Chris Herndon

#23 · TE · Miami6′4″ · 252 lb · Norcross, GA

Chris Herndon: TE · Miami · #23.

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Chris Herndon

TE · Miami · #23

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. The three seasons at Miami span two head coaches: Al Golden and Mark Richt. On tape: 96 receiving yards and 10 receptions against Syracuse, Week 8, 2017.

Style of play

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Miami in the news

Kenton Dopson reclassifies to 2026Nov 2
NC State fires Dave DoerenOct 29
Former Miami Hurricanes Hall of Famer diedYardbarker Oct 25
2027 LB Aston Whiteside flips to MiamiOct 22

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Miami	40	477	11.9	4	51
2016	Miami	28	334	11.9	2	48
2015	Miami	18	237	13.2	1	46
Career		86	1,048	12.2	7	51

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 41-13vs Bethune-Cookman	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 4	W 52-30vs Toledo	8	65	8.1	1	20
Wk 5	W 31-6@ Duke	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 6	W 24-20@ Florida State	3	55	18.3	0	37
Wk 7	W 25-24vs Georgia Tech	5	41	8.2	0	13
Wk 8	W 27-19vs Syracuse	10	96	9.6	1	35	Season-high 96 yds
Wk 9	W 24-19@ North Carolina	2	60	30.0	1	51
Wk 10	W 28-10vs No. 13 Virginia Tech	2	61	30.5	1	43
Wk 11	W 41-8vs No. 3 Notre Dame	4	30	7.5	0	10
Wk 12	W 44-28vs Virginia	1	14	14.0	0	14
Wk 13	L 14-24@ Pittsburgh	3	41	13.7	0	20
Total		40	477	11.9	4	51

Signature game

Week 8 · 2017

W 27-19

vs Syracuse

10 rec · 96 yds · 1 TD

With M. Rosier — 344 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 62.5 · 45 rush yds (9 car) · J. Thomas — 2 rec · 61 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · North Carolina · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +5.46Rosier to Herndon IV: a 51-yard touchdown pass.
Week 8 · Syracuse · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +3.39Malik Rosier pass complete to Christopher Herndon IV for 35 yds to the Syrac 21 for a
Week 10 · Virginia Tech · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.35Malik Rosier pass complete to Christopher Herndon IV for 43 yds for a TD, (Michael Badgley KICK)
Week 4 · Toledo · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.85Malik Rosier pass complete to Christopher Herndon IV for 20 yds to the MiaFl 45 for a
Week 8 · Syracuse · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.51Malik Rosier pass complete to Christopher Herndon IV for 10 yds for a TD, (Michael Badgley KICK)
Week 12 · Virginia · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.11Malik Rosier pass complete to Christopher Herndon IV for 14 yds to the 50 yard line for a

4 more plays

Week 6 · Florida State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.09Malik Rosier pass complete to Christopher Herndon IV for 37 yds to the FlaSt 23 for a
Week 13 · Pittsburgh · 3rd and 15 · Q3 · EPA +2.06Malik Rosier pass complete to Christopher Herndon IV for 16 yds to the MiaFl 35 for a
Week 7 · Georgia Tech · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +1.36Malik Rosier pass complete to Christopher Herndon IV for 7 yds to the MiaFl 44 for a
Week 4 · Toledo · 1st and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.21Malik Rosier pass complete to Christopher Herndon IV for 2 yds for a TD, (Michael Badgley KICK)

Teams and coaches

2015Miami8-5HC: Al Golden · Balanced

2016Miami9-4HC: Mark Richt · Balanced

2017Miami10-3HC: Mark Richt · Balanced

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2017 season

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (88th percentile). Strength: rec yards (85th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#236 / 709 · 67th pct

72.2%

TD rate#271 / 709 · 61st pct

5.6%

Explosive rate#461 / 709 · 35th pct

9.3%

Yards / catch#469 / 709 · 34th pct

10.9

EPA / target#474 / 709 · 33rd pct

0.39

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#12 / 96 · 88th pct

Rec yards#15 / 96 · 85th pct

477

Rec TDs#18 / 96 · 76th pct

Long catch#23 / 96 · 76th pct

Yards / catch#43 / 96 · 54th pct

11.9

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

19th → 33rd percentile

Explosive rate

56th → 35th percentile

Catch rate

85th → 67th percentile

TD rate

9th → 61st percentile

Yards / catch

25th → 34th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2017. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.4	45.3	12.6	0.4
Road4g	2.2	40.0	16.5	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.6	35.0	9.7	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	3.7	50.3	17.6	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Mark Richt

Pass share

51.3%

423 pass / 401 run

Plays / game

63.4

13 games

Team sack rate

6.1%

458 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

40 catches in 11 games, more catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Chris Herndon

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Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Four seasons at Miami, drafted

2014

2018