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Jersey Number 21
Joe Ervin
- Position:
- RB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-8 / 177
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Rock Hill, SC
- High School:
- South Pointe
- Major:
- Sociology
2022 (r-Sophomore)
• Played in four games and had one start
• Finished the regular season with 17 carries for 87 yards
• Led team at UAB with 54 rushing yards to go with two catches
2021 (r-Freshman at Kansas State)
• Played in 10 games and was the team’s second leading rusher with 322 yards on 64 carries and two touchdowns
• Rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown against Nevada, while adding 60 yards on nine carries against Kansas
2020 (r-Freshman at Kansas State)
• Opted out of the 2020 season
2019 (Freshman at Kansas State)
• Played in four games as he preserved his redshirt for the season
• Rushed 23 times for 95 yards
• Set season highs in rushes (10) and yards (46) at Kansas, while he scored his first-career touchdown against Bowling Green.
High School
• Played at South Pointe under head coach Strait Herron
• Rated the 56th-best running back in the Class of 2019 by ESPN
• Named to the USA TODAY Sports/American Family Insurance All-USA South Carolina team
• Earned all-state honors from High School Sports Report and was a two-time all-region pick
• Rushed for 3,384 yards during his career, breaking the school record of current New England Patriot Stephon Gilmore
• Had 1,964 yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior, topping 200 rushing yards in each of the final five games of the year
• Also caught 41 passes for 316 yards and a score during his prep career
• Helped the Stallions earn a perfect 15-0 record and a state championship as a junior
• Selected to play in the 2018 South Carolina North/South All-Star Game
• Is the first prep player out of the state of South Carolina to sign with the Wildcats since at least 1997
Personal
• Full name: Ja’Derrion Ke’Vontre Ervin
• Parents: Keven Ervin and Renita Brown
• Born: 12/24/00
• Major: Integrated Studies
• Played in four games and had one start
• Finished the regular season with 17 carries for 87 yards
• Led team at UAB with 54 rushing yards to go with two catches
2021 (r-Freshman at Kansas State)
• Played in 10 games and was the team’s second leading rusher with 322 yards on 64 carries and two touchdowns
• Rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown against Nevada, while adding 60 yards on nine carries against Kansas
2020 (r-Freshman at Kansas State)
• Opted out of the 2020 season
2019 (Freshman at Kansas State)
• Played in four games as he preserved his redshirt for the season
• Rushed 23 times for 95 yards
• Set season highs in rushes (10) and yards (46) at Kansas, while he scored his first-career touchdown against Bowling Green.
High School
• Played at South Pointe under head coach Strait Herron
• Rated the 56th-best running back in the Class of 2019 by ESPN
• Named to the USA TODAY Sports/American Family Insurance All-USA South Carolina team
• Earned all-state honors from High School Sports Report and was a two-time all-region pick
• Rushed for 3,384 yards during his career, breaking the school record of current New England Patriot Stephon Gilmore
• Had 1,964 yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior, topping 200 rushing yards in each of the final five games of the year
• Also caught 41 passes for 316 yards and a score during his prep career
• Helped the Stallions earn a perfect 15-0 record and a state championship as a junior
• Selected to play in the 2018 South Carolina North/South All-Star Game
• Is the first prep player out of the state of South Carolina to sign with the Wildcats since at least 1997
Personal
• Full name: Ja’Derrion Ke’Vontre Ervin
• Parents: Keven Ervin and Renita Brown
• Born: 12/24/00
• Major: Integrated Studies
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