Justin Herron
No. 75 – New England Patriots | |||||
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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Silver Spring, Maryland | November 27, 1995||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Bullis School (Potomac, Maryland) | ||||
College: | Wake Forest | ||||
NFL Draft: | 2020 / Round: 6 / Pick: 195 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2021 | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com |
Justin Herron (born November 27, 1995) is an American football offensive tackle for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wake Forest.
Early life and high school career[]
Herron was in the class of 2014 at Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland, where he played as an offensive lineman.[1] In addition to football, he played baseball and basketball and was a trumpeter in the jazz band.[2] A 3-star recruit, Herron committed to Wake Forest over offers from Boston College, Old Dominion, Rutgers, and Villanova.[3]
College career[]
Herron tore his ACL in Week 1 of the 2018 season. After coming back for another year as a graduate student, he was named a team captain and earned third-team All-ACC honors. He set the Wake Forest record with 51 games played.[4]
Professional career[]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||
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6 ft 3+5⁄8 in (1.92 m) |
308 lb (140 kg) |
33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) |
8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
5.26 s | 8.41 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) |
8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) |
27 reps | ||||
All values from NFL Combine[5][6] |
Herron was selected by the New England Patriots in the sixth round, with the 195th overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft.[4] He was placed on injured reserve on October 31, 2020 with an ankle injury.[7] He was activated on November 28, 2020.[8]
Personal life[]
His father Reggie played basketball at Villanova. His uncle Keith was a second-round selection in the 1978 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers and played five seasons in the NBA.[2]
On March 22, 2021, Herron and another citizen were given “Outstanding Service” awards by the Tempe, Arizona, Police Department for helping save a woman from a violent sexual assault.[9]
References[]
- ^ "Reference at www.washingtonpost.com".
- ^ a b Hart, Andy (April 25, 2020). "3 quick thoughts on OL Justin Herron, Patriots sixth-round pick out of Wake Forest". WEEI. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "Justin Herron, 2014 Offensive tackle - Rivals.com".
- ^ a b Hass, Trevor (April 25, 2020). "Patriots take offensive lineman Justin Herron with 195th pick in 2020 NFL Draft". Boston.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "Justin Herron Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=131367&DraftYear=2020[bare URL]
- ^ "Patriots Make a Series of Roster Transactions". Patriots.com. October 31, 2020.
- ^ "Patriots Announce A Series of Roster Moves". Patriots.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ "Pats' Herron honored for helping stop sex assault". ESPN.com. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
External links[]
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Silver Spring, Maryland
- Players of American football from Maryland
- Sportspeople from Montgomery County, Maryland
- American football offensive guards
- American football offensive tackles
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons football players
- New England Patriots players
- American football offensive lineman, 1990s birth stubs