄8 in (1.77 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	29+3⁄4 in (0.76 m)	9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m)	4.41 s	1.56 s	2.59 s	39 in (0.99 m)	10 ft 10 in (3.30 m)	17 reps
Measurables taken at the NFL Combine. [10] [11]

Houston Texans

Ervin was selected by the Houston Texans in the fourth round (119th overall) of the 2016 NFL draft. ^[12] On May 5, 2016, Ervin signed a four-year, $2.9 million contract with Houston. ^[13] Ervin has been compared to established all-purpose players in the NFL like Jamaal Charles and Darren Sproles. ^[14] He finished his rookie season with three receptions for 18 receiving yards to go along with return duties. ^[15]

On October 4, 2017, Ervin was placed on injured reserve after suffering a torn patellar tendon in Week 4. ^[16] He finished the 2017 season with eight receptions for 38 receiving yards to go along with four carries for 12 rushing yards. ^[17]

On November 7, 2018, Ervin was waived by the Texans. ^[18]

Baltimore Ravens

On November 14, 2018, Ervin was signed to the practice squad of the Baltimore Ravens. ^[19] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Ravens on January 8, 2019. ^[20] He was waived on August 31, 2019. ^[21]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On September 1, 2019, Ervin was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars. ^[22] He was waived on November 30, 2019. ^[23]

Green Bay Packers

On December 2, 2019, Ervin was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers. ^[24] He was re-signed on March 30, 2020. ^[25] He was placed on injured reserve on December 9, 2020. ^[26]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Rushing					Receiving					Kick return					Punt return					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Fum	Lost
2016	HOU	12	0	1	3	3.0	3	0	3	18	6.0	9	0	14	263	18.8	33	0	27	261	9.7	9.7	0	3	2
2017	HOU	4	0	4	12	3.0	6	0	8	38	4.8	7	0	5	93	18.6	24	0	8	60	7.5	21	0	0	0
2018	HOU	9	0	0	0	.0	0	0	3	35	11.7	19	0	10	253	25.3	36	0	21	175	8.3	27	0	1	0
2019	JAX	6	0	0	0	.0	0	0	0	0	.0	0	0	5	107	21.4	25	0	5	9	1.8	6	0	1	0
2019	GB	4	0	1	10	10.0	10	0	2	11	5.5	6	0	6	160	26.7	45	0	11	106	9.6	18	0	1	0
2020	GB	8	0	13	67	5.2	21	0	11	84	7.6	24	0	10	196	19.6	34	0	5	20	4.0	11	0	0	0
Career		43	0	19	92	4.8	40	0	11	84	7.6	24	0	50	1,072	21.4	45	0	77	631	8.2	57	0	6	2
Source: NFL.com

Postseason

Year	Team	Games		Rushing					Receiving					Kick return					Punt return					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Fum	Lost
2016	HOU	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	14	14.0	14	0	4	23	5.8	16	0	2	0
2019	GB	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	3	41	13.7	23	0	1	6	6.0	6	0	0	0
Career		4	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	4	55	13.8	23	0	5	29	5.9	16	0	2	0
Source: pro-football-reference.com

References

1. "Tyler Ervin". San Jose State University. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
2. "Tyler Ervin-Recruiting".
3. "Tyler Ervin 2011 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
4. 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.
5. "San Jose State vs UTSA". San Jose State University. October 20, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
6. "San Jose State vs Bowling Green". San Jose State University. December 27, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
7. Hacke, Ray (September 26, 2015). "Ervin's school-record 300 yards rushing powers SJSU past Fresno State". San Jose Mercury News.
8. Hacke, Ray (October 24, 2015). "Ervin powers San Jose State past New Mexico". San Jose Mercury News.
9. "Cure Bowl – San Jose State vs Georgia State Box Score, December 19, 2015". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
10. "Draft 2016: Tyler Ervin". National Football League. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
11. "Tyler Ervin". NFL Draft Scout. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
12. "2016 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
13. McClain, John (May 5, 2016). "Texans sign fourth-round pick Tyler Ervin". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
14. Wilson, Aaron, and McClain, John (April 30, 2016). "Texans report: Running back Tyler Ervin prized for versatility". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
15. "Tyler Ervin 2016 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
16. "TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign Marcus Cromartie". HoustonTexans.com. October 4, 2017.
17. "Tyler Ervin 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
18. "TRANSACTIONS: Texans claim WR DeAndre Carter, waive RB Tyler Ervin". HoustonTexans.com. November 7, 2018.
19. Louque, Jake (November 14, 2018). "Ravens sign RB/Return specialist Tyler Ervin to practice squad". Baltimore Beatdown. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
20. "Ravens sign 8 players to reserve/futures contracts". Ravens Wire. January 8, 2019.
21. "Ravens' roster moves leave them looking young". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
22. Oehser, John (September 1, 2019). "Roster moves: Jaguars make four waiver claims". Jaguars.com.
23. Johnson, James (November 30, 2019). "Jaguars activate LB Jake Ryan from reserve/non-football injury list". Jaguars Wire.
24. Huber, Bill (December 2, 2019). "If at First You Don't Succeed: Packers Change Kick Returners". Sports Illustrated.
25. "Packers re-sign RB Tyler Ervin". packers.com. March 30, 2020.
26. "Packers activate G Simon Stepaniak from reserve/non-football injury". Packers.com. December 9, 2020.

External links

• Tyler Ervin at Pro-Football-Reference.com
• San Jose State Spartans bio