Matt Herron
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
63
Depth

Matt Herron

Wake Forest Demon DeaconsSolid
NTDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Weber State
2nd String / Backup

Is Matt Herron starting?

Matt Herron is listed 2nd string at NT for Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

Matt Herron is listed NT #2 for Wake Forest at 63 OVR.

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Depth at NT · Wake Forest Demon Deacons

  1. 19478Zach LohavichanStarter
  2. 29763Matt HerronYou
  3. 39962Josiah Pratt
  4. 49062Sydir Mitchell

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The Story

Making His Case

A 2-star recruit out of Olympus, ranked #2,723 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 7 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 63 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit2★ · #2,723 NatlTeam Share1%
Holladay, UT
Jersey
#97
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
280 lbs
Transfer
Weber State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—700

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★☆☆☆2-star
Composite
0.7800
National Rank
#2723
High School
Olympus
Hometown
Salt Lake City, UT

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 33th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them -10 vs unit starters → 63.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 33% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
-10 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12WPURTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-36 2OT

Sep 3WAKRTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-16

Matt Herron's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Depth
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Team Role

7 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement10%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.