Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-66@ Florida | 16 | 50 | 3.1 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-30vs Navy | 17 | 67 | 3.9 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 67 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 16-10vs Florida International | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 46 | 153 | 3.3 | 1 | 12 |
#21
Ethan Ervin
Ethan Ervin has built a role at Florida Atlantic the hard way, one season at a time.
6′1″ · 195 lb · Buford, GA · Buford
How he plays
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
TD rate: 23rd percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
153
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 50 rush yds, 1 TD, at Florida
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore running back for Florida Atlantic. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Florida Atlantic in 2025.
Ethan Ervin
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-22
Ethan Ervin is a cornerstone for Florida Atlantic — measured against the line he joined.
153RUSH YDS1RUSH TD46CARRIES
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
20254 games
- Signed with Florida Atlantic3-star out of Buford
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Florida Atlantic
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida Atlantic | 46 | 153 | 3.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 55 | 178 | 3.2 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Ethan Ervin's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–30
vs Navy
67 rush yds (17 car)
Edged out Navy at home in a shootout.
With C. Veltkamp — 386 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 83.4 · -22 rush yds (5 car) · E. Messer — 8 rec · 179 yds · 2 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Florida · 4&4 · Q2 · EPA -3.71(00:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 E.Ervin rush middle for 3 yards gain to the FLA48 (#24 K.James), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
- Week 3 · Florida International · 3&6 · Q3 · EPA +2.32(12:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Veltkamp pass complete short left to #21 E.Ervin caught at FIU50, for 11 yards to the FIU38 (#7 J.Celestine), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Florida · 3&3 · Q1 · EPA +2.00(01:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 E.Ervin rush left for 11 yards gain to the FAU43 (#6 J.Flowers; #20 K.Clark), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Navy · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA +1.70(08:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 E.Ervin rush middle for 6 yards gain to the FAU43 (#56 M.Parker; #13 C.Robinson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Florida · 4&1 · Q3 · EPA +1.56(09:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 E.Ervin rush middle for 1 yard gain to the FAU35 (#90 B.Bett; #91 J.McCloud), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Navy · 3&2 · Q3 · EPA +1.38(07:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 E.Ervin rush middle for 5 yards gain to the Navy44 (#45 C.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Florida International · 3&23 · Q1 · EPA +1.38(08:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 E.Ervin rush middle for 12 yards gain to the FIU27 (#4 W.Miller)
- Week 2 · Navy · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA +1.26(00:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 E.Ervin rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Navy28 (#58 C.Cauley), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Florida · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.17(09:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 E.Ervin rush left for 4 yards loss to the FLA26 (#44 M.Johnson)
- Week 1 · Florida · 3&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.14(09:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 E.Ervin rush middle for 5 yards gain to the FAU36 (#11 L.McCray), 1ST DOWN
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +36 rushing yards.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Zach Kittley — 6-9 over that span.
2025Florida Atlantic4-8HC: Zach Kittley · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
2026Florida Atlantic2-1HC: Zach Kittley · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: explosive rate (3rd percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Box-score rates (7)
Season trend
EPA / carry— first qualifying season
Success rate— first qualifying season
Explosive rate— first qualifying season
Yards / carry— first qualifying season
TD rate— first qualifying season
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. 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).
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
46 of 46 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
35%46 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds7%of carries
3 carries
Grind
1–3 yds54%of carries
25 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds35%of carries
16 carries
Explosive
10+ yds4%of carries
2 carries
7 of 7 (100%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)
3.3 yds/carry on 46 carries · 4% explosive (10+ yds) · 35% success rate.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 51.5 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 50.0 | 3.1 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 51.0 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
Pass share
52.6%
122 pass / 110 run
Plays / game
77.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
140 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 2,073 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the American Athletic as a sophomore.
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Jaiden Credle’s 2022 season.
Matches Jaiden on
Weight
Yards / carry
Rush TD rate
Differs from Jaiden on
Recruiting rating (lower)
EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Elijah Owens’s path through Indiana State.
Elijah Owens
100%match
#2
Jaylen Jennings
99%
#3
Gerald Modest
95%
#4
Chris Franklin
94%
#5
Bryant Barr
94%
Matches Elijah on
Yards per carry
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to TJ McDaniel's sophomore season at SMU (2020).
Matches TJ on
Weight
Receiving share
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Background
At Florida Atlantic Sophomore (2026) Freshman (2025) Grabbed two carries versus FAMU for a total of four rushing yards Recorded a five yard carry at No. 19 South Florida and added two reception for a total of eight yards Had late game action at undefeated Navy with three carries for 12 yards…
The backfield · Florida Atlantic
- #28Kaden Shields-Dutton460 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Ethan Ervin25 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Joshua Harriott18 rushing yards · 2025
- #34Germanuel Tanelus2 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Brady Tillman3 games · 2026
2 more on the roster · Florida Atlantic team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology