On Friday, Chris Klieman and the Kansas State Wildcats added a new player through the transfer portal with the commitment of Nebraska running back transfer Gabe Ervin Jr.
Ervin Jr., a 6-foot-1 220-pound back from Buford, Georgia, spent the previous four seasons with the Cornhuskers in Lincoln.
While Ervin hasn’t seen the field much through four seasons with the program, he has had some decent production. During his four-year career, the Georgia native posted 109 carries for 455 yards and five scores. Though the Wildcats debuted two incredible backs in their Rate Bowl win vs. Rutgers (Dylan Edwards and Joe Jackson), Ervin adds something the pair does not have much of: experience and size.
Coming out of Buford High School in the Class of 2021, Ervin Jr. was listed as a three-star prospect by the 247Sports index and the nation’s 683rd-ranked player. He also checked in as the 41st-ranked player at his position and the 60th-ranked player in the state of Georgia.
With the addition, the Wildcats have now added a total of eight prospects to their transfer portal class. Ervin joins the likes of Oklahoma’s Jayden Rowe, Arizona’s Gunner Maldonado, Ohio State’s Gabe Powers, West Georgia’s Mar’Quavious Moss, Boston College’s Jerand Bradley, Purdue’s Jaron Tibbs, and USC’s Amos Talalele.
The transfer portal officially opened on Monday, December 9, 2024, and will remain open until Saturday, December 28, with an exception for players on teams who play bowl games after the window closes. According to NCAA data, 2,273 FBS football players entered the transfer portal in 2023-24 school year, with 1,558 (68.5%) undergraduates and 715 (31.5%) graduate transfers. Of the entrants, 57% reported that they enrolled in another school, 8% withdrew their names from the portal, and 35% are still active, transferred to a non-NCAA school, or left their sport.
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