Ervin in 2016
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No. 34 Houston Texans | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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Date of birth: | October 7, 1993 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth: | San Bernardino, California | ||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Colton (CA) | ||||||||||||||
College: | San Jose State | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 4 / Pick: 119 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Rushing attempts: | 1 |
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Rushing yards: | 3 |
Receptions: | 3 |
Receiving yards: | 18 |
Total return yards: | 524 |
Total touchdowns: | 0 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
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.
Born in San Bernardino, Ervin attended Colton High School.
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A two-star recruit, Ervin attracted two offers from Idaho and San Jose State. On January 16, 2011, Ervin signed with San Jose State.
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. Ervin had 672 return yards and 107 rushing yards.
In the 2012 season, Ervin had 205 rushing and 599 return yards. On September 28, in a 38-34 win over San Diego State, Ervin had a 97-yard kickoff return touchdown. Ervin also caught a 36-yard touchdown reception and returned a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown on October 20 at UTSA. 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.