Andrew Erickson

#11 · WR · Sr. · New Mexico6′2″ · 205 lb · Albuquerque, NM

Andrew Erickson: WR · New Mexico · #11.

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Andrew Erickson

WR · New Mexico · Sr · #11

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at New Mexico. On tape: 61 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Massachusetts, Week 4, 2023.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

New Mexico in the news

UNM players seek jury trial in eligibility caseKOB 4 Oct 15

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2023	New Mexico	20	263	13.2	1	52
2022	New Mexico	12	110	9.2	0	31
2021	New Mexico	13	138	10.6	1	26
2020	New Mexico	18	270	15.0	2	46
2019	New Mexico	--	--	--	--	--
Career		63	781	12.4	4	52

Season	Team
2023	New Mexico	--	--	--	--
2022	New Mexico	1	7	--	−2
2021	New Mexico	1	--	95	11
2020	New Mexico	--	--	--	--
2019	New Mexico	--	--	--	--
Career		2	7	95	9

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 10-52@ No. 23 Texas A&M	2	12	6.0	0	7
Wk 2	W 56-10vs Tennessee Tech	3	29	9.7	0	12
Wk 3	L 17-27vs New Mexico State	3	38	12.7	1	26
Wk 4	W 34-31@ Massachusetts	2	61	30.5	0	52	Season-high 61 yds
Wk 8	W 42-21vs Hawai'i	2	31	15.5	0	25
Wk 9	L 24-34@ Nevada	3	30	10.0	0	18
Wk 10	L 14-56vs UNLV	1	15	15.0	0	15
Wk 12	W 25-17@ Fresno State	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 13	L 41-44vs Utah State	3	42	14.0	0	17
Total		20	263	13.2	1	52

Signature game

Week 3 · 2023

L 17-27

vs New Mexico State

3 rec · 38 yds · 1 TD

With D. Hopkins — 247 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 37.5 · 16 rush yds (4 car) · A. Rodriguez — 42.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 4 · Massachusetts · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.55Dylan Hopkins pass complete to Andrew Erickson for 52 yds to the MASS 26 for a
Week 9 · Nevada · 4th and 8 · Q4 · EPA +3.52Dylan Hopkins pass complete to Andrew Erickson for 13 yds to the NEV 40 for a
Week 3 · New Mexico State · 2nd and 14 · Q1 · EPA +3.18Dylan Hopkins pass complete to Andrew Erickson for 26 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 13 · Utah State · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.77D.Hopkins pass complete to NM 39. Catch made by A.Erickson at NM 39. Gain of 13 yards. Tackled by I.Larsen; S.Harris at UTS 48.
Week 3 · New Mexico State · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.45Dylan Hopkins pass complete to Andrew Erickson for 1 yd for a TD (Luke Drzewiecki KICK)
Week 2 · Tennessee Tech · 2nd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +2.31Dylan Hopkins pass complete to Andrew Erickson for 12 yds to the 50 yard line for a

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Week 13 · Utah State · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.10D.Hopkins pass complete to NM 28. Catch made by A.Erickson at NM 28. Gain of 17 yards. Tackled by M.Tafisi at NM 45.
Week 8 · Hawai'i · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.86Dylan Hopkins pass complete to Andrew Erickson for 25 yds to the HAW 20 for a
Week 9 · Nevada · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.63Dylan Hopkins pass complete to Andrew Erickson for 18 yds to the NEV 47 for a
Week 2 · Tennessee Tech · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +1.17Dylan Hopkins pass complete to Andrew Erickson for 10 yds to the UNM 26 for a

Teams and coaches

2019New Mexico2-10HC: Bob Davie · Run-leaning

2020New Mexico2-5HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-leaning

2021New Mexico3-9HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2022New Mexico2-10HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2023New Mexico4-8HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 33 (#402 of 497). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2023 season

33Below cohort / limited sample #402 of 497 · 2023?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2023 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: epa / target (85th percentile). Concern: rec tds (23rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#98 / 639 · 85th pct

1.08

Yards / catch#247 / 639 · 61st pct

13.2

Catch rate#370 / 639 · 41st pct

80.0%

Explosive rate#383 / 639 · 40th pct

12.0%

TD rate#412 / 639 · 35th pct

4.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Long catch#221 / 566 · 60th pct

Yards / catch#260 / 566 · 53rd pct

13.2

Rec yards#411 / 566 · 27th pct

263

Receptions#410 / 566 · 26th pct

Rec TDs#375 / 566 · 23rd pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2023. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.4	31.0	13.4	0.2
Road4g	2.0	27.0	12.9	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	2.5	35.0	14.7	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	2.0	24.6	11.9	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2023 season

Head Coach

Danny Gonzales

Pass share

44.5%

351 pass / 437 run

Plays / game

65.7

12 games

Team sack rate

5.0%

359 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

20 catches in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

33 · #402 of 497 WRs · 2023

Andrew Erickson

Similar players

Style of play

Fans

New Mexico in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

20 catches in 9 games

Five seasons at New Mexico