Player Dossier

2012-2015

Wisconsin

Alex Erickson

WR • 6'0" • Darlington, WI, USA

Alpha targetExplosive finisher

Alex Erickson reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

6%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

7

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

15

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Wisconsin

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Wisconsin
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota

Player Story

Alex Erickson built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Darlington, WI wearing No. 30, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Alex Erickson's career was his receiving role:...

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Alex Erickson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Wisconsin. Alex Erickson reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,877
Receptions
141
Touchdowns
6

Quick Answers

Alex Erickson quick answers

Latest team and position
Wisconsin · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,877
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 32 games
Best season
2015 Postseason · Wisconsin
Top game
Minnesota
Latest roster
No. 30 · Class 2015
2015 Receiving yards rank
978 receiving yards · WR 40th (top 5%) · Big Ten 4th (top 2%) · National 40th (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonWisconsin0-00-
2013 PostseasonWisconsin616042.9
2013 Regular SeasonWisconsin68121042.9
2014 PostseasonWisconsin13438072.2
2014 Regular SeasonWisconsin1351734372.2
2015 PostseasonWisconsin13554090.4
2015 Regular SeasonWisconsin1372924390.4

Related Context

Alex Erickson played WR for Wisconsin. Across 4 tracked seasons, Alex Erickson recorded 124 rushing yards, 1,877 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Wisconsin.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason

Wisconsin paired 978 primary output with 80.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2013 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 77 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Penn State

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. 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 Postseason · Wisconsin

Games

6

Receiving Yards / G

21.2

Efficiency

77

Usage

8.9

Consistency

52.3

Best Game by takeover score

Penn State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. South Carolina: 6. Purdue: 12. Ohio State: 25. Northwestern: 35. Indiana: 0. Penn State: 49

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. South Carolina: 1 by 40. Purdue: 1 by 80. Ohio State: 2 by 83.3. Northwestern: 1 by 100. Penn State: 4 by 81.7

Split Comparison

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

Wins15.7 · Games = 3 · -11.0 vs Losses
Losses26.7 · Games = 3 · +11.0 vs Wins

Game Log

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

6 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Penn State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Northwestern

Result
Wed 1/1@ South CarolinaL 24-34166606
Sat 11/30vs Penn StateL 24-3144912.312.30019
Sat 11/16vs IndianaW 51-312
Sat 10/12vs NorthwesternW 35-61353535035
Sun 9/29@ Ohio StateL 24-3122512.512.50014
Sat 9/21vs PurdueW 41-101121212012

Player Story

Alex Erickson story

Alex Erickson built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Darlington, WI wearing No. 30, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Alex Erickson's career was his receiving role: 141 catches, 1,877 receiving yards, 6 touchdowns, and 124 rushing yards across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Wisconsin. 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 124 rushing yards and 213 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wisconsin.

The arc is straightforward: Alex Erickson 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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    Wisconsin

    2012-2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2012201320132014201420152015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonWisconsin0
2013 PostseasonWisconsin127778.9127
2013 Regular SeasonWisconsin127778.90
2014 PostseasonWisconsin77269.632.3645
2014 Regular SeasonWisconsin77269.632.30
2015 PostseasonWisconsin97880.233.1206
2015 Regular SeasonWisconsin97880.233.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Minnesota

Week 14 · W 34-24 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

160

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

160 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Nebraska

Week 6 · W 23-21 · Conference game

113

Receiving Yards

99.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

113 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Rutgers

Week 9 · W 48-10 · Conference game

103

Receiving Yards

97.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

103 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Maryland

Week 9 · W 52-7 · Conference game

121

Receiving Yards

91.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

121 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Maryland

Week 10 · W 31-24 · Conference game

83

Receiving Yards

91.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

83 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Postseason · Wisconsin

978 primary output · 80.2 efficiency · 33.1 usage

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#2

2015 Regular Season · Wisconsin

90.4

978 primary · 80.2 efficiency · 33.1 usage

#3

2014 Postseason · Wisconsin

72.2

772 primary · 69.6 efficiency · 32.3 usage

Milestones

5

100+ receiving yards

4

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games