#87

Ethan Erickson

Senior tight end for BYU. 2023: 2 catches, 24 receiving yards.

TE · BYU · Sr. · #87

6′5″ · 245 lb · Laie, HI

Returning to BYU for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7:30 pm ETat Colorado StateCanvas StadiumBYU by 17.5

The story

4 tight end for BYU. 2023: 2 catches, 24 receiving yards.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

Ethan Erickson

TE · BYU · Sr · #87

This is his second year in the same receiving corps at BYU. The receipt: 19 rec yds, 1 receptions against Iowa State — Week 11, 2023.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

seasons on the roster
game log

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Kalani Sitake, all balanced offenses — 13-12 over that span.

2022BYU8-5HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced

2023BYU5-7HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#63 / 160 · 61st pct

12.0

Rec TDs#141 / 160 · 6th pct

Long catch#153 / 160 · 4th pct

Rec yards#161 / 160 · 0th pct

Receptions#161 / 160 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 12.0 YDS/g, 12.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kalani Sitake

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	BYU	2	24	12.0	0	--
2022	BYU	1	14	14.0	1	--
Career		3	38	12.7	1	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 10	L 7-37@ West Virginia	1	5	5.0	5
Wk 11	L 13-45vs Iowa State	1	19	19.0	19	Season-high 19 yds
Total		2	24	12.0	19

The tight end room · BYU

#7Walker LyonsTE · Jr.223 receiving yards · 2025
#2Roger SaleapagaTE · Jr.26 receiving yards · 2025
#82Noah MoeakiTE · So.16 receiving yards · 2025
#83Will ZundelTE · So.2 games · 2025
#87Ethan EricksonTE · Sr.no box-score line yet

7 more on the roster · BYU team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology