BIOGRAPHY
Alex Michael Erickson was born on November 6, 1992, in Darlington, Wisconsin. He is a receiver in the NFL.
Prior to his college career At Darlington High School, Erickson rushed for 3,856 yards and 57 touchdowns, passed for 3,648 yards and 37 touchdowns, and recorded 170 tackles and 14 interceptions. He was chosen to play in the WFCA All-Star game as a senior and was named the Wisconsin State Journal Small School Player of the Year. He was first-team all-state as a defensive back and first-team all-conference as defensive back and quarterback after gaining 2,489 yards of total offense (1,239 rushings and 1,250 passing), scoring 33 touchdowns (20 rushings and 13 passing) and making 50 tackles with three interceptions.
During his college career, Erickson finished his career ranked 10th in school history with 1,877 receiving yards and ranked sixth all-time with 141 career receptions. During his freshman season in 2013, he had nine receptions for 127 receiving yards in seven games.
In 2014 during his sophomore season, his role in the offense expanded with 55 receptions for 772 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns in 13 games. In 2015 during his junior season, he caught 77 passes (second in school history) for 978 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns, and he was named first-team All-Big Ten (media), second-team All-Big Ten (coaches), and Academic All-Big Ten (for the third consecutive year).
Erickson signed with the Bengals as an undrafted free agent. On September 8, 2018, Erickson signed a two-year contract extension with the Bengals through the 2020 season. He finished the 2018 season with 20 receptions for 187 yards.
On July 20, 2023, Erickson signed with the New York Jets.
