Stephen Herron Jr.
Stephen Herron Jr.
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 0.5 TFL against NC State — Week 5, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Louisville, 10 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Scott Satterfield → Jeff Brohm. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Louisville | 29 | 15 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Stanford | 37 | 18 | 6.5 | 5.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Stanford | 19 | 12 | 3.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 85 | 45 | 12.0 | 9.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2023
W 33–20
vs Notre Dame
1 QB HUR
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Richard Kinley II’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Cooper McDonald's graduate season at San Diego State (2023).
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