2020 SEASON: Appeared in eight games and posted 67 rushing yards on 12 carries (5.6 avg.) and 11 receptions for 84 yards (7.6 avg.)…Returned five punts for 20 yards (4.0 avg.) with seven fair catches and 10 kickoffs for 196 yards (19.6 avg.)…Was inactive for four contests due to injury and was placed on injured reserve (ankle) on Dec. 9…At Minnesota (Sept. 13): Posted a career-high 38 rushing yards on just three carries (12.7 avg.), highlighted by a career-long 21-yard run early the fourth quarter to the Minnesota 46. Also had a 6-yard reception, a kickoff return for 18 yards and a punt return for zero yards…Vs. Detroit (Sept. 20): Recorded a 4-yard catch and two kickoff returns for 34 yards (17.0 avg.) before departing the game in the fourth quarter (concussion evaluation)…At New Orleans (Sept. 27): Had a 5-yard carry, two receptions for 8 yards (4.0 avg.) and two kickoff returns for 30 yards (15.0 avg.)…Vs. Atlanta (Oct. 5): Posted an 8-yard reception, an 11-yard punt return and two kickoff returns for 54 yards (27.0 avg.), highlighted by a season-long 34-yard return in the third quarter…At Tampa Bay (Oct. 18): Inactive (wrist)…At Houston (Oct. 25): Inactive (wrist)…Vs. Minnesota (Nov. 1): Posted a 7-yard reception and returned one punt for 9 yards…At San Francisco (Nov. 5): Posted a career-best 72 yards from scrimmage, hauling in four passes for a career-high 48 yards (12.0 avg.) with eight carries for 24 yards (3.0 avg.). With just over five minutes remaining in the third quarter, picked up 24 yards on a screen pass from QB Aaron Rodgers, the longest reception of his career…Vs. Jacksonville (Nov. 15): Posted a 3-yard reception and returned one kickoff for 5 yards, but departed the game due to injury (ribs) in the second quarter and did not return…At Indianapolis (Nov. 22): Inactive (ribs)…Vs. Chicago (Nov. 29): Inactive (ribs)…Vs. Philadelphia (Dec. 6): Had two kickoff returns for 55 yards (27.5 avg.), including a 33-yarder to start the second half, but left the game in the third quarter (ankle) and did not return.
2019: Appeared in the final four regular-season games and both postseason contests for the Packers after being claimed off waivers from Jacksonville on Dec. 3…Posted 11 punt returns for 106 yards (9.6 avg.), six kickoff returns for 160 yards (26.7 avg.), one reception for 6 yards and one carry for 10 yards...Appeared in both playoff games for Green Bay and had two carries for 25 yards (12.5 avg.), one catch for 7 yards, one punt return for 6 yards and three kickoff returns for 41 yards (13.7 avg.)…Played in six contests for the Jaguars earlier in the season and had five punt returns for 9 yards (1.8 avg.) and five kickoff returns for 107 yards (21.4 avg.)…Vs. Washington (Dec. 8): Had four punt returns for 51 yards (12.8 avg.) in his Green Bay debut, the most punt-return yards by a Packer since WR Trevor Davis recorded 63 yards at Cleveland on Dec. 10, 2017. All four of his punt returns went for 10-plus yards (10, 12, 18, 11), the first time a Packer had four punt returns of 10-plus yards in a game since Mayes posted four at Minnesota on Dec. 1, 1997…Vs. Chicago (Dec. 15): Returned two kickoffs for 71 yards (35.5 avg.), highlighted by a career-long 45-yarder in the second quarter that was the longest kickoff return by a Packer since WR Jeff Janis registered a 47-yarder at Oakland on Dec. 20, 2015…At Detroit (Dec. 29): Returned two punts for 17 yards (8.5 avg.) and posted a 22.3-yard average on four kickoff returns, including a 33-yarder in the first quarter out to the Detroit 43. Posted a regular-season career-long 10-yard carry late in the second quarter…Vs. Seattle (NFC Divisional, Jan. 12): Carried the ball twice for 25 yards (12.5 avg.), highlighted by an 18-yard run in the second quarter.
2018: Played in the first nine games of the season for the Texans, returning 10 kickoffs for 253 yards (25.3 avg.) and 21 punts for 175 yards (8.3 avg.)…Added three receptions for 35 yards (11.7 avg.)…Was waived by the Texans on Nov. 8 and was signed by the Baltimore Ravens to their practice squad on Nov. 14, where he spent the remainder of the season…At New England (Sept. 9): Posted a career-high five kickoff returns for a career-best 156 yards (31.2 avg.), setting team records for the most kickoff return yards and the highest kickoff return average in a season opener among players with multiple returns. Added two punt returns for 20 yards (10.0 avg.) and a 12-yard reception…Vs. N.Y. Giants (Sept. 23): Registered 45 yards on three punt returns (15.0 avg.), including a season-long 27-yarder…At Jacksonville (Oct. 21): Posted a career-long 19-yard reception, hauling in a pass from QB Deshaun Watson on a third-and-11 early in the third quarter.
2017: Appeared in four games before being placed on injured reserve (knee) on Oct. 4…Rushed for 12 yards on four carries (3.0 avg.) and posted eight receptions for 38 yards (4.8 avg.)…Also returned eight punts for 60 yards (7.5 avg.) and five kickoffs for 93 yards (18.6 avg.)…Added one tackle on special teams…Vs. Jacksonville (Sept. 10): Posted 8 rushing yards on three carries (2.7 avg.) and a career-best four receptions for 18 yards (4.5 avg.).
2016: Appeared in 12 games as a rookie, finishing No. 3 in the AFC and No. 8 in the NFL with an average of 9.7 yards on punt returns (27 returns for 261 yards)…Had a 3-yard carry and three receptions for 18 yards (6.0 avg.)…Also posted 14 kickoff returns for 263 yards (18.8 avg.)…Added four tackles on special teams…Played in both postseason games and posted a 14-yard kickoff return and four punt returns for 23 yards (5.8 avg.)…Vs. Chicago (Sept. 11): Made his NFL debut, carrying the ball once for 3 yards and posting a 5-yard reception from QB Brock Osweiler early in the second quarter. Also posted three punt returns for 29 yards (9.7 avg.) and three kickoff returns for 73 yards (24.3 avg.)…At Minnesota (Oct. 9): Finished with two kickoff returns for 53 yards (26.5 avg.), including a season-long 33 yarder, and two punt returns for 33 yards (16.5 avg.)…At Jacksonville (Nov. 13): Posted a career-long 57-yard punt return in the third quarter, taking it down to the Jaguars' 7-yard line to set up a TD on the next play...2016 Draft: Selected by the Texans in the fourth round (No. 119 overall).
COLLEGE: Played in 47 games with 24 starts and posted 2,803 rushing yards and 19 TDs on 528 carries (5.3 avg.) with 87 receptions for 783 yards (9.0 avg.) and four TDs…Finished his career ranked No. 1 in school history in all-purpose yards (6,146), kickoff return yards (2,374), kickoff returns (101), kickoff return TDs (three) and combined punt and kickoff return TDs (five)…Ranked No. 2 in school annals in career rushing yards and posted 10 career 100-yard rushing games…Majored in communication studies…Redshirt senior season (2015): Earned first-team All-Mountain West honors after ranking No. 11 in the country with a school-record 1,601 rushing yards and 13 TDs on 294 carries (5.5 avg.)…Ranked No. 2 in the country with a school-record 2,637 all-purpose yards, an average of 202.8 yards per game, trailing only Stanford RB Christian McCaffrey (3,864)…Earned second-team All-America recognition from Athlon as an all-purpose player…Ranked No. 2 on the team with a career-high 45 receptions for 334 yards (7.4 avg.) and two TDs…Was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. Fresno State (Sept. 26), one that saw him rush for 300 yards and three TDs on 42 carries (7.1 avg.)…Became the only FBS player with multiple 250-yard rushing games on the season when he posted 263 yards and two TDs on 36 attempts (7.3 avg.) vs. New Mexico (Oct. 24)…Recorded his second career punt return for a TD with an 85-yard return vs. Georgia State (Dec. 19) in the AutoNation Cure Bowl…Redshirt junior season (2014): Earned honorable mention All-America honors from SI.com…Ranked No. 13 in the country with an average of 148.4 all-purpose yards per game…Led the team with 888 rushing yards and four TDs on 158 carries, an average of 5.6 yards per carry that ranked No. 6 in the conference…Was one of four FBS players to register two rushing TDs of 80-plus yards on the season, an 83-yarder vs. UNLV (Oct. 4) and an 89-yarder vs. Colorado State (Nov. 1)…Posted a 40-yard punt return for a TD vs. North Dakota (Aug. 28)…Junior season (2013): Saw action only in the season-opening win vs. Sacramento State (Aug. 29), posting two carries for 2 yards (1.0 avg.) before sustaining a season-ending injury…Sophomore season (2012): Earned second-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors as a kickoff returner, posting kickoff return TDs of 97 yards at San Diego State (Sept. 22) and 92 yards at Texas-San Antonio (Oct. 20)…Tied the single-season school record with the two kickoff return TDs…Rushed for 205 yards and a TD on 45 carries (4.6 avg.) and posted 10 receptions for 126 yards (12.6 avg.) and a TD…Freshman season (2011): Returned 28 kickoffs for 672 yards and a TD, ranking No. 3 in the conference with an average of 24.0 yards per kickoff return…Posted a 95-yard kickoff return for a TD at Utah State (Nov. 11), becoming the first Spartan to register a kickoff return TD since 2005…Rushed for 107 yards and a score on 29 carries (3.7 avg.) and added three receptions for 17 yards (5.7 avg.).
PERSONAL: Given name Tyler Anthony Ervin…Born in San Bernardino, Calif. …High school: Was a two-time All-California Interscholastic Federation selection as an all-purpose player at Colton (Calif.) High School…Rushed for 2,848 yards, averaged 7.3 yards per carry and posted 26 rushing TDs in two seasons…Averaged 11.5 yards per punt return and 25.6 yards per kickoff return…Also earned All-CIF honors at defensive back as a junior after posting 24 passes defensed and two INTs.
