Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 43-8vs Southern Miss | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 14 yds |
#85
Hunter Herring
Senior tight end for Auburn. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 235 lb · West Monroe, LA · Ouachita Christian
Transferred UL Monroe → Auburn for 2026
The numbers
14
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 14 yds, vs Southern Miss
The play that turned itSwung UL Monroe from 25% to 62% to win.Troy at UL Monroe · 37-14
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior tight end for Auburn. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisiana in 2021.
- Transferred from UL Monroe to Auburn in 2026.
Hunter Herring
Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Terry Bowden, Bryant Vincent and Alex Golesh. The receipt: 14 rec yds, 1 receptions against Southern Miss — Week 2, 2026.
14 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
6 programs, one constant: he played.
2021
- Signed with Louisiana3-star out of Ouachita Christian School
2023
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
Auburn
Coaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Alex Golesh. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Auburn
2025UL Monroe
2026Auburn
Career stats
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023UL Monroe2-10HC: Terry Bowden · Run-leaning
2024UL Monroe5-7HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025UL Monroe3-9HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Auburn2-1HC: Alex Golesh · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 14.0 YDS/g, 14.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Pass share
46.0%
103 pass / 121 run
Plays / game
74.7
3 games
Team sack rate
10.8%
120 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
Returning starter at quarterback for a 5-7 Auburn team that went +0 in the portal. The No. 1,704 recruit in the country is starting at quarterback in the SEC as a senior.
The tight end room · Auburn
- #19Jake Johnson149 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Jonathan Echols109 receiving yards · 2025
- #84Ryan Ghea20 receiving yards · 2025
- #85Hunter Herring17 receiving yards · 2025
- #82Arlis Boardingham1 game · 2026
3 more on the roster · Auburn team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology