Linebacker, Auburn, to 2006
Will Herring
- Born
- Aug 28, 1983, in Opelika, Alabama
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Will Herring played linebacker at Auburn (to 2006). The Seattle Seahawks took Herring in round 5, No. 161 overall in the 2007 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12 | 36 | 33 | 69 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 13 | 45 | 27 | 72 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| On file | 81 | 60 | 141 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
Game by game
2006 Auburn 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Washington State | W 40–14 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | at South Carolina | W 24–17 | 1 |
2004 Auburn 3 games with an interception on file, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. UL Monroe | W 31–0 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | vs. The Citadel | W 33–3 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | at Ole Miss | W 35–14 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2007 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅝″ |
| Weight | 229 lb |
| 40-yard dash | 4.57 s |
| Vertical jump | 35″ |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ |
| Bench press | 18 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.56 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 3.99 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 73 games with a stat; latest team: St. Louis Rams.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Seattle Seahawks | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Seattle Seahawks | 14 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Seattle Seahawks | 14 | 29 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | New Orleans Saints | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | New Orleans Saints | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | New Orleans Saints | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | St. Louis Rams | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 73 | 129 | 1 | 3 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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