6′4″ · 305 lb · Memphis, TN · Memphis Central
Frank Herron: DE · LSU · #97.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Frank Herron
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. This is his second year in the same defensive front at LSU. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Arkansas — Week 11, 2017.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 40-24@ Ole Miss | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-24@ No. 1 Alabama | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 33-10vs Arkansas | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 45-21vs Texas A&M | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 17-21vs No. 14 Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
0%0 sacksTFL rate
10%2 TFL21 tackles · 2 for loss.
2 seasons under Ed Orgeron, all run-heavy offenses — 17-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ed Orgeron
Pass share
35.2%
300 pass / 552 run
Plays / game
65.5
13 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
339 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
More tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at LSU, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Les Miles → Ed Orgeron. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
