Linebacker, Florida State (from Tennessee, Memphis), 2022–25
Elijah Herring
Lettered 2025 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 31
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Murfreesboro, TN
Elijah Herring played linebacker at Tennessee (2022–23), Memphis (2024) and Florida State (2025).
Career highs
10tackles, career hightwice; last vs. West Virginia, 20242sacks, career highvs. Akron, 2022Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tennessee | 11 | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Tennessee | 79 | 32 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Memphis | 59 | 33 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | Florida State | 41 | 20 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 190 | 89 | 18 | 7.5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tennessee | 31 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Tennessee | 31 | LB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Memphis | 31 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Florida State | 31 | LB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 235 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Florida State 11 games, 41 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Alabama | W 31–17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Kent State | W 66–10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Virginia | L 38–46 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Miami | L 22–28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Pittsburgh | L 31–34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Stanford | L 13–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Wake Forest | W 42–7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Clemson | L 10–24 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 34–14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at NC State | L 11–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Florida | L 21–40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Memphis 10 games, 59 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. North Alabama | W 40–0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Troy | W 38–17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 24–7 | 10 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. South Florida | W 21–3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. North Texas | W 52–44 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Charlotte | W 33–28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | at UTSA | L 36–44 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. UAB | W 53–18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at Tulane | W 34–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. West Virginia | W 42–37 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2023 Tennessee 13 games, 79 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.Virginia | W 49–13 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Austin Peay | W 30–13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atFlorida | L 16–29 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.UTSA | W 45–14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. South Carolina | W 41–20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Texas A&M | W 20–13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atAlabama | L 20–34 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Kentucky | W 33–27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. UConn | W 59–3 | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Missouri | L 7–36 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Georgia | L 10–38 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 48–24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Iowa | W 35–0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 Tennessee 7 games, 11 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Ball State | W 59–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Akron | W 63–6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Alabama | W 52–49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. UT Martin | W 65–24 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atGeorgia | L 13–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Missouri | W 66–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atVanderbilt | W 56–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅛″ |
| Weight | 217 lb |
| Arm length | 32¼″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| Wingspan | 79½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.99 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.69 s |
| Vertical jump | 30½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′5″ |
| Bench press | 12 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.10 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.53 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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