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Ricky Ervins

Retired

San Francisco 49ers · RB

Ricky Ervins recorded 76 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with San Francisco 49ers, WSH, Washington Redskins.

▶Best highlights

27.8

rush yds/gm

11.4

rec yds/gm

4

playoff games

76

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Ricky Ervins's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1991
W
CLEVELANDBROWNS
WSH
OCT 13, 1991

Cleveland Browns vs WSH

Regular Season · Oct 13, 1991

133 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 0 rec

Divisional Round
1991
W
ATLANTAFALCONS
WSH
JAN 4, 1992

Atlanta Falcons vs WSH

Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1992

104 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
1994
W
WSH
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
OCT 23, 1994

WSH vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Oct 23, 1994

90 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1993
W
WSH
ARIZONACARDINALS
OCT 17, 1993

WSH vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Oct 17, 1993

98 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 7 rec

Super Bowl
XXVI
W
BUFFALOBILLS
WSH
JAN 26, 1992

Buffalo Bills vs WSH

Super Bowl XXVI · Jan 26, 1992

72 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Ricky Ervins's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 133 rushing yards

Regular Season
1991
W
CLEVELANDBROWNS
WSH
OCT 13, 1991

Cleveland Browns vs WSH

Regular Season · Oct 13, 1991

133 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 2 rushing touchdowns

Regular Season
1994
W
WSH
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
OCT 23, 1994

WSH vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Oct 23, 1994

90 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 66 receiving yards

Regular Season
1992
W
WSH
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NOV 15, 1992

WSH vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Nov 15, 1992

17 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 10 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Ricky Ervins's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1981–1992

01
WASERVINS—Ricky Ervins
WASRIGGINS—John Riggins
WASMONK—Art Monk

Three quarterbacks, three championship teams

Washington Commanders · The Gibbs dynasty

Gibbs adapted his offense around different quarterbacks and dominant lines, winning Super Bowls after the 1982, 1987 and 1991 seasons.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

02
WASERVINS—Ricky Ervins
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Franchise era

1991–1998

03
SFERVINS—Ricky Ervins
SFYOUNG8Steve Young
SFRICE80Jerry Rice

A quarterback transition preserves greatness

San Francisco 49ers · Steve Young takes the baton

Young escaped Montana's shadow with an MVP peak and six touchdown passes in Super Bowl XXIX, extending the dynasty into another generation.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons76 career games2,114 career rushing yards8 career rushing touchdowns117 career receptions870 career receiving yards2 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 04 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 1, 1991Most recent: Jan 6, 1996

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history