University of North Carolina Athletics
Patterson Medal Winners
Eric Ebron
- Induction:
- 2014
- Class:
- 2014
2014— Eric Ebron: Football (Greensboro, N.C.)
Played tight end for three seasons for UNC before declaring for the 2015 NFL Draft, where the Detroit Lions chose him with the 10th pick in the first round. He was a first-team All-America in 2013 (ESPN.com) and consensus second-team All-America (Associated Press, USA Today, Walter Camp, FWAA, Athlon, SI.com and CBSSports.com). He earned first-team All-ACC honors in 2013 and was a second-team selection as a sophomore.
He set UNC career records for tight ends with 112 catches and 1,805 yards. In 2013, he set single-season school records for a tight end with 62 catches for 973 yards. The yardage was an ACC single-season record for the position.
His 79-yard reception against Duke in 2014 was at the time the longest catch by a Tar Heel in Kenan Stadium history. He hauled in a career-best nine passes in a 2013 road win over NC State and made eight catches for 199 yards and a touchdown in a memorable Thursday night game vs. Miami. The 199 yards are the most ever by a UNC tight end in a game.
Ebron had eight touchdown catches as a Tar Heel and averaged 16.1 yards per reception. In 2012, he compiled 625 receiving yards, which broke the school record for tight ends that had been established in 1979.
He scored 33 touchdowns in eight NFL seasons and played in the Pro Bowl in 2018.
Played tight end for three seasons for UNC before declaring for the 2015 NFL Draft, where the Detroit Lions chose him with the 10th pick in the first round. He was a first-team All-America in 2013 (ESPN.com) and consensus second-team All-America (Associated Press, USA Today, Walter Camp, FWAA, Athlon, SI.com and CBSSports.com). He earned first-team All-ACC honors in 2013 and was a second-team selection as a sophomore.
He set UNC career records for tight ends with 112 catches and 1,805 yards. In 2013, he set single-season school records for a tight end with 62 catches for 973 yards. The yardage was an ACC single-season record for the position.
His 79-yard reception against Duke in 2014 was at the time the longest catch by a Tar Heel in Kenan Stadium history. He hauled in a career-best nine passes in a 2013 road win over NC State and made eight catches for 199 yards and a touchdown in a memorable Thursday night game vs. Miami. The 199 yards are the most ever by a UNC tight end in a game.
Ebron had eight touchdown catches as a Tar Heel and averaged 16.1 yards per reception. In 2012, he compiled 625 receiving yards, which broke the school record for tight ends that had been established in 1979.
He scored 33 touchdowns in eight NFL seasons and played in the Pro Bowl in 2018.
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