Stephen Herron

OLB, DE · Louisville

HISTORY — From College Profile

Career Honors

  • 2022 All-Pac-12 honorable mention edge rusher (coaches)
  • 2022 All-Pac-12 third team edge rusher (Phil Steele)
  • Jack Huston Award

As a Senior (2022)

  • Jack Huston Award
  • All-Pac-12 honorable mention edge rusher (coaches)
  • All-Pac-12 third team edge rusher (Phil Steele)
  • Stanford Defensive Player of the Week (Week 7- Notre Dame)
  • Stanford Defensive Player of the Week (Week 8- ASU)
  • Started all 12 games of the 2022 season
  • Recorded 37 tackles (17 solo), 6.5 tackles for loss for 47 yards, 5.5 sacks for 46 yards, four quarterback hurries and two fumble recoveries throughout his senior season
  • Four tackles, including two sacks, and a forced fumble in Stanford's win at Notre Dame (Oct. 15) 
  • Four tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble in Stanford's victory over Arizona State (Oct. 22)

As a Junior (2021)

  • Appeared in eight games with four starts
  • Led the team with 3.0 sacks while also making 19 tackles
  • Had a sack for a loss of six yards in the season opener against Kansas State (Sept. 4)
  • Had seven tackles and a sack at Vanderbilt (Sept. 18)
  • Had a sack against No. 24 UCLA (Sept. 25)

As a Sophomore (2020)

  • Played in six games and started each of the final two
  • Totaled 14 tackles, three tackles for loss and one sack
  • Also added a forced fumble
  • Career-best seven tackles (two for loss), a sack and first career forced fumble in a double-overtime win at UCLA (Dec. 19) ... forced fumble came on UCLA’s final drive and handed the Cardinal the ball with 1:38 left in regulation - allowing Stanford to drive 72 yards in 1:20 to tie the game at 34 and force overtime … sealed the victory by breaking through the line and delivering the game-winning rushing stop as UCLA went for two and the win in the second overtime period

As a Freshman (2019)

  • Played in three games - eligible to retain year of eligibility due to NCAA redshirt rules
  • Finished with two tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss 

Prior to Stanford

  • Prepped at Trinity (Ky.) under head coach Bob Beatty
  • Four-star recruit by Rivals, PrepStar, ESPN and 247Sports
  • Nation's 88th-best recruit by PrepStar, 153rd by 247Sports, 163rd by Rivals and 172nd by ESPN
  • Nation’s fourth-best weakside defensive end by Rivals, ninth by 247Sports
  • Nation’s 10th-best defensive end by Prepstar and 21st by ESPN
  • Kentucky’s top-ranked recruit by PrepStar
  • Kentucky’s second-best recruit by Rivals and ESPN, and third-best by 247Sports
  • PrepStar Dream Team
  • Three-time all-state first team (Kentucky) 
  • Three-time all-area first team (Kentucky)
  • 2018 district and regional champion
  • 2018 The Opening Finals
  • Two-time district, regional, semi-state and state champions (2016-17)
  • 2016 all-state second team (Indiana)
  • 2016 all-area first team (Indiana)
  • 84 tackles (59 solo), 36 tackles for loss, 19 sacks, 48 hurries, five forced fumbles, fumble recovery, two blocked kicks as a senior
  • 97 tackles (26 solo), 42 tackles for loss, 21 sacks, 42 hurries, three forced fumbles, fumble recovery, two blocked kicks as a junior 
  • 70 tackles (34 solo), 16 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, 37 hurries, two forced fumbles as a sophomore 
  • 75 tackles (22 solo), 15 tackles for loss, seven sacks, 12 hurries and three blocked kicks as a freshman
  • Also competed in wrestling and track

Personal

  • Son of Sherry and Steve Herron
  • Father played football at Centre College

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Weight: 240
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