Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Eastern Michigan
Ian Eriksen
RB • 5'10" • 207 lbs • Clarkston, MI, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Ian Eriksen leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
17
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Eastern Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Player Story
Ian Eriksen built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a running back from Clarkston, MI wearing No. 25, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Ian Eriksen's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Eastern Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Ian Eriksen, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan. Ian Eriksen leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,320
- Rushing yards
- 1,937
- Receiving yards
- 383
- Touchdowns
- 21
Quick Answers
Ian Eriksen quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Eastern Michigan · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,320
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
- Top game
- Miami (OH)
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Clarkston · Eastern Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Clarkston · 15 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 25 · Senior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 382 scrimmage yards · RB 259th (top 38%) · Mid-American 57th (top 23%) · National 642nd (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 69.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 984 | 741 | 243 | 9 | 69.2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 924 | 805 | 119 | 8 | 72.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 43.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 358 | 337 | 21 | 4 | 43.4 |
Related Context
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Ian Eriksen played RB for Eastern Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ian Eriksen recorded 1,937 rushing yards, 383 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Eastern Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Eastern Michigan paired 924 primary output with 44.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 43.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
92.2
Efficiency
43.7
Usage
29.5
Consistency
48.8
Best Game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Old Dominion: 30. Mississippi Valley State: 97. Missouri: 122. Charlotte: 57. Wyoming: 120. Bowling Green: 61. Toledo: 17. Ohio: 58. Miami (OH): 53. Ball State: 180. Northern Illinois: 219
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Old Dominion: 9 by 34.7. Mississippi Valley State: 12 by 83.7. Missouri: 25 by 44.8. Charlotte: 11 by 34.8. Wyoming: 27 by 46.3. Bowling Green: 20 by 31.8. Toledo: 7 by 25.3. Ohio: 16 by 27.6. Miami (OH): 14 by 36.4. Ball State: 30 by 52.3. Northern Illinois: 34 by 62.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins95.5 · Games = 6 · +7.3 vs Losses
Losses88.2 · Games = 5 · -7.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
Best efficiency game
83.7 vs Mississippi Valley State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/23 | @ Old Dominion | L 20-24 | 9 | 30 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Thu 11/17 | vs Northern Illinois100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 24-31 | 30 | 171 | 5.70 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 6.4 |
| Wed 11/9 | @ Ball State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 48-41 | 25 | 109 | 4.40 | 2 | 5 | 71 | 6 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Miami (OH) | L 15-28 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 3.8 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Ohio | W 27-20 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 3.6 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Toledo | L 20-35 | 7 | 17 | 2.40 | 0 | — | — | 2.4 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Bowling Green | W 28-25 | 20 | 61 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3.0 |
| Fri 9/23 | vs Wyoming100 rush yards | W 27-24 | 27 | 120 | 4.40 | 1 | — | — | 4.4 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Charlotte | W 37-19 | 9 | 19 | 2.10 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 5.2 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Missouri | L 21-61 | 23 | 90 | 3.90 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 4.9 |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Mississippi Valley State2+ TD | W 61-14 | 12 | 97 | 8.10 | 2 | — | — | 8.1 |
Player Story
Ian Eriksen story
Ian Eriksen built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a running back from Clarkston, MI wearing No. 25, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Ian Eriksen's career was his backfield work: 1,937 rushing yards, 443 carries, 21 rushing touchdowns, and 383 receiving yards across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Eastern Michigan. 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 383 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 20 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Eastern Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Ian Eriksen 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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Eastern Michigan
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 1,014 | 43.7 | 29.5 | 1,014 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 1,014 | 43.7 | 29.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 924 | 44.9 | 28.9 | -90 |
| 2018 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 382 | 41.3 | 18.2 | -542 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 382 | 41.3 | 18.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Miami (OH)
Week 12 · W 27-24 · Conference game
Win with 158 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
158
Scrimmage Yards
90.1 takeover
158 scrimmage yards and 34.5 usage.
#2
vs Northern Illinois
Week 12 · L 24-31 · Conference game
219
Scrimmage Yards
87.5 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
219 scrimmage yards and 46.6 usage.
#3
@ Kent State
Week 13 · W 28-20 · Conference game
117
Scrimmage Yards
86.9 takeover
Win with 117 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
117 scrimmage yards and 31.6 usage.
#4
@ Ball State
Week 11 · W 48-41 · Conference game
180
Scrimmage Yards
78.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
180 scrimmage yards and 40.5 usage.
#5
vs Ball State
Week 10 · W 56-14 · Conference game
114
Scrimmage Yards
75.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
114 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
924 primary output · 44.9 efficiency · 28.9 usage
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#2
2016 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
69.2
1,014 primary · 43.7 efficiency · 29.5 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
69.2
1,014 primary · 43.7 efficiency · 29.5 usage
Milestones
8
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
6
2+ TD games
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