Cameron Erving
![]() Erving in 2016 training camp. | |||||||
No. 74 Cleveland Browns | |||||||
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Position: | Center | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Date of birth: | August 23, 1992 | ||||||
Place of birth: | Moultrie, Georgia | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 313 lb (142 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Moultrie (GA) Colquitt Co. | ||||||
College: | Florida State | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2016 | |||||||
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Cameron Erving (born August 23, 1992) is an American football center for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State.
College career
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Erving played in three games as a defensive tackle as a true freshman in 2010. He recorded one tackle before an injury caused him to have a medical redshirt. He played in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman in 2011, finishing the season with 20 tackles and a sack. Erving was moved to offensive tackle as a sophomore in 2012.[1][2] He started all 14 games at left tackle.
As a junior in 2013, Erving was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection.[3] He was also named a second-team All-American by the Associated Press. Erving started his senior season in 2014 as the starting left tackle, but was moved to center after an injury to Austin Barron.[4][5]
Erving is a member of the Florida State chapter of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.[6]
Professional career
On April 30, 2015, Erving was selected with the 19th overall pick by the Cleveland Browns in the 2015 NFL draft.[7]
Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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6 ft 5 1⁄2 in | 313 lb | 34 1⁄8 in | 10 3⁄8 in | 5.15 s | 1.87 s | 3.03 s | 4.63 s | 7.48 s | 30 1⁄2 in | 9 ft 4 in | 30 reps | ||||||||
All values from NFL Combine |
Erving signed a four-year contract worth roughly $10 million, with a signing bonus of about $5 million.[8]
After long-time starting center, Alex Mack, left the Browns via free agency, the coach staff switched Erving from guard to center as his replacement.[9][10]
References
- ↑ FSU leaning on fresh faces on offensive line
- ↑ Cameron Erving flourishing in new role on FSU’s O-Line
- ↑ "2013 All-ACC Teams Announced". TheACC.com. December 2, 2013.
- ↑ FSU OL Cameron Erving's move to center permanent
- ↑ No. 1 Florida State starts new center vs. Syracuse
- ↑ http://www.phideltatheta.org/resources/scroll_winter_2015.pdf
- ↑ Gribble, Andrew (April 30, 2015). "Cleveland Browns draft Florida State OL Cameron Erving in 1st round". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ↑ Cabot, Mary Kay (May 15, 2015). "Cleveland Browns sign 1st-round picks Danny Shelton and Cameron Erving". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ↑ Orr, Conor (April 10, 2016). "Browns O-line gives Cam Erving vote of confidence". NFL.com. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ↑ Florjancic, Matthew (July 14, 2016). "Cameron Erving focused on being Cleveland Browns' center". WKYC. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
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