#21

Ethan Ervin

RBSophomore6' 1", 195 lbsBuford, GA
Florida Atlantic Owls5-3 · TDC #99
Snap share
38%
3 of 8 started · likely 30–47%
Rush yards
369
158th of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
4.1
223rd of 312 in FBS
Rush TD
2
266th of 683 in FBS
Receptions
7
917th of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.12
126th of 264 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

98 plays · +11.9 total EPA · 126th of 264 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.12
Passing+0.37
Rushing+0.10
1st down-0.20
2nd down+0.02
3rd down+0.71
Standard downs+0.13
Passing downs+0.10
ErvinRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays16%
Pass plays2%
Run plays34%
1st down16%
2nd down14%
3rd down17%
Standard downs17%
Passing downs13%
ErvinRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries79—
Success rate38.0%263rd / 332
Explosive run rate6.3%299th / 332
Stuffed at the line11.4%74th / 332
First downs22—
Red-zone carries7—
Goal-line carries2—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets6—
Target share5.7%—
Catch rate100.0%—
Success rate per target66.7%—
Yards per target5.5—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

Where Ervin's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
7
7 caught (100%)
Avg. depth of target
0.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.1
43 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
0
of 43 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted7 targets charted

100% comp0.0 avg. depth6.1 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), 11 yds, 11.0 per target1100% · 11yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 2 targets (29%), 2 caught (100%), -1 yds, -0.5 per target2100% · -1yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction91 carries

Left
13%
3.3 YPC · 33% succ.
Middle
70%
4.1 YPC · 50% succ.
Right
16%
4.3 YPC · 27% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Florida Atlantic

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (2 of Ervin’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
6
3 caught (50%)
Avg. depth of target
2.2
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.3
19 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
2
of 21 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted6 targets charted

63% comp2.2 avg. depth6.3 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 1 caught (100%), 2 yds, 2.0 per target1100% · 2yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (17%), 1 caught (100%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target1100% · 0yRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (33%), 1 caught (50%), 19 yds, 9.5 per target250% · 19yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farFlorida Atlantic#99 · 5-3838%913694.1238.0%74305.7%
2025Florida Atlantic#110 · 4-846%9252.8075.0%52302.7%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Ethan Ervin's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Ethan Ervin's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.3 avg. game scoreBest: 8.0 at UL Monroe (Week 4)1 of 8 games at 8.0+
Rushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLong
1@FloridaL 21–665.716503.1111
2NavyW 38–305.317673.906
3Florida InternationalW 16–105.513362.8012
4@UL MonroeW 45–178.0211396.6139
5Texas SouthernW 66–105.14235.809
7@ArmyL 24–565.810464.6011
8RiceW 51–494.2671.208
9@North TexasL 41–482.7410.304
2026 · 8 games5.3913694.1239

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries91—
Yards369158th / 1519
Yards / carry4.1223rd / 312
Touchdowns2266th / 683
Long39—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions7917th / 2089
Yards431217th / 2074
Yards / catch6.1—
Touchdowns0—
Long11—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles33629th / 5664
Solo2—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns1—
Yards20—
Average20—
Touchdowns0—
Long20—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPlays madeSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · Florida—90~38 (26–49)161·42%
Wk 2 · Navy—77~36 (25–47)17··47%
Wk 3 · Florida International—67~36 (25–47)17··54%
Wk 4 · UL Monroe✓ RB89~46 (39–51)232·52%
Wk 5 · Texas Southern✓ RB54~13 (3–25)4··24%
Wk 7 · Army—77~29 (20–38)11·138%
Wk 8 · Rice✓ RB80~19 (13–25)7··24%
Wk 9 · North Texas—85~19 (13–25)4··22%
Season3 GS619236 (187–291)993138%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Florida Atlantic roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
21Ethan ErvinRBSO913694.127+0.12
5Leonard FarrowRBSR763534.629+0.18
Brady TillmanRB291234.212-0.16
28Kaden Shields-DuttonRBJR21904.305+0.11
33Almari BrownRBJR5214.21—+0.56
20Joshua HarriottRBSR1330—-0.43
34Germanuel TanelusRBSR——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Florida Atlantic depth chart →