Elijah Herring
| Memphis Tigers – No. 44 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Linebacker |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Riverdale (Murfreesboro, Tennessee) |
Elijah Herring is an American football linebacker for the Memphis Tigers. He previously played for the Tennessee Volunteers.
Early life and high school
[edit]Herring attended high school at Riverdale. In his senior season, Herring notched 77 tackles with 16 being for a loss, and five sacks.[1][2] Coming out of high school, Herring was rated as a three star recruit where he decided to commit to play college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.[3][4]
College career
[edit]Tennessee
[edit]In week three of the 2022 season, Herring notched three tackles and two sacks against Akron.[5] In Herring's first career season in 2023, Herring played in all 13 games tallying 11 tackles with two and a half being for a loss, and two sacks.[6] Herring made his first career start in week two of the 2023 season where he played 51 snaps making four tackles, as he helped the Volunteers to a 30-13 win over Austin Peay.[7] During the 2023 season, Herring played in 13 games making 12 starts where he notched 80 tackles with four being for a loss, and a pass deflection.[8] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Herring decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[9][10]
Memphis
[edit]Herring decided to transfer to play for the Memphis Tigers.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ Wilson, Mike (December 15, 2021). "Tennessee football: Elijah Herring says why he signed with Vols". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ "Elijah Herring Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ Cain, Eric (October 20, 2021). "Commit Elijah Herring motivated and ready for Knoxville". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ Ubben, David (April 15, 2021). "Josh Heupel lands his first Tennessee recruit: Why Elijah Herring committed to the Vols". The Athletic. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ Wilson, Mike (October 3, 2022). "Tennessee football freshmen Elijah Herring, Kalib Perry are 'exactly what you want'". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ Vessells, Chandler (April 16, 2024). "Tennessee linebacker Elijah Herring plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal". On3.com. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Wilson, Mike (September 13, 2023). "What made Elijah Herring ready to step in at linebacker for Tennessee football at Florida". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ Sparks, Adam (April 15, 2024). "Tennessee linebacker Elijah Herring, Vols' top tackler, enters transfer portal". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Wilson, Dave (April 16, 2024). "Tennessee LB Elijah Herring entering transfer portal". ESPN. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Sartori, John (April 16, 2024). "Tennessee Linebacker Elijah Herring to enter transfer portal". WVLT. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Dylan, Jonah (May 10, 2024). "Memphis football lands transfer commitment from Tennessee leading tackler Elijah Herring". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ Sparks, Adam (May 10, 2024). "Tennessee linebacker and leading tackler Elijah Herring transferring to Memphis". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved May 29, 2024.