Elijah Herring is a linebacker who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Florida State.
Herring is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches at three programs in four seasons: Josh Heupel, Ryan Silverfield and Mike Norvell. The first career honor came in 2024: AAC Defensive Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 1 INT against Virginia — Week 5, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida State | 41 | 20 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2024 | Memphis | 59 | 33 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | Tennessee | 79 | 32 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Tennessee | 11 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 190 | 89 | 18.0 | 7.5 | 5 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-17vs No. 8 Alabama | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 66-10vs Kent State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 38-46@ Virginia | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 22-28vs No. 3 Miami | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-34vs Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-20@ Stanford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-7vs Wake Forest | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-24@ Clemson | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-14vs Virginia Tech | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 11-21@ NC State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-40@ Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 20 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%4 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups41 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
40.3%
339 pass / 502 run
Plays / game
70.1
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
366 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #323 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #37 of 74 ACC LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Josh Heupel, Ryan Silverfield and Mike Norvell.
