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==Early years== ==Early years==

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American football player
Eric Ebron
refer to captionEbron with North Carolina in 2013
No. 85 – Detroit Lions
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1993-04-10) April 10, 1993 (age 31)
Newark, New Jersey
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:253 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High school:Greensboro (NC) Smith
College:North Carolina
NFL draft:2014 / round: 1 / pick: 10
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2017
Receptions:144
Receiving yards:1,583
Receiving touchdowns:8
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Eric Ebron (born April 10, 1993) is an American football tight end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina, and was drafted by the Lions in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

Early years

Ebron first attended North Providence High School in Rhode Island. He played football for the North Providence Jets. He later moved to North Carolina, where he attended Ben L. Smith High School in Greensboro. He played both tight end and defensive end while at Ben L. Smith High School. He had 28 receptions for 682 yards and 10 touchdowns on offense and 68 tackles and 13.5 sacks on defense.

Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Ebron was rated as the 21st best tight end prospect of his class.

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40 Commit date
Eric Ebron
TE 		North Providence, RI North Providence HS/Ben L Smith HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 4.67 Mar 18, 2010 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 20 (TE)   Rivals: 21 (TE), Not Ranked (National), 18 (NC)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College career

Ebron attended the University of North Carolina from 2011 to 2013. As a true freshman in 2011, Ebron played in 10 games, recording 10 receptions for 207 yards and a touchdown. As a sophomore in 2012, he started all 11 games, recording 40 receptions for 625 yards and four touchdowns. The receptions and receiving yards were a North Carolina record for tight ends. As a junior in 2013, Ebron caught 62 passes for 973 yards and 3 TDs, and was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection. He was also chosen as a finalist for the John Mackey Award, given to the nation's top tight end.

On November 25, 2013, Ebron announced his intentions to forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the 2014 NFL Draft.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press Wonderlic
6 ft 4+3⁄8 in
(1.94 m) 		250 lb
(113 kg) 		33+1⁄4 in
(0.84 m) 		10 in
(0.25 m)		 4.60 s 1.63 s 2.71 s 4.45 s 7.49 s 32 in
(0.81 m)		 10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		 24 reps x
All values from NFL Combine

Detroit Lions

Ebron was drafted as in the first round the 10th overall pick by the Detroit Lions in the 2014 NFL Draft. Ebron scored his first career NFL touchdown in Week 4 (September 28) against the New York Jets, hauling in a 16-yard pass from quarterback Matthew Stafford. On May 2, 2017, the Lions picked up the fifth-year option on Ebron's contract.

Receiving Statistics

Year Team GP GS REC YDs AVG LNG TDs FUM FUML
2014 DET 13 7 25 248 9.9 22 1 0 0
2015 DET 14 8 47 537 11.4 55 5 0 0
2016 DET 13 13 61 711 11.7 61 1 0 0
Total 40 28 133 1,496 11.2 61 7 0 0

References

  1. "Rivals.com". sports.yahoo.com.
  2. Press, Aaron Beard The Associated. "UNC coach Larry Fedora wants Eric Ebron to soar".
  3. "2013 All-ACC Teams Announced". TheACC.com. December 2, 2013.
  4. "Ebron Named A Mackey Award Finalist". GoHeels.com. November 25, 2013.
  5. "UNC's Ebron, top TE prospect, to enter draft".
  6. "2014 NFL Draft Profile: Eric Ebron". NFL.com.
  7. "Lions select top tight end Eric Ebron".
  8. "Watch Detroit Lions vs. New York Jets [09/28/2014] - NFL.com". www.nfl.com.
  9. Patra, Kevin (May 2, 2017). "Lions pick up fifth-year option on TE Eric Ebron". NFL.com.
  10. "Eric Ebron, TE for the Detroit Lions". National Football League. Retrieved 12 April 2016.

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