Player Dossier

2022-2025

Tennessee

Elijah Herring

LB • 6'2" • 235 lbs • Murfreesboro, TN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Elijah Herring shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.4

Efficiency

30.3

Consistency

12.8

Season Value

14.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Memphis

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Tennessee • Memphis • Florida State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Elijah Herring, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Memphis. Elijah Herring shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

Memphis paired 17 primary output with 41.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 30.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Tennessee, Memphis, Florida State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2023 Postseason · Tennessee

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

30.3

Usage

6.4

Consistency

12.8

Best Game by takeover score

Iowa

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 4. Virginia: 0.5. Unknown: 0. Florida: 0.5. UTSA: 1. South Carolina: 0. Texas A&M: 0. Alabama: 0. Kentucky: 0. UConn: 0.5. Missouri: 0. Georgia: 0. Vanderbilt: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 4 by 56.7. Virginia: 5 by 25.8. Unknown: 4 by 16.7. Florida: 7 by 34.2. UTSA: 8 by 43.3. South Carolina: 5 by 20.8. Texas A&M: 5 by 20.8. Alabama: 8 by 33.3. Kentucky: 8 by 33.3. UConn: 8 by 38.3. Missouri: 6 by 25. Georgia: 6 by 25. Vanderbilt: 5 by 20.8

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=8 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · n=4 · -0.6 vs Wins
First Half0.9 · n=7 · +0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half0.1 · n=6 · -0.8 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Iowa

Best efficiency game

56.7 vs Iowa

Result
Mon 1/1vs IowaSplash gameW 35-043211
Sat 11/25vs VanderbiltW 48-2452000
Sat 11/18vs GeorgiaL 10-3863000
Sat 11/11@ MissouriL 7-3663000
Sat 11/4vs UConnW 59-3830.5000
Sat 10/28@ KentuckyW 33-2782000
Sat 10/21@ AlabamaL 20-3483000
Sat 10/14vs Texas A&MW 20-1353000
Sat 9/30vs South CarolinaW 41-2051000
Sat 9/23vs UTSAW 45-1483100
Sat 9/16@ FloridaL 16-29740.5000
Sat 9/9vs Unknown40000
Sat 9/2vs VirginiaW 49-13520.5000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Tennessee

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Memphis

    2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Florida State

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

202220232023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonTennessee4.5133.7
2023 PostseasonTennessee6.530.36.42
2023 Regular SeasonTennessee6.530.36.40
2024 PostseasonMemphis1741.614.210.5
2024 Regular SeasonMemphis1741.614.20
2025 Regular SeasonFlorida State5.520.56.1-11.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Middle Tennessee

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.

#2

Iowa

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 57.4 takeover score.

#3

Akron

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 56.2 takeover score.

#4

Troy

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.

#5

West Virginia

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · Memphis

17 primary output · 41.6 efficiency · 14.2 usage

34.6

#2

2024 Regular Season · Memphis

34.6

17 primary · 41.6 efficiency · 14.2 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Tennessee

14.5

6.5 primary · 30.3 efficiency · 6.4 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

4

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.83

St. Mary's · Stockton, CA

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

3

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

190

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 41 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Elijah Herring quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
190