#31

Elijah Herring

Senior linebacker for Florida State. 2025: 41 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · Florida State · Sr. · #31

6′2″ · 235 lb · Murfreesboro, TN

CFB Index 47 · #323 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Florida State for 2026

How he plays

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

Tackles: 70th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

41

tackles · 2025

3.5 TFL · 1 sacks

Best game: 8 tackles, 1 INT, at Virginia

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Florida State. 2025: 41 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

  • Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tennessee in 2022.
  • Transferred from Memphis to Florida State in 2025.
His career, year by year

Elijah Herring

LB · Florida State · Sr · #31

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: AAC Defensive Player of the Week. The receipt: 8 tackles, 1 INT against Virginia — Week 5, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

  • positional archetype classification
  • head-coach lineage
  • recognition record
  • game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology