| Eric Rivers | |
| School: | FIU Panthers |
| Currentnumber: | 3 |
| Currentposition: | Wide receiver |
| Class: | Junior |
| Heightft: | 5 |
| Heightin: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 174 |
| Highschool: | McCallie (Chattanooga, Tennessee) |
| Pastschools: | |
| Espn: | 4713277 |
Eric Rivers is an American football wide receiver for the FIU Panthers. He previously played for the Memphis Tigers.
Rivers attended The McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[1] [2] 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.[3]
After playing sparingly as a freshman in 2021 and not playing due to injury in 2022 at Memphis, Rivers entered the transfer portal.[4] 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.[5] In 2024, he set the school record for single game receiving yards, hauling in 295 yards and three touchdowns against New Mexico State.[6] [7]
| Season | GP | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |||||||
| FIU Panthers | ||||||||||
| 2023 | 11 | 32 | 370 | 11.6 | 2 | |||||
| 2024 | 12 | 62 | 1,172 | 18.9 | 12 | |||||
| Career | 23 | 94 | 1,542 | 16.4 | 14 | |||||