Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-16vs Akron | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 38-36@ Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
#97
Matt Herron
Senior defensive lineman for Wake Forest. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 280 lb · Holladay, UT · Olympus
Returning to Wake Forest for 2026
The numbers
0.5
sacks · 2026
0.5 TFL · 4 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL, 3 tackles, vs Akron
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Wake Forest. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Weber State in 2022.
Matt Herron
2 stars out of high school, 1 seasons of real snaps at Wake Forest since. The receipt: 3 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Akron — Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- recruiting profile
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Weber State2-star out of Olympus
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Wake Forest
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Wake Forest2-0HC: Jake Dickert · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.2 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–36
at Purdue
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Wake Forest
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Wake Forest
Returning around him
- 2 Wake Forest players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (24 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wake Forest · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #63 · 2026 recruiting class #39
Background
Prior to Wake Forest 2025 (Redshirt Junior) Played in all 12 games on the defensive line…Recorded 46 total tackles with 16 assisted and 30 solo tackles…Posted 9.0 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks…Notched a season-best eight tackles in a win against Butler while also recording a tackle for loss…Tall...
The defensive line · Wake Forest
- #11Langston Hardy14.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Gabe Kirschke9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #52Dallas Afalava6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #94Zach Lohavichan5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Matt Herron2 games · 2026
14 more on the roster · Wake Forest team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology