Ertz attended Stanford University, where he played for the Stanford Cardinal football team from 2009 to 2012. He redshirted the 2009 season.[2] In 2010, he played 13 games and had 16 catches for 190 yards and five touchdowns. He had two receptions, including a touchdown, in the Orange Bowl that year.[1]
Ertz had 27 receptions, 343 receiving yards, and four receiving touchdowns in 2011, despite missing three games due to a knee injury. In the Fiesta Bowl, he had four catches and one touchdown.[1] The following season, as a junior, Ertz had 69 catches, 898 receiving yards, and six touchdowns.[2] He had three catches for 61 yards in the Rose Bowl.[3] His 898 receiving yards was the most by an FBS tight end that season.[4] He was a consensus All-American, a finalist for the Mackey Award, and an All-Pac-12 first team selection.[2][5]
After the 2012 season, Ertz announced that he would enter the NFL Draft.[6]
40 time, vertical & horizontal jump from Stanford Pro Day. All other values from NFL Combine [2]
The Philadelphia Eagles selected Ertz in the second round, with the 35th overall pick, of the 2013 NFL Draft.[4] The Eagles signed him to a rookie contract of undisclosed terms on May 9, 2013.[7]
