Tyler Ervin Season 2015

AT SAN JOSÉ STATE: Five seasons with the Spartans ... One of the most versatile players in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)... Received Athlon Sports 2^nd team All-America, SI.com honorable mention All-America and two all-conference honors during his career... Played running back, slot receiver, return specialist, cornerback and special teams defender for the Spartans... Has scored touchdowns rushing, receiving, on kickoff returns and punt return during his college career... 47 games played and 24 starts... San José State career record holder for all-purpose yardage (6,146), kickoff return yardage (2,374), kickoffs returned (101), kickoff returns for a touchdown (3) and combined punt and kickoffs returned for touchdowns (5), most touchdowns of 80 yards or more (6) and most touchdowns of 70 yards or more (8)... Shares the school single-season record for kickoff returns for a TD (2)... Second on the school’s list for career rushing yardage (2,803)... 10 games of 100 or more rushing yards... Honored in 2012 and 2015 on National Student-Athlete Day by the National Consortium for Academics & Sports.

2015: First-team All-Mountain West running back... Athlon Sports 2^nd team All-America all-purpose player… Second nationally and conference leader in all-purpose running (202.85)... 371 touches via rushing, receiving and returns were the third most by a FBS player for the season... 11th nationally and third in the Mountain West for most rushing yards (1,601)... Set the San Jose State single-season school records for rushing yards and all-purpose running yardage (2,637)… Two-time Paul Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll for his performances in the UNLV (10/10) and New Mexico wins (10/24)... Mountain West Player Offensive Player of the Week for his 42 carries, 300 yards, 3 TDs in the Fresno State win (9/26)... The 300 rushing yards against Fresno State was a FBS individual best for the season… Only FBS player to rush for more than 250 yards in multiple games during the season when adding his 36 carries for 263 yards and a TD in the New Mexico victory... Personal single-season best 45 receptions... Second most on the team... Career high eight catches in the UNLV win... Scored at least one rushing touchdown in each of the first six games and 13 rushing TDs overall... Picked up his second career punt return for a touchdown with an 85-yard return in the AutoNation Cure Bowl victory over Georgia State (12/19)… Sixth longest punt return in San Jose State history and the longest punt return by a player during the 2015 post-season… Team scoring leader with 96 points on 16 touchdowns… Named team’s Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row… One of the Spartans’ four team captains for the season.

2014: SI.com honorable mention All-America selection and the team’s Most Valuable Player... 13th nationally and third in the Mountain West in all-purpose running (148.42/game)... 38th in the FBS and sixth in the conference in average yards per carry (5.6)... Best yards per carry average by a Spartans' leading rusher since 2006... Led the team with 888 rushing yards and four rushing TDs... Was one of four FBS players to rush for two touchdowns of 80 or more yards... Had an 83-yard touchdown burst in the UNLV win (10/4)... Bettered that with an 89-yard scoring run vs. Colorado State (11/1) - the fourth longest running play in school history... Had the 11th best all-purpose yardage game among FBS and second among Mountain West players for the season with 305 yards against Colorado State... His 146 rushing yards on 18 carries vs. Colorado State was a personal single-game career best and one of three 100-plus rushing yardage games of the season... Gained 133 yards with a touchdown on 11 carries vs. UNLV and 104 yards on 22 attempts at Utah State (11/21)... Fifth on the team with 29 receptions for 306 yards and a 75-yard touchdown at Auburn (9/6)... The 75-yard TD reception in the Auburn game matched the longest pass play against the Tigers during the season... Added punt return duties for the first time to his repertoire... Scored his first touchdown via punt return on his second attempt of the season -- a 40-yarder in the season-opening North Dakota win (8/28)... Finished the season returning only seven punts with an 11.6 yards per return average.

2013: Saw action only in the season-opening win vs. Sacramento State (8/29)... Had two carries for two yards before leaving the game with an injury... Missed the remainder of the season.

2012: A second-team All-WAC choice as a kickoff return specialist... Tied the San José State single-season record with kickoff returns for touchdowns at San Diego State (9/22) and UTSA (10/20)... UTSA TD return also gave him the Spartans' career record... Named the WAC Special Teams Player of the Week after the San Diego State win with 167 yards in kickoff returns and a 33.4 yard average... Rushed for a score in the Colorado State win (9/15) and caught a 36-yard scoring pass in the UTSA triumph... Had a career best 56 yards on 11 carries in the win at Navy (9/29)... Second on the team in rushing with 205 yards... Then career-long 32-yard run in the Texas State triumph (10/27).

2011: Played in all 12 games... A running back, defensive back, special teams player and excelled as a kickoff return specialist... Finished with a 24.0 yard kickoff return average... Was 51st nationally and fourth in the WAC... First Spartan since 2005 to return a kickoff for a touchdown with his 95-yard return at Utah State (11/12)... His 672 kickoff return yards were the ninth best single-season Spartan total... Third on the team in rushing with 107 yards... A season-high 40 yards on nine carries in his running back debut against Brigham Young (10/8)... First major college TD was an 11-yard run vs. Idaho (11/5)... Credited with five tackles and three pass receptions.

HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time, first-team, all-purpose, All-C.I.F. back from Colton (Calif.) High (Coaches Richard Bray and Harold Strauss)... An All-C.I.F. defensive back as a junior after compiling an astounding 24 pass break-ups and two interceptions... A 2010 All-C.I.F. running back who rushed for 2,848 yards, averaged 7.3 yards carry and scored 26 touchdowns in two seasons ... Return specialist who averaged 11.5 yards per punt return and 25.6 yards per kickoff return... Played in the 2011 San Bernardino County All-Star Game in Corona, Calif.

MORE ON TYLER: Majored in communication studies... A skilled barber...Estimates he has a base of 35 clients... Studying to earn his California real estate license in February 2016... A native of San Bernardino, Calif.

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