Eric Rivers

#3 · WR · Sr. · Georgia Tech5′11″ · 180 lb · Chattanooga, TN

Eric Rivers is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Georgia Tech.

Rivers wins underneath on volume and route precision. Played for three head coaches at three programs in four seasons: Ryan Silverfield, Mike MacIntyre and Brent Key. The first career honor came in 2024: All-Conference USA. A game that shows it: 119 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Boston College — Week 12, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Jacob CowingUTEP · 2020 · 82% season match
J.C. SantanaTulsa · 2021 · 82% season match
Cayden LeeOle Miss · 2025 · 81% season match
Taylor MorinWake Forest · 2023 · 81% season match
Marcello BusseyMemphis · 2025 · 79% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Georgia Tech	47	671	14.3	2	68
2024	Florida International	62	1,172	18.9	12	62
2023	Florida International	32	343	10.7	2	48
2021	Memphis	--	--	--	--	--
Career		141	2,186	15.5	16	68

Season	Team
2025	Georgia Tech	7	56	95
2024	Florida International	1	−3	--
2023	Florida International	1	3	--
2021	Memphis	--	--	--
Career		9	56	95

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 27-20@ Colorado	3	24	8.0	0	13
Wk 2	W 59-12vs Gardner-Webb	2	33	16.5	0	17
Wk 3	W 24-21vs No. 12 Clemson	3	72	24.0	0	42
Wk 4	W 45-24vs Temple	1	14	14.0	0	14
Wk 5	W 30-29@ Wake Forest	8	77	9.6	1	17
Wk 7	W 35-20vs Virginia Tech	4	29	7.3	0	22
Wk 8	W 27-18@ Duke	3	21	7.0	0	13
Wk 9	W 41-16vs Syracuse	5	43	8.6	0	14
Wk 10	L 36-48@ NC State	3	97	32.3	0	68
Wk 12	W 36-34@ Boston College	7	119	17.0	0	48	Season-high 119 yds
Wk 13	L 28-42vs Pittsburgh	2	20	10.0	0	11
Wk 14	L 9-16vs No. 4 Georgia	2	20	10.0	0	11
Bowl	L 21-25vs No. 12 BYU	4	102	25.5	1	66
Total		47	671	14.3	2	68

Signature game

Bowl · 2025

L 21-25

vs BYU · neutral site

4 rec · 102 yds · 1 TD

With H. King — 254 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 82.8 · 31 rush yds (7 car) · M. Nichols — 55.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 56 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · BYU · 4th and 15 · Q4 · EPA +4.78King to Rivers: a 66-yard pass.
Week 10 · NC State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.98King to Rivers: a 68-yard pass.
Week 12 · Boston College · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +3.76King to Rivers: a 48-yard pass.
Week 3 · Clemson · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +3.60Haynes King pass complete to Eric Rivers for 42 yds to the CLEM 5 for a
Week 5 · Wake Forest · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.20Haynes King pass complete to Eric Rivers for 14 yds for a TD Wake Forest Penalty, Defensive Holding (Yards) declined (Aidan Birr KICK)
Week 1 · Colorado · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.72Eric Rivers run for 27 yds to the COLO 40 for a

4 more plays

Week 3 · Clemson · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.71Haynes King pass complete to Eric Rivers for 21 yds to the CLEM 31 for a
Week 5 · Wake Forest · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.38Haynes King pass complete to Eric Rivers for 17 yds to the GT 40 for a Wake Forest Penalty, Illegal Substitution (Yards) declined for a
Week 12 · Boston College · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.33H.King pass complete short middle to E.Rivers caught at GT 40, for 9 yards to the GT 47 (Q.Hutchins; C.Davis)
Week 5 · Wake Forest · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.27Haynes King pass complete to Eric Rivers for 13 yds to the WAKE 47 for a

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

47 rec · 671 yds · 2 TD

42 of 47 receptions matched to play-by-play

30 of 61 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

6119% of team targets

Catch rate

69%42 of 61 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

13% of targets (4)

100%catch rate

Air -3.5 · YAC 9.8 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

50% of targets (15)

73%catch rate

Air 4.1 · YAC 5.6 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

10% of targets (3)

33%catch rate

Air 13.7 · YAC -1.0 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

27% of targets (8)

38%catch rate

Air 37.5 · YAC 9.7 avg

69% catch rate on 61 targets · 19% of the team's targets · 38% catch rate on 8 deep targets (20+ air yds).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

18%12 of his 68 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2021Memphis6-6HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced

2023Florida International4-8HC: Mike MacIntyre · Balanced

2024Florida International4-8HC: Mike MacIntyre · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2025Georgia Tech9-4HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 61 (#125 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

61Quality starter #125 of 485 · 2025?

Fading12 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: yards / catch (82nd percentile). Strength: rush yards (84th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#143 / 798 · 82nd pct

14.7

EPA / target#316 / 798 · 60th pct

0.49

Explosive rate#383 / 798 · 52nd pct

10.3%

TD rate#485 / 798 · 39th pct

1.5%

Catch rate#534 / 798 · 33rd pct

63.2%

Box-score rates (7)

Rush yards#46 / 287 · 84th pct

Long catch#100 / 558 · 81st pct

Rec yards#113 / 558 · 80th pct

671

Receptions#130 / 558 · 76th pct

Yards / catch#175 / 558 · 68th pct

14.3

Rec TDs#276 / 558 · 42nd pct

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

98th → 60th percentile

Explosive rate

98th → 52nd percentile

Catch rate

91st → 33rd percentile

TD rate

99th → 39th percentile

Yards / catch

97th → 82nd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025. 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

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.8	35.2	13.4	0.0
Road5g	4.8	67.6	14.8	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.6	50.1	15.0	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	3.7	53.3	14.1	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Brent Key

Pass share

46.1%

391 pass / 457 run

Plays / game

65.2

13 games

Team sack rate

3.0%

367 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

47 catches and 7 carries in 13 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

61 · #125 of 485 WRs · 2025

Three-star recruit. Now #125 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-ACC

Based on 2025: #19 of 64 ACC WRs

How the All-ACC base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).

Starter

The No. 2,069 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the ACC as a senior.

Eric Rivers

Style of play

Similar players

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Receiving profile

Situational

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

47 catches and 7 carries in 13 games

Starter

Five seasons, three schools

Moves

2013

2021 3 games

2023 9 games

2024 12 games

2025 13 games