Tarleton State University Athletics

Senior (2024):
UAC Second Team All-Conference … Phil Steele FCS 2024 UAC Second Team All-Conference … Academic All-WAC … Started all 14 games and helped the Tarleton State offense to national marks of sixth in red zone offense (.930), eighth in pass yards per completion (14.3), 17th in rushing offense (198.2 rush yards per game), 22nd in sacks allowed (1.23 per), 25th in turnovers lost (13), 27th in total offense (411.1 YPG) and 28th in scoring offense (30.7 PPG) … Conference-wise, Tarleton State's offense ranked third in scoring offense, third in total offense, and third in rushing offense.
 
Junior (2023):
UAC Second Team All-Conference ... Third Team Phil Steele All-Conference ... Academic All-WAC … Preseason Third Team Phil Steel All-Conference … Started (and played) nine games ... Helped lead the No. 1 rushing offense in the United Athletic Conference, with the Texans posting 201.7 rushing yards per game, most in the UAC and 12th most in the FCS … Team also rushed for 25 touchdowns (most in UAC, 16th in FCS) and averaged 5.2 yards per rush (second in UAC, 17th in FCS) … Overall, the Texans averaged 33.3 points per game (second in UAC, 13th FCS), 430.5 yards per game (second UAC, 14th FCS) and 6.4 yards per play (first UAC, 11th FCS) … Ernst and the Texan offensive line allowed just 14 sacks all season, the tied-third fewest in the UAC and the tied-18th fewest in the FCS … Team allowed just 3.91 tackles for loss per game, second fewest in the UAC, 10th fewest in the FCS.
 
Sophomore (2022):
Second Team All-WAC … Academic All-WAC … Started all 11 games on the offensive line … Helped the offense gain 436.8 yards per game, Tarleton State's best average since 2019, the most in the WAC and the 21st most across the FCS.
 
Freshman (2021):
Academic All-WAC … Started all 11 games on the offensive line for Tarleton State … Part of an offensive line that allowed the tied-12th fewest total sacks in the FCS at 13 … Part of an offensive line that allowed the tied-14th fewest sacks per game at 1.18, going for the 10th fewest amount of negative yardage at 77 … In tackles for loss, the big men up front allowed the tied-14th fewest in the FCS at 49, the tied-18th fewest per game at 4.45.
 
Redshirt Freshman (2020):
Played in all eight games on the offensive line … Offensive line charged with just five holding calls all season and allowed 1.38 sacks per game.
 
Oklahoma State University:
Redshirted as a true freshman during the 2019 season.
 
Mansfield High School:
Lettered three years in football and was a team captain … Three-time all-district OL … Back-to-back unanimous All-District First Team selection as a junior and senior … Academic All-State … Two-star recruit on 247Sports.com.
 
Personal:
Is a 2019 graduate of Mansfield HS … Son of Steve and Kristin … Has two brothers, Landon and Larson … Majoring in marketing … Born July 31.