Val Erickson

Liberty FlamesSolid

RGOffenseSolidTRANSFER · NC State

2nd String / Backup

Is Val Erickson starting?

Val Erickson is listed 2nd string at RG for Liberty Flames.

Redshirt senior · #72 · 6'5", 320 lbs

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Depth at RG · Liberty Flames

15385Alex BirchmeierStarter
27278Val EricksonYou
35873Jude Foster

Liberty Starting Lineup

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Top offensive linemen in Conference USA

Reese TrippMiddle Tennessee · LT Tai RayWestern Kentucky · RT Lance JohnsonJacksonville State · LG

Up next for Liberty

Liberty plays New Mexico State away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 08:00 PM ET.

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of St. Rita, ranked #821 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #821 Natl

Chicago, IL

Jersey: #72
Class: RS SR/TR
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 320 lbs
Transfer: NC State

Val Erickson is currently behind Alex Birchmeier at RG on the Liberty depth chart, a Conference USA team rated 81 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars: ★★★☆☆3-star
Composite: 0.8681
National Rank: #821
High School: St. Rita
Hometown: Chicago, IL

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated offense; 43th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 78 after depth penalty.

Team offense (SP+)

Rating basis

Recruiting pedigree

Top 57% recruit

Depth-chart adjustment

-1 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Not tracked for this position.

Linemen and long snappers don't record box-score stats, so there's no game-by-game log to show.

The People's Ratings

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