Elijah Herring

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Elijah Herring
Memphis Tigers–No. 44
Position Linebacker
ClassJunior
Personal information
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight230 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.

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Early life and high school

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

Tennessee

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

Herring decided to transfer to play for the Memphis Tigers. [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Wilson, Mike (December 15, 2021). "Tennessee football: Elijah Herring says why he signed with Vols". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Elijah Herring Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  3. ↑ Cain, Eric (October 20, 2021). "Commit Elijah Herring motivated and ready for Knoxville". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Mike (October 3, 2022). "Tennessee football freshmen Elijah Herring, Kalib Perry are 'exactly what you want'". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  6. ↑ Vessells, Chandler (April 16, 2024). "Tennessee linebacker Elijah Herring plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal". On3.com. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Sparks, Adam (April 15, 2024). "Tennessee linebacker Elijah Herring, Vols' top tackler, enters transfer portal". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  9. ↑ Wilson, Dave (April 16, 2024). "Tennessee LB Elijah Herring entering transfer portal". ESPN. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  10. ↑ Sartori, John (April 16, 2024). "Tennessee Linebacker Elijah Herring to enter transfer portal". WVLT. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  11. ↑ Dylan, Jonah (May 10, 2024). "Memphis football lands transfer commitment from Tennessee leading tackler Elijah Herring". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  12. ↑ Sparks, Adam (May 10, 2024). "Tennessee linebacker and leading tackler Elijah Herring transferring to Memphis". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
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