Ervin Philips

Wide receiver for Syracuse. 2017: 89 catches, 904 receiving yards, 4 TD.

WR · Syracuse · #3

5′11″ · 181 lb · West Haven, CT

Syracuse 2017 alumnus

The story

2017 wide receiver for Syracuse. 2017: 89 catches, 904 receiving yards, 4 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Syracuse, 2,069 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 188 yds at NC State.NC State · L 25-332017

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Syracuse

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

2 coaches

2014–2015

Scott Shafer

Syracuse

2016–2017

Dino Babers

Syracuse

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Scott Shafer → Dino Babers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Syracuse3-9HC: Scott Shafer · Balanced

2015Syracuse4-8HC: Scott Shafer · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2016Syracuse4-8HC: Dino Babers · Balanced, fast tempo

2017Syracuse4-8HC: Dino Babers · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (99th percentile). Strength: rec yards (92nd percentile). Concern: yards / catch (17th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#7 / 539 · 99th pct

Rec yards#44 / 539 · 92nd pct

904

Rush TDs#9 / 283 · 89th pct

Rush yards#34 / 283 · 88th pct

Long catch#133 / 539 · 75th pct

Rec TDs#151 / 539 · 67th pct

Yards / catch#448 / 539 · 17th pct

10.2

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	6.0	63.7	11.7	0.4
Road5g	9.4	91.6	9.3	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	8.0	81.3	11.1	0.4
Weeks 8+5g	6.6	67.0	10.1	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Fran Brown

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

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Part-time starter

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

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Syracuse	89	904	10.2	4	--
2016	Syracuse	90	822	9.1	6	--
2015	Syracuse	29	286	9.9	5	--
2014	Syracuse	15	57	3.8	0	--
Career		223	2,069	9.3	15	--

Season	Team
2017	Syracuse	11	76	--	--	--
2016	Syracuse	6	18	--	--	--
2015	Syracuse	41	234	--	--	--
2014	Syracuse	46	193	476	--	--
Career		104	521	476	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2017

W 27–24

vs Clemson

4 rush yds (1 car)

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With E. Dungey — 278 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 61.7 · 61 rush yds (21 car) · S. Hofrichter — 36 AVG · 43 LONG · 5 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 50-7vs Central Connecticut	6	71	11.8	1	20
Wk 2	L 23-30vs Middle Tennessee	7	36	5.1	0	13
Wk 3	W 41-17vs Central Michigan	3	32	10.7	0	13
Wk 4	L 26-35@ LSU	11	93	8.5	1	30
Wk 5	L 25-33@ NC State	17	188	11.1	0	37	Season-high 188 yds
Wk 6	W 27-24vs Pittsburgh	8	55	6.9	0	13
Wk 7	W 27-24vs Clemson	4	94	23.5	1	66
Wk 8	L 19-27@ Miami	5	57	11.4	0	27
Wk 10	L 24-27@ Florida State	12	107	8.9	0	18
Wk 11	L 43-64vs Wake Forest	6	93	15.5	0	26
Wk 12	L 10-56@ Louisville	2	13	6.5	0	7
Wk 13	L 14-42vs Boston College	8	65	8.1	1	17
Total		89	904	10.7	4	66

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