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#3 Eric Rivers

Eric Rivers - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Year R-Senior
Height 5-11
Weight 180
Hometown Chattanooga, Tenn.
High School McCallie School
Last School Florida International
Major Business Administration
Eric Rivers - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Redshirt Senior (2025): Led Georgia Tech with 658 receiving yards … Tied for team lead with 46 receptions … Ranked among the top 20 in the ACC in receptions, receiving yards and receiving yards per game (50.6) … Had at least one reception in all 13 games and multiple catches in 12-of-13 … Finished his career with a reception in 34-consecutive games, which was the eighth-longest streak in the nation for NCAA Division I FBS players active in 2025 … Also returned nine punts for 99 yards (team-leading 11.0 avg.) … Opened the season with 64 all-purpose yards, including a season-best 34 rushing, in win at Colorado (Aug. 29) … Had three catches for 72 yards in home win over No. 12 Clemson (Sept. 13) … Hauled in a season-best eight receptions for 77 yards and a touchdown in overtime win at Wake Forest (Sept. 27) … Caught three passes for 97 yards (season-high 32.3 avg.), including a season-long 68-yard receptions, at NC State (Nov. 1) … Had seven receptions for a season-best 119 yards in comeback win at Boston College (Nov. 15) … Caught four passes for 102 yards in Pop-Tarts Bowl against BYU (Dec. 27), including a 5-yard touchdown in the second quarter and a 66-yard gain on fourth-and-15 on the game’s final drive.

Florida International (2023-24): Caught 62 passes for 1,162 yards (18.9 avg.) and 12 touchdowns as a redshirt junior in 2024, en route to becoming the first Associated Press All-American in FIU history, earning third-team honors … Also named first-team all-Conference USA in ’24 … All-America campaign was highlighted by catching 11 passes for a school-record 295 yards and three TD in a 34-13 win over New Mexico State (Oct. 29, 2024) … 295 receiving yards against NMSU was the second-highest single-game total in the nation in ’24 … Caught 32 passes for 370 yards and two scores as a redshirt sophomore in 2023 … Totaled 94 receptions for 1,542 yards and 14 touchdowns in 23 games over two seasons at FIU … Arrived at FIU in January 2023 as a walk-on and earned a scholarship following the conclusion of his first semester at the school … Two-time academic all-district honoree.

Memphis (2021-22): Was a walk-on defensive back at Memphis … Saw action in six games and recorded six tackles as a true freshman in 2021, primarily on special teams … Did not play in 2022 and redshirted due to a shoulder injury.

High School: Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports … All-state performer … Played wide receiver, running back, cornerback and returned kicks for Tennessee powerhouse McCallie, helping lead the Blue Tornado to state championships as a junior and senior in 2019 and 2020 … Coached by Ralph Potter … Also earned all-state honors in basketball and track.

Personal: Earned a bachelor’s degree from Florida International … Studying business administration at Georgia Tech.

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