#23

Chris Herndon

Former tight end at Miami. 2017: 40 catches, 477 receiving yards, 4 TD.

TE · Miami · #23

6′4″ · 252 lb · Norcross, GA

New York — drafted 2018, Rd 4, Pick 7, #107 overall

Recruiting

3★

TE recruit

No. 710 nationally · Signed with Miami

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former tight end at Miami. 2017: 40 catches, 477 receiving yards, 4 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Miami in 2014.
Drafted round 4 by the New York in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Miami, 1,048 receiving yards — drafted at #107 overall by New York.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2014

Signed with Miami3-star out of Norcross

2018

Drafted by New Yorkround 4, pick 107

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#710 national

CFB

College

Miami

2015–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #107

New York · 2018

Coaching lineage · 2015–2017

2 coaches

2015

Al Golden

Miami

2016–2017

Mark Richt

Miami

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Al Golden → Mark Richt. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New YorkEntering 9th NFL season

#107Rd 4 · Pick 7

New YorkEntering 9th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2015Miami8-5HC: Al Golden · Balanced

2016Miami9-4HC: Mark Richt · Balanced

2017Miami10-3HC: Mark Richt · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

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

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

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Mario Cristobal

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

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

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2017

W 24–20

at Florida State

3 rec · 55 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.

With Z. Feagles — 43 AVG · 52 LONG · 8 NO · M. Rosier — 254 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 47.4 · 29 rush yds (14 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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 Virginia Tech	2	61	30.5	1	43
Wk 11	W 41-8vs 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	14.0	4	51

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology