Senior (2017): Saw action in, and started, all 11 games on the season... Finished second on the team with 85 tackles... Had 6.5 tackles for loss totaling 23 yards... Had six pass breakups... Had three quarterback hurries,... Had one fumble recovery, which he returned 20 yards for a touchdown at Marist (9/9)... Had a season-high 15 tackles against Dartmouth (9/16)... Made 14 tackles and had two pass breakups against San Diego (10/28)... Contributed 10 tackles against Brown University (10/7)... Returned two kickoffs for 41 yards at Sacred Heart (9/2).
Junior (2016): Saw action in nine games, the last eight as a starter ... Made his season debut against Jacksonville (9/24) by recording four tackles ... Returned to the starting lineup in the win over Davidson (10/1), recording seven tackles, three pass breakups and an interception, the sixth of his career ... Had eight tackles against Valparaiso (10/15) ... Had four tackles against Campbell (10/22) ... Had seven tackles against both Marist (11/5) and San Diego (11/11) ... Closed the season with three tackles against Drake (11/19), including two for loss with his second interception of the year and two pass breakups ... Finished the year with 42 total tackles, including 34 solo stops and two tackles for loss ... Had two interceptions and six pass breakups.Â
Sophomore (2015):Â Saw action in all 11 games and started in six ... Was named a Pioneer Football League All-Conference Honorable Mention ... Led the team with five interceptions ... Intercepted three passes for 27 return yards in the game at Drake ... Had an interception against Ave Maria and another one against Davidson ... Recorded 43 tackles on the season ... Had a season-high seven tackles against Drake ... Â Earned five tackles at Valparaiso and another five against San Diego ... Returned 16 punts for 52 yards on the season ... Had a season-high 31 return yards against Dayton.
Freshman (2014):Â Saw action in 11 varsity games and one JV contest as a defensive back and special teams player ... Was credited with seven tackles on the year ... Had one pass breakup.
High School: Played for two years at Oakleaf HS in Orange Park before finishing his last two years at First Coast High in Jacksonville ... Was named defensive back of the year at Oakleaf in 2011 ... Ranked in the top 10 in the conference in tackles in 2012 with 76 ... Helped his team to three consecutive 7A district titles ... Was an Honor Roll student.
Personal: Full name is Eric DeWayne Martin ... Was born on July 10, 1996, in Jacksonville ... Is the son of Veronica and Fred Martin ... Has a brother, Fred Martin, Jr., and a sister Erica Martin ... Chose Stetson over Middle Tennessee, Wake Forest, Mercer and FAU ... Is a double major in Marketing and Sport Business.
