Junior linebacker for Air Force. 2021: 15 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.
6′2″ · 205 lb
The story
3 linebacker for Air Force. 2021: 15 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearEthan Erickson
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Second year in the Air Force linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt: 7 tackles against Utah State — Week 3, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Air Force, 36 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Troy Calhoun — 13-6 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (16th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-14vs Lafayette | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 23-3@ Navy | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 45-49vs Utah State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 38-10@ New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-21@ Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 11 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Ammon Hannemann’s 2021 season.
Matches Ammon on
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jayson Gilliom's sophomore season at Kansas (2023).
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Player DNA