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Matt Herron
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 280
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Holladay, UT
- High School:
- Olympus
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 loss…Tallied a gamebreaking seven tackles including 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks against Eastern Washington…Had two tackles including a sack against nationally-ranked Montana State…Posted three tackles and a sack against UC Davis.
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Played in all 12 games on the defensive line…Recorded 24 total tackles with 13 assisted tackles and 11 solo tackles…Had six tackles at Sacramento State and four in WSU’s win at nationally-ranked Montana…Recorded 5.5 tackles for loss on the year, tied for the second-most on the Wildcat team…Had 1.5 tackles for loss at nationally-ranked Idaho…Also recorded four pass breakups with one blocked kick and one quarterback hurry…Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors in Microbiology.
2023 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in all 11 games as a redshirt freshman for the Wildcats…Recorded 22 tackles with eight solo and 14 assisted tackles…Had at least one tackle in 10 games…Had a season-high five tackles in WSU’s win over nationally-ranked Idaho…Also had four tackles against UC Davis and three against Montana State…Recorded 5.5 tackles for loss on the year, totaling 23 yards…Also had three sacks with one coming against Northern Iowa, UC Davis, and Cal Poly…Had three pass breakups, two quarterback hurries, and one blocked kick…Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors in Microbiology.
2022 (Freshman)
Sat out the season as a redshirt as the Wildcats won 10 games and advanced to the FCS Playoffs...Signed at Weber State in February 2022.
High School
Graduated from Olympus High School in 2022…Earned first-team All-Region honors and second-team All-State honors as a senior in 2021…Also earned Academic All-State honors…Was named the Olympus Team MVP in 2021 and had 60 tackles with 22 tackles for loss as a senior.
Personal
Was born on October 27, 2003 in Salt Lake City…Parents are Jeff and Kari Herron…Has one brother Jake
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 loss…Tallied a gamebreaking seven tackles including 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks against Eastern Washington…Had two tackles including a sack against nationally-ranked Montana State…Posted three tackles and a sack against UC Davis.
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Played in all 12 games on the defensive line…Recorded 24 total tackles with 13 assisted tackles and 11 solo tackles…Had six tackles at Sacramento State and four in WSU’s win at nationally-ranked Montana…Recorded 5.5 tackles for loss on the year, tied for the second-most on the Wildcat team…Had 1.5 tackles for loss at nationally-ranked Idaho…Also recorded four pass breakups with one blocked kick and one quarterback hurry…Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors in Microbiology.
2023 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in all 11 games as a redshirt freshman for the Wildcats…Recorded 22 tackles with eight solo and 14 assisted tackles…Had at least one tackle in 10 games…Had a season-high five tackles in WSU’s win over nationally-ranked Idaho…Also had four tackles against UC Davis and three against Montana State…Recorded 5.5 tackles for loss on the year, totaling 23 yards…Also had three sacks with one coming against Northern Iowa, UC Davis, and Cal Poly…Had three pass breakups, two quarterback hurries, and one blocked kick…Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors in Microbiology.
2022 (Freshman)
Sat out the season as a redshirt as the Wildcats won 10 games and advanced to the FCS Playoffs...Signed at Weber State in February 2022.
High School
Graduated from Olympus High School in 2022…Earned first-team All-Region honors and second-team All-State honors as a senior in 2021…Also earned Academic All-State honors…Was named the Olympus Team MVP in 2021 and had 60 tackles with 22 tackles for loss as a senior.
Personal
Was born on October 27, 2003 in Salt Lake City…Parents are Jeff and Kari Herron…Has one brother Jake
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