Biography
SENIOR YEAR (2021)
Phil Steele All-CAA Third Team … VaSID All-State First Team … Appeared in all 11 games and earned seven starts … Ranked tied for 17th nationally with four interceptions … Ranked sixth nationally with 111 interception return yards … Also finished the season with 52 tackles, two PBUs, 1.5 TFL, and a fumble recovery … Honored as the CAA Defensive Player of the Week after recording a pair of interceptions and five tackles in the win at Colgate … Posted a 78-yard pick-six in the victory against Lafayette … Registered an interception in the win at No. 4 Villanova … Recorded a career-high 10 tackles, seven solo, in the triumph at Elon … Tallied seven tackles, a fumble recovery and a PBU in the victory against Towson … Posted his first career sack at Delaware … Totaled seven tackles with a PBU versus Richmond … Earned CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll accolades …
JUNIOR YEAR (2021 – Spring)
Did not appear in any games … Earned distinction on the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll …
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2019)
Saw action in eight games and earned two starts … Finished the season with 34 tackles, a TFL, fumble recovery and a PBU … Recorded a career-high 10 tackles against No. 5/8 Villanova … Posted eight stops and 0.5 TFL at Maine … Totaled seven tackles with 0.5 TFL and a PBU at UAlbany … Recovered a fumble on punt coverage at Richmond …
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN YEAR (2018)
Saw action in eight games and earned four starts … Finished the season with 33 tackles, an interception, TFL, forced fumble, fumble recovery, blocked punt and two PBU … Totaled seven tackles with an interception at No. 2 James Madison … Posted seven tackles with a forced fumble, fumble recovery and 0.5 TFL against No. 24/23 Colgate … Blocked a punt in the season-opening win at Bucknell … Recorded four tackles and a PBU at No. 12/14 Virginia Tech … Earned CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll distinction …
FRESHMAN YEAR (2017)
Redshirted as a reserve defensive back … Member of the travel squad for eight games … Earned CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll distinction …
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner as a safety, linebacker, wide receiver, quarterback, tight end, kick returner and punt returner for head coach Tom Verbanic at Flint Hill School … Earned first-team all-state honors as a linebacker in 2016 … Also earned All-Met Honorable Mention distinction as a linebacker as a senior … Two-time second-team all-state selection as a wide receiver (2015, 2016) … Garnered all-conference honors as a linebacker and wide receiver his final two seasons … Led FHS to the state semifinals three times (2013, 2015, 2016) … Helped team win two conference titles (2013, 2015) … Served as a team captain in 2016 … Finished his career with 127 tackles, seven interceptions, 10 sacks and five fumble recoveries … Also totaled 67 career catches for 1,034 yards with 12 touchdown receptions … Lettered three seasons in basketball and served as a team captain as a senior … Served as Co-Leader of the Haiti Club … Member of the Spanish Honor Society, Young Republicans Club, Best Buddies Club and Huskies with HeART …
PERSONAL
Son of Kirk and Jane Herdman … Brother, Cole, plays tight end at Purdue … Member of Kappa Sigma fraternity … Enjoys action movies, golfing and fishing … Interests include cars, technology, politics and business.
