Player Dossier

2011-2013

California

Darren Ervin

RB • 5'10" • Houston, TX, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Darren Ervin leans balanced backfield option traits and 33.7 efficiency.

Usage Score

10.1

Efficiency

33.7

Consistency

57.5

Season Value

50

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season · California

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
California
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Darren Ervin, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season · California. Darren Ervin leans balanced backfield option traits and 33.7 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season

California paired 140 primary output with 33.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2013 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 33.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2013 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State

Loss with 47 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2013 Regular Season · California

Games

6

Scrimmage Yards / G

23.3

Efficiency

33.7

Usage

10.1

Consistency

57.5

Best Game by takeover score

USC

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 2. Oregon: 4. Oregon State: 47. Washington: 42. Arizona: 27. USC: 18

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 20.8. Oregon: 1 by 33.3. Oregon State: 12 by 39. Washington: 12 by 37.7. Arizona: 7 by 40.2. USC: 6 by 31.3

Split Comparison

Losses27.6 · n=5
First Half17.7 · n=3 · -11.3 vs Second Half
Second Half29 · n=3 · +11.3 vs First Half
All Games23.3 · n=6

Game Log

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

6 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Oregon State

Best efficiency game

40.2 vs Arizona

Result
Sat 11/9vs USCL 28-62618303
Sat 11/2vs ArizonaL 28-337273.9003.9
Sun 10/27@ WashingtonL 17-4110373.700253.5
Sun 10/20vs Oregon StateL 17-4911403.600173.9
Sun 9/29@ OregonL 16-55144
Sat 9/7vs Unknown12202

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    California

    2011-2013

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201120122013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 Regular SeasonCalifornia0
2012 Regular SeasonCalifornia00
2013 Regular SeasonCalifornia14033.710.1140

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Oregon State

Loss with 47 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

47

Primary metric

47 scrimmage yards and 19.4 usage.

#2

Washington

42

Primary metric

Loss with 42 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

42 scrimmage yards and 19 usage.

#3

Arizona

27

Primary metric

Loss with 27 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

27 scrimmage yards and 11.7 usage.

#4

USC

18

Primary metric

Loss with 18 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

18 scrimmage yards and 7.5 usage.

#5

Oregon

4

Primary metric

Loss with 4 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

4 scrimmage yards and 1.4 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2013 Regular Season · California

140 primary output · 33.7 efficiency · 10.1 usage

50

#2

2011 Regular Season · California

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · California

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2011 · Rating 0.8308

Lamar · Houston, TX

Committed To
California
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2011

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

140

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 6 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Darren Ervin quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career rushing yards
124