Player Dossier

2010-2014

UTEP

Eric Tomlinson

TE • 6'7" • Klein, TX, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Eric Tomlinson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

6%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

7

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

17

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · UTEP

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
UTEP
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Tulane

Player Story

Eric Tomlinson built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a tight end from Klein, TX wearing No. 87, spending time with UTEP. The clearest part of Eric Tomlinson's career was his receiving role: 59 catches,...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2010 · Rating 0.8333

Klein · Spring, TX

Committed To
UTEP
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2010

Eric Tomlinson, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · UTEP. Eric Tomlinson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
547
Receptions
59
Touchdowns
4

Quick Answers

Eric Tomlinson quick answers

Latest team and position
UTEP · TE
Career Receiving Yards
547
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 27 games
Best season
2013 Regular Season · UTEP
Top game
Tulane
Recruit profile
3-star · Klein · UTEP
High school pipeline
Klein · 17 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 87 · Class 2014
2014 Receiving yards rank
134 receiving yards · TE 107th (top 37%) · Conference USA 82nd (top 42%) · National 805th (top 43%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2010 Regular SeasonUTEP0-00-
2011 Regular SeasonUTEP5683251.1
2012 Regular SeasonUTEP4426034.1
2013 Regular SeasonUTEP1030304171.4
2014 PostseasonUTEP816052.1
2014 Regular SeasonUTEP818128152.1

Related Context

Eric Tomlinson played TE for UTEP. Across 5 tracked seasons, Eric Tomlinson recorded 547 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with UTEP.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season

UTEP paired 304 primary output with 60.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2014 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 49.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2014 Postseason · UTEP

Games

8

Receiving Yards / G

16.8

Efficiency

49.2

Usage

18.1

Consistency

54.7

Best Game by takeover score

Louisiana Tech

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Utah State: 6. New Mexico: 9. Texas Tech: 10. Kansas State: 25. Louisiana Tech: 36. UTSA: 5. Rice: 27. Middle Tennessee: 16

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 on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah State: 1 by 40. New Mexico: 1 by 60. Texas Tech: 1 by 66.7. Kansas State: 3 by 55.6. Louisiana Tech: 6 by 40. UTSA: 1 by 33.3. Rice: 4 by 45. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 53.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins10 · Games = 3 · -10.8 vs Losses
Losses20.8 · Games = 5 · +10.8 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Louisiana Tech

Best efficiency game

66.7 vs Texas Tech

Result
Sat 12/20vs Utah StateL 6-21166606
Sun 11/30vs Middle TennesseeW 24-2121688013
Sat 11/22@ RiceL 13-314276.86.80010
Sat 10/25@ UTSAW 34-0155505
Sat 10/4@ Louisiana TechL 3-5563666011
Sat 9/27@ Kansas StateL 28-583258.38.30114
Sun 9/7vs Texas TechL 26-301101010010
Sun 8/31@ New MexicoW 31-24199909

Player Story

Eric Tomlinson story

Eric Tomlinson built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a tight end from Klein, TX wearing No. 87, spending time with UTEP. The clearest part of Eric Tomlinson's career was his receiving role: 59 catches, 547 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns across 27 career games in the available record. His career also includes 66 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Eric Tomlinson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    UTEP

    2010-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201020112012201320142014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 Regular SeasonUTEP0
2011 Regular SeasonUTEP8385.99.983
2012 Regular SeasonUTEP2643.37.4-57
2013 Regular SeasonUTEP30460.823278
2014 PostseasonUTEP13449.218.1-170
2014 Regular SeasonUTEP13449.218.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Tulane

Week 13 · L 3-45 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

71

Receiving Yards

92.7 takeover

71 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Colorado State

Week 5 · L 42-59

75

Receiving Yards

87.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

75 receiving yards with a 62.5 efficiency score.

#3

@ Louisiana Tech

Week 6 · L 3-55 · Conference game

36

Receiving Yards

80 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

36 receiving yards with a 40 efficiency score.

#4

vs East Carolina

Week 11 · W 22-17 · Conference game

35

Receiving Yards

75.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

35 receiving yards with a 77.8 efficiency score.

#5

@ Middle Tennessee

Week 14 · L 17-48 · Conference game

42

Receiving Yards

73.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

42 receiving yards with a 70 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Regular Season · UTEP

304 primary output · 60.8 efficiency · 23 usage

71.4

#2

2014 Postseason · UTEP

52.1

134 primary · 49.2 efficiency · 18.1 usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · UTEP

52.1

134 primary · 49.2 efficiency · 18.1 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games