Erik Ezukanma

#13 · WR · So. · Texas Tech6′3″ · 220 lb · Fort Worth, TX

Erik Ezukanma: WR · Texas Tech · #13.

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Erik Ezukanma

WR · Texas Tech · So · #13

Moves the chains on third down. The four seasons at Texas Tech span two head coaches: Kliff Kingsbury and Matt Wells. The first one came in 2021: All-Big 12. One game to point at: 179 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Houston — Week 1, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Texas Tech in the news

West Virginia reveals depth chartYahoo Sports Nov 3
Big 12 commissioner resignsOct 30
Booster dismisses McGuire hot seatOn3 Oct 28
Booster criticizes Texas Tech after lossHeartland College Sports Oct 24

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Texas Tech	48	705	14.7	4	75
2020	Texas Tech	45	739	16.4	6	57
2019	Texas Tech	42	664	15.8	4	56
2018	Texas Tech	2	48	24.0	1	44
Career		137	2,156	15.7	15	75

Season	Team
2021	Texas Tech	10	138
2020	Texas Tech	--	--
2019	Texas Tech	--	--
2018	Texas Tech	--	--
Career		10	138

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 38-21vs Houston	7	179	25.6	0	50	Season-high 179 yds
Wk 2	W 28-22vs Stephen F. Austin	6	143	23.8	1	75	143-yard receiving day
Wk 3	W 54-21vs Florida International	3	28	9.3	0	12
Wk 4	L 35-70@ Texas	7	56	8.0	0	18
Wk 6	L 31-52vs TCU	3	23	7.7	0	9
Wk 7	W 41-14@ Kansas	5	76	15.2	0	47
Wk 8	L 24-25vs Kansas State	1	3	3.0	0	3
Wk 9	L 21-52@ No. 4 Oklahoma	8	123	15.4	1	23
Wk 11	W 41-38vs Iowa State	4	54	13.5	2	21	2 TD catches
Wk 12	L 0-23vs No. 9 Oklahoma State	2	6	3.0	0	6
Wk 13	L 24-27@ No. 9 Baylor	2	14	7.0	0	8
Total		48	705	14.7	4	75

Signature game

Week 9 · 2021

L 21-52

at Oklahoma

8 rec · 123 yds · 1 TD

With D. Smith — 192 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 73.4 · 22 rush yds (7 car) · A. McNamara — 47.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · Stephen F. Austin · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +7.06T.Shough pass complete to TT 25. Catch made by E.Ezukanma at TT 25. Gain of 75 yards. E.Ezukanma for 75 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Week 2 · Stephen F. Austin · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +4.33T.Shough pass complete to TT 37. Catch made by E.Ezukanma at TT 37. Gain of 55 yards. Tackled by SAU at SAU 8.
Week 8 · Kansas State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.48Erik Ezukanma run for 45 yds for a TD (Jonathan Garibay KICK)
Week 1 · Houston · 2nd and 14 · Q2 · EPA +3.39Tyler Shough pass complete to Erik Ezukanma for 39 yds to the Houst 2 for a
Week 7 · Kansas · 3rd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +3.14Henry Colombi pass complete to Erik Ezukanma for 13 yds to the Kans 43 for a
Week 1 · Houston · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +3.11Tyler Shough pass complete to Erik Ezukanma for 50 yds to the Houst 16 for a

4 more plays

Week 9 · Oklahoma · 4th and 2 · Q2 · EPA +3.09Donovan Smith pass complete to Erik Ezukanma for 15 yds to the Okla 37 for a
Week 7 · Kansas · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.74Erik Ezukanma run for 9 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Garibay KICK)
Week 11 · Iowa State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.73Erik Ezukanma run for 32 yds to the IowSt 43 for a
Week 11 · Iowa State · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.68Donovan Smith pass complete to Erik Ezukanma for 18 yds for a TD, (Jonathan Garibay KICK)

Teams and coaches

2018Texas Tech5-7HC: Kliff Kingsbury · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2019Texas Tech4-8HC: Matt Wells · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2020Texas Tech4-6HC: Matt Wells · Balanced

2021Texas Tech7-6HC: Matt Wells and Sonny Cumbie · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 64 (#94 of 468). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2021 season

64Quality starter #94 of 468 · 2021?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: rush tds (98th percentile). Strength: rush yards (97th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#244 / 655 · 63rd pct

79.2%

EPA / target#251 / 655 · 62nd pct

0.74

Yards / catch#252 / 655 · 62nd pct

13.4

Explosive rate#330 / 655 · 50th pct

13.2%

TD rate#341 / 655 · 48th pct

5.7%

Box-score rates (7)

Rush TDs#5 / 273 · 98th pct

Rush yards#10 / 273 · 97th pct

138

Long catch#41 / 557 · 90th pct

Rec yards#95 / 557 · 83rd pct

705

Receptions#112 / 557 · 80th pct

Rec TDs#145 / 557 · 70th pct

Yards / catch#177 / 557 · 68th pct

14.7

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.2	42.8	10.1	0.5
Road4g	5.5	67.2	11.4	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.2	84.2	14.9	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	3.4	40.0	8.4	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2021 season

Head Coach

Matt Wells

Pass share

47.1%

384 pass / 432 run

Plays / game

68.0

12 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

402 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

64 · #94 of 468 WRs · 2021

Erik Ezukanma

Similar players

Style of play

Fans

Texas Tech in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference

Four seasons at Texas Tech, drafted

2021 11 games

2022