WR
Alex Erickson
gsis_id 00-0032543
HOU
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2023 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.55 yd
- Cushion
- 6.63 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 0.86
- Avg YAC
- 5.39
- Share of intended air yards
- 21.2%
- Catch rate
- 47.3%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2023 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 0
- Drops
- 1
- Drop rate
- 2.5%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 91.9
- Interceptions on targets
- 0
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 29 | 16 | 232 | 1 | 5.4 | 0.094 | 0.24 | 0 | 45.2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.007 | 0.01 | 0 | 8.5 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'0"
- Weight
- 195 lb
- College
- Wisconsin (Big Ten Conference)
- Draft
- 2016
- Rookie season
- 2016
- Experience
- 8 yr
- Status
- DEV
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+position
45 games with stored box-score lines (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2019 · WR cohort of 93
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2019; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Josh ReynoldsWR · LA · distance 0.52
- Separation
- 2.67
- Cushion
- 6.26
- YAC over expected
- 1.63
- Share of air yards
- 10.2
- Catch rate
- 48.8
John RossWR · CIN · distance 0.73
- Separation
- 2.94
- Cushion
- 5.79
- YAC over expected
- 1.89
- Share of air yards
- 17.6
- Catch rate
- 50.0
Corey DavisWR · TEN · distance 0.76
- Separation
- 2.71
- Cushion
- 7.21
- YAC over expected
- 1.57
- Share of air yards
- 22.3
- Catch rate
- 62.3
Steven SimsWR · WAS · distance 0.83
- Separation
- 3.16
- Cushion
- 6.73
- YAC over expected
- 0.59
- Share of air yards
- 11.6
- Catch rate
- 60.7
Adam ThielenWR · MIN · distance 0.84
- Separation
- 3.05
- Cushion
- 6.41
- YAC over expected
- 0.54
- Share of air yards
- 17.3
- Catch rate
- 62.5
Alex Erickson baseline
- Separation
- 2.71
- Cushion
- 6.58
- YAC over expected
- 1.61
- Share of air yards
- 14.4
- Catch rate
- 55.1