Eric Rivers
{{Short description|American football player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=Eric Rivers
|school=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
|currentnumber=3
|currentposition=Wide receiver
|class={{redshirt}} Senior
|major=Business Administration
|birth_date=
|birth_place=
|heightft=5
|heightin=11
|weight_lb=174
|highlights=
|highschool=McCallie
(Chattanooga, Tennessee)
|bowlgames=
|pastschools=
- Memphis (2021–2022)
- FIU (2023–2024)
- Georgia Tech (2025–present)
|espn=4713277
}}
Eric Rivers is an American football wide receiver for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He previously played for the Memphis Tigers and FIU Panthers
High school career
Rivers attended The McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee.{{Cite web |last=Nyman |first=Rick |date=2020-10-02 |title=McCallie Senior Eric Rivers Becomes Big Play Maker For Big Blue |url=https://www.wdef.com/mccallie-senior-eric-rivers-becomes-big-play-maker-big-blue/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=WDEF |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2019-10-17 |title=Eric Rivers becoming a difference maker for McCallie football program |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2019/oct/17/eric-rivers-becoming-difference-maker-mccalli/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Chattanooga Times Free Press |language=en}} As a senior, he recorded 25 receptions for 509 yards and seven touchdowns, in addition to rushing for 231 yards and three touchdowns, before committing to play college football at the University of Memphis.{{Cite web |date=2021-02-03 |title=Signing day prep notebook: McCallie's Eric Rivers offers versatility to Memphis Tigers |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2021/feb/03/signing-day-prep-notebook-mccallies-eric-rive/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Chattanooga Times Free Press |language=en}}
College career
After playing sparingly as a freshman in 2021 and not playing due to injury in 2022 at Memphis, Rivers entered the transfer portal.{{Cite web |last=Barnes |first=Evan |title=Memphis football WR Eric Rivers enters transfer portal |url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/college/memphis-tigers/2022/12/05/memphis-football-eric-rivers-enters-transfer-portal/69702212007/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=The Commercial Appeal |language=en-US}} Rivers transferred to Florida International University to play for the FIU Panthers. In his first season with FIU, he recorded 32 receptions for 343 yards and two touchdowns, before having a breakout season the following year.{{Cite web |last=Villa |first=Walter |title=FIU football hoping to keep record-setting receiver Eric Rivers through 2026 season |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/conference-usa/florida-international-university/article294993694.html |website=Miami Herald}} In 2024, he set the school record for single game receiving yards, hauling in 295 yards and three touchdowns against New Mexico State.{{Cite web |last=Villa |first=Walter |title=Eric Rivers sets receiving record in FIU's needed win over New Mexico State |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/conference-usa/florida-international-university/article294693114.html |website=Miami Herald}}{{Cite web |date=2024-10-29 |title=Eric Rivers sets a FIU record with 295 yards receiving in win over NMSU |url=https://www.abqjournal.com/sports/eric-rivers-sets-a-fiu-record-with-295-yards-receiving-in-win-over-nmsu/article_6195871c-1c00-5b8c-bd7c-ba552f03d0e5.html |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Albuquerque Journal |language=en}}
On December 18, 2024, Rivers announced his decision to transfer to the Georgia Institute of Technology to play for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.{{Cite web |last=Truax |first=Barkley |date=2024-12-19 |title=Coveted WR transfer Eric Rivers commits to surprising ACC destination |url=https://www.on3.com/news/fiu-wr-transfer-eric-rivers-commits-to-georgia-tech/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=On3 |language=en}}
=College statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||
| rowspan="2" | Season
! rowspan="2" | Team ! colspan="2" | Games ! colspan="4 "| Receiving | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2021 | Memphis
| 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 | |||||
| 2022 | Memphis
| 0 || 0 || colspan="8"|DNP (injury—shoulder) | |||||
| 2023 | FIU
| 11 || 0 || 32 || 370 || 11.6 || 2 | |||||
| 2024 | FIU
| 12 || 12 || 62 || 1,172 || 18.9 || 12 | |||||
| 2025 | Georgia Tech
| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 | |||||
| colspan="2" | [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/eric-rivers-2.html Career] | 30 | 12 | 94 | 1,542 | 16.4 | 14 |
References
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External links
- [https://fiusports.com/sports/football/roster/eric-rivers/11647 FIU Panthers bio]
- [https://ramblinwreck.com/roster/eric-rivers/ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Chattanooga, Tennessee
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:FIU Panthers football players
Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players
Category:Memphis Tigers football players
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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