Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-16vs Akron | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 38-36@ Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-33vs Miami | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
#97
Matt Herron
Senior defensive lineman for Wake Forest. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 280 lb · Holladay, UT · Olympus
The numbers
0.5
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL, 3 tackles, vs Akron
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive lineman for Wake Forest. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Weber State in 2022.
Matt Herron
2 stars out of high school, 1 seasons of real snaps at Wake Forest since. The receipt: 3 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Akron — Week 1, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- recruiting profile
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Weber State2-star out of Olympus
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Wake Forest
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Matt Herron's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–36
at Purdue
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2026Wake Forest2-1HC: Jake Dickert · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Pass share
55.1%
108 pass / 88 run
Plays / game
65.3
3 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
121 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 2,723 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the ACC as a senior.
Background
Prior to Wake Forest 2025 (Redshirt Junior) Played in all 12 games on the defensive line…Recorded 46 total tackles with 16 assisted and 30 solo tackles…Posted 9.0 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks…Notched a season-best eight tackles in a win against Butler while also recording a tackle for…
The defensive line · Wake Forest
- #11Langston Hardy14.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Gabe Kirschke9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #52Dallas Afalava6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #94Zach Lohavichan5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Matt Herron3 games · 2026
14 more on the roster · Wake Forest team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology