#49

Christopher Herrera

DE · Air Force · Sr. · #49

Air Force 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Christopher Herrera

DE · Air Force · Sr · #49

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Air Force
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Air Force10-3HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2022Air Force10-3HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Air Force27103.01.5------
2021Air Force44196.53.5------
Career71299.55.0------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2022

W 42–7

at UNLV

1 TOT

Dominant 35-point win on the road against UNLV.

How he plays

Play style

Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Versatile End

No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.

EDGE

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Zion Young’s 2022 season.

Zion Young

91%match

Michigan State · 2022

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 13
#2

Christopher Herrera

Air Force · 2021

84%
#3

Kyle Kennard

Georgia Tech · 2022

NFL Rd 4
83%
#4

Tyler Batty

BYU · 2022

82%
#5

Joey Petersen

Iowa State · 2022

81%

Matches Zion on

Class year
Height
Sack rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Marcus Burris Jr.'s sophomore season at Indiana (2023).

Indiana · 2023

#2

Jorden Starling

Middle Tennessee · 2021

92%
#3

Malcolm Lee

Kansas · 2021

91%
#4

John McCartan

Oregon State · 2022

90%
#5

Tyreem Powell

Rutgers · 2022

90%

Matches Marcus on

Class year
Height
Sack rate