Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Syracuse
Ervin Philips
WR • 5'11" • 181 lbs • West Haven, CT, USA
Alpha targetPossession profile
Ervin Philips reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
88
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
79
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Syracuse
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Syracuse
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Player Story
Ervin Philips built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from West Haven, CT wearing No. 3, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Ervin Philips' career was his receiving role: 223...
Read the storyErvin Philips, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Syracuse. Ervin Philips reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,069
- Receptions
- 223
- Touchdowns
- 20
Quick Answers
Ervin Philips quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Syracuse · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,069
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Syracuse
- Top game
- Virginia Tech
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2017
- 2017 Receiving yards rank
- 904 receiving yards · WR 44th (top 5%) · ACC 5th (top 3%) · National 45th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Syracuse | 12 | 15 | 57 | 0 | 26 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Syracuse | 9 | 29 | 286 | 8 | 60.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Syracuse | 12 | 90 | 822 | 7 | 79.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Syracuse | 12 | 89 | 904 | 5 | 80.3 |
Related Context
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Ervin Philips played WR for Syracuse. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ervin Philips recorded 10 passing yards, 521 rushing yards, and 2,069 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Syracuse.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Syracuse paired 904 primary output with 66.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 66.1 efficiency.
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Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Syracuse
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
75.3
Efficiency
66.1
Usage
27.5
Consistency
63.6
Best Game by takeover score
NC State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Connecticut: 71. Middle Tennessee: 36. Central Michigan: 32. LSU: 93. NC State: 188. Pittsburgh: 55. Clemson: 94. Miami: 57. Florida State: 107. Wake Forest: 93. Louisville: 13. Boston College: 65
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Connecticut: 6 by 78.9. Middle Tennessee: 7 by 34.3. Central Michigan: 3 by 71.1. LSU: 11 by 56.4. NC State: 17 by 73.7. Pittsburgh: 8 by 45.8. Clemson: 4 by 100. Miami: 5 by 76. Florida State: 12 by 59.4. Wake Forest: 6 by 100. Louisville: 2 by 43.3. Boston College: 8 by 54.2
Split Comparison
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Wins63 · Games = 4 · -18.5 vs Losses
Losses81.5 · Games = 8 · +18.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
NC State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Wake Forest
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Boston CollegeHigh volume | L 14-42 | — | 8 | 65 | 7.9 | 8.10 | 1 | 17 |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Louisville | L 10-56 | — | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6.50 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Wake Forest | L 43-64 | — | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Florida State100 receiving yards · High volume | L 24-27 | — | 12 | 107 | 8.2 | 8.90 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Miami | L 19-27 | — | 5 | 57 | 11.8 | 11.40 | 0 | 27 |
| Fri 10/13 | vs Clemson | W 27-24 | — | 4 | 94 | 19.6 | 23.50 | 1 | 66 |
| Sat 10/7 | vs PittsburghHigh volume | W 27-24 | — | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 6.90 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/30 | @ NC State100 receiving yards · High volume | L 25-33 | — | 17 | 188 | 11.1 | 11.10 | 0 | 37 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ LSUHigh volume | L 26-35 | — | 11 | 93 | 8.4 | 8.50 | 1 | 30 |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Central Michigan | W 41-17 | — | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Middle Tennessee | L 23-30 | — | 7 | 36 | 5.4 | 5.10 | 0 | 13 |
| Fri 9/1 | vs Central Connecticut | W 50-7 | — | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 1 | 20 |
Player Story
Ervin Philips story
Ervin Philips built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from West Haven, CT wearing No. 3, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Ervin Philips' career was his receiving role: 223 catches, 2,069 receiving yards, 15 touchdowns, and 521 rushing yards across 45 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Syracuse. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 10 passing yards, 521 rushing yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 45 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Syracuse.
The arc is straightforward: Ervin Philips moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Syracuse
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Syracuse | 57 | 30.4 | 11.8 | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Syracuse | 286 | 64.5 | 24.2 | 229 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Syracuse | 822 | 61.1 | 28.9 | 536 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Syracuse | 904 | 66.1 | 27.5 | 82 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Virginia Tech
Week 7 · W 31-17 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
139
Receiving Yards
94.7 takeover
139 receiving yards with a 84.2 efficiency score.
#2
@ South Florida
Week 6 · L 24-45
75
Receiving Yards
93.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
75 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ NC State
Week 5 · L 25-33 · Conference game
188
Receiving Yards
91.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
188 receiving yards with a 73.7 efficiency score.
#4
vs South Florida
Week 3 · L 20-45
95
Receiving Yards
77.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
95 receiving yards with a 63.3 efficiency score.
#5
@ Pittsburgh
Week 13 · L 61-76 · Conference game
107
Receiving Yards
75.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
107 receiving yards with a 64.8 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Syracuse
904 primary output · 66.1 efficiency · 27.5 usage
80.3
#2
2016 Regular Season · Syracuse
79.7
822 primary · 61.1 efficiency · 28.9 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Syracuse
60.5
286 primary · 64.5 efficiency · 24.2 usage
Milestones
4
100+ receiving yards
10
8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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