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Player Dossier
2014-2017New Mexico State
Dalton Herrington
LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Chicago, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dalton Herrington shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 62.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · New Mexico State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- New Mexico State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Player Story
Dalton Herrington built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Chicago, IL wearing No. 31, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Dalton Herrington's career was his...
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- Committed To
- New Mexico State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Dalton Herrington, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · New Mexico State. Dalton Herrington shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 62.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 246
- TFL
- 20.5
- Sacks
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Dalton Herrington quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 246
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · New Mexico State
- Top game
- Arkansas State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Hallettsville · New Mexico State
- High school pipeline
- Hallettsville · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 31 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 133 tackles · LB 5th (top 1%) · Sun Belt 1st (top 1%) · National 8th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 21 |
| 2015 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 11 | 113 | 5.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 47.7 |
| 2017 Postseason | New Mexico State | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 77.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 13 | 124 | 14 | 5.5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 77.6 |
Related Context
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Dalton Herrington played LB for New Mexico State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dalton Herrington recorded 246 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with New Mexico State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
New Mexico State paired 32.5 primary output with 62.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 62.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Loss with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · New Mexico State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.5
Efficiency
62.8
Usage
14.7
Consistency
47.7
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah State: 3. Arizona State: 4. New Mexico: 1. Troy: 5. UTEP: 2.5. Arkansas: 1. App State: 1. Georgia Southern: 0. Arkansas State: 7. Texas State: 6. Louisiana: 0. Idaho: 2. South Alabama: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah State: 9 by 67.5. Arizona State: 13 by 90. New Mexico: 10 by 51.7. Troy: 10 by 91.7. UTEP: 9 by 62.5. Arkansas: 10 by 51.7. App State: 7 by 39.2. Georgia Southern: 15 by 50. Arkansas State: 16 by 100. Texas State: 6 by 75. Louisiana: 7 by 29.2. Idaho: 12 by 70. South Alabama: 9 by 37.5
Split Comparison
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Wins2.1 · Games = 7 · -0.9 vs Losses
Losses3 · Games = 6 · +0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Arkansas State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | @ Utah StateSplash game | W 26-20 | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 12/2 | vs South Alabama | W 22-17 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Idaho10+ tackles · Splash game | W 17-10 | 12 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Louisiana | L 34-47 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Texas StateSplash game | W 45-35 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | vs Arkansas State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 21-37 | 16 | 8 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Georgia Southern10+ tackles | W 35-27 | 15 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ App State | L 31-45 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Arkansas10+ tackles | L 24-42 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/24 | vs UTEPSplash game | W 41-14 | 9 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | vs Troy10+ tackles · Splash game | L 24-27 | 10 | 5 | — | 2.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | @ New Mexico10+ tackles | W 30-28 | 10 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/1 | @ Arizona State10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | L 31-37 | 13 | 12 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dalton Herrington story
Dalton Herrington built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Chicago, IL wearing No. 31, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Dalton Herrington's career was his defensive production: 246 tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 26 career games in the available record. That gives Dalton Herrington's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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New Mexico State
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 1 | 10 | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 9.5 | 48 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | New Mexico State | 32.5 | 62.8 | 14.7 | 23 |
| 2017 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 32.5 | 62.8 | 14.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Arkansas State
Week 9 · L 21-37 · Conference game
Loss with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
100 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
@ South Alabama
Week 14 · L 28-35 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Troy
Week 3 · L 24-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
87.7 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Texas State
Week 10 · W 45-35 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Georgia Southern
Week 8 · L 19-22 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · New Mexico State
32.5 primary output · 62.8 efficiency · 14.7 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · New Mexico State
77.6
32.5 primary · 62.8 efficiency · 14.7 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · New Mexico State
47.7
9.5 primary · 48 efficiency · 9.5 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
9
Splash games
13
10+ tackle games
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