Career Honors
- 2022 All-Pac-12 honorable mention edge rusher (coaches)
- 2022 All-Pac-12 third team edge rusher (Phil Steele)
- Jack Huston Award
As a Senior (2022)
- Jack Huston Award
- All-Pac-12 honorable mention edge rusher (coaches)
- All-Pac-12 third team edge rusher (Phil Steele)
- Stanford Defensive Player of the Week (Week 7- Notre Dame)
- Stanford Defensive Player of the Week (Week 8- ASU)
- Started all 12 games of the 2022 season
- Recorded 37 tackles (17 solo), 6.5 tackles for loss for 47 yards, 5.5 sacks for 46 yards, four quarterback hurries and two fumble recoveries throughout his senior season
- Four tackles, including two sacks, and a forced fumble in Stanford's win at Notre Dame (Oct. 15)
- Four tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble in Stanford's victory over Arizona State (Oct. 22)
As a Junior (2021)
- Appeared in eight games with four starts
- Led the team with 3.0 sacks while also making 19 tackles
- Had a sack for a loss of six yards in the season opener against Kansas State (Sept. 4)
- Had seven tackles and a sack at Vanderbilt (Sept. 18)
- Had a sack against No. 24 UCLA (Sept. 25)
As a Sophomore (2020)
- Played in six games and started each of the final two
- Totaled 14 tackles, three tackles for loss and one sack
- Also added a forced fumble
- Career-best seven tackles (two for loss), a sack and first career forced fumble in a double-overtime win at UCLA (Dec. 19) ... forced fumble came on UCLA’s final drive and handed the Cardinal the ball with 1:38 left in regulation - allowing Stanford to drive 72 yards in 1:20 to tie the game at 34 and force overtime … sealed the victory by breaking through the line and delivering the game-winning rushing stop as UCLA went for two and the win in the second overtime period
As a Freshman (2019)
- Played in three games - eligible to retain year of eligibility due to NCAA redshirt rules
- Finished with two tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss
Prior to Stanford
- Prepped at Trinity (Ky.) under head coach Bob Beatty
- Four-star recruit by Rivals, PrepStar, ESPN and 247Sports
- Nation's 88th-best recruit by PrepStar, 153rd by 247Sports, 163rd by Rivals and 172nd by ESPN
- Nation’s fourth-best weakside defensive end by Rivals, ninth by 247Sports
- Nation’s 10th-best defensive end by Prepstar and 21st by ESPN
- Kentucky’s top-ranked recruit by PrepStar
- Kentucky’s second-best recruit by Rivals and ESPN, and third-best by 247Sports
- PrepStar Dream Team
- Three-time all-state first team (Kentucky)
- Three-time all-area first team (Kentucky)
- 2018 district and regional champion
- 2018 The Opening Finals
- Two-time district, regional, semi-state and state champions (2016-17)
- 2016 all-state second team (Indiana)
- 2016 all-area first team (Indiana)
- 84 tackles (59 solo), 36 tackles for loss, 19 sacks, 48 hurries, five forced fumbles, fumble recovery, two blocked kicks as a senior
- 97 tackles (26 solo), 42 tackles for loss, 21 sacks, 42 hurries, three forced fumbles, fumble recovery, two blocked kicks as a junior
- 70 tackles (34 solo), 16 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, 37 hurries, two forced fumbles as a sophomore
- 75 tackles (22 solo), 15 tackles for loss, seven sacks, 12 hurries and three blocked kicks as a freshman
- Also competed in wrestling and track
Personal
- Son of Sherry and Steve Herron
- Father played football at Centre College