#30

Alex Erickson

Wide receiver for Wisconsin. 2015: 77 catches, 978 receiving yards, 3 TD.

WR · Wisconsin · #30

6′0″ · Darlington, WI

Wisconsin 2015 alumnus

The story

2015 wide receiver for Wisconsin. 2015: 77 catches, 978 receiving yards, 3 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Wisconsin, 1,750 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

The week the volume broke through — put up 160 yds vs Minnesota.Minnesota · W 34-242014

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Wisconsin

2014–2015

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2015

2 coaches

2014

Gary Andersen

Wisconsin

2015

Paul Chryst

Wisconsin

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Gary Andersen → Paul Chryst. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2015 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Wisconsin11-3HC: Gary Andersen · Run-heavy

2015Wisconsin10-3HC: Paul Chryst · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (94th percentile). Strength: rec yards (92nd percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#31 / 521 · 94th pct

Rec yards#40 / 521 · 92nd pct

978

Rush yards#26 / 247 · 89th pct

111

Rec TDs#203 / 521 · 54th pct

Yards / catch#273 / 521 · 47th pct

12.7

Long catch#287 / 521 · 44th pct

Rush TDs#54 / 247 · 39th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2015 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home8g	5.4	68.4	13.7	0.1
Road5g	6.8	86.2	13.1	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	5.9	75.4	14.0	0.1
Weeks 8+5g	6.0	75.0	12.7	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Luke Fickell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2015

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2015	Wisconsin	77	978	12.7	3	--
2014	Wisconsin	55	772	14.0	3	--
Career		132	1,750	13.3	6	--

Season	Team
2015	Wisconsin	7	111	37	176	--
2014	Wisconsin	3	1	--	--	--
Career		10	112	37	176	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2015

W 23–21

vs USC

5 rec · 54 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.

With D. Meyer — 39 AVG · 52 LONG · 6 NO · J. Stave — 217 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.4 · -2 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2015 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 17-35@ Alabama	6	73	12.2	1	23
Wk 2	W 58-0vs Miami (OH)	5	73	14.6	0	22
Wk 3	W 28-3vs Troy	3	87	29.0	0	45
Wk 4	W 28-0vs Hawai'i	9	87	9.7	0	18
Wk 5	L 6-10vs Iowa	3	30	10.0	0	13
Wk 6	W 23-21@ Nebraska	7	113	16.1	0	31	Season-high 113 yds
Wk 7	W 24-7vs Purdue	9	86	9.6	0	19
Wk 8	W 24-13@ Illinois	10	96	9.6	1	23
Wk 9	W 48-10vs Rutgers	6	103	17.2	1	31
Wk 10	W 31-24@ Maryland	5	83	16.6	0	30
Wk 12	L 7-13vs Northwestern	3	27	9.0	0	12
Wk 13	W 31-21@ Minnesota	6	66	11.0	0	26
Bowl	W 23-21vs USC	5	54	10.8	0	19
Total		77	978	13.5	3	45

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology