Malik Herring

American football player (born 1997)

American football player
Malik Herring
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Herring with Georgia in 2018
No. 94 – Kansas City Chiefs
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1997-11-09) November 9, 1997 (age 26)
Forsyth, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school:Mary Persons
(Forsyth, Georgia)
College:Georgia
Undrafted:2021
Career history
  • Kansas City Chiefs (2021–present)
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • 2x Super Bowl champion (LVII, LVIII)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:16
Sacks:1.5
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at PFR

Al'Malik Demichia Herring[1] (born November 9, 1997) is an American football defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was signed by the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2021.

Early life and education

Malik Herring was born on November 9, 1997, in Forsyth, Georgia. He attended Mary Persons High School there, becoming a four-star recruit following graduation. He was recruited to over twenty schools, choosing Georgia.[2] As a freshman in 2017, Herring played in all 15 games, recording seven total stops. He appeared in 14 games the following year, compiling 24 stops and two assisted sacks. He appeared in 12 of 14 games as a junior, starting nine. He was given Georgia's "Defensive Most Improved Player Award" following the season. He was starting defensive end for eight of the team's ten games as a senior. He finished the year with 20 tackles.[1]

Professional career

After going unselected in the 2021 NFL Draft, Herring was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Kansas City Chiefs. He was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list to start the season, as he was recovering from a torn ACL suffered in practices for the college football Senior Bowl.[3][4]

Herring made the Chiefs' final roster in 2022, as the team's sixth defensive end.[5] He made his NFL debut in week three, making two tackles in the 20–17 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.[6] Herring won Super Bowl LVII when the Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38–35.[7]

Herring ended 2023 with 10 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 fumble recovery and 1 pass defensed. The Chiefs reached Super Bowl LVIII where they defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22.[8] Herring recorded one tackle in the win.[9]

On March 11, 2024, Herring re-signed with the Chiefs.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Malik Herring - 2020 - Football". University of Georgia Athletics.
  2. ^ Goldman, Charles (July 7, 2021). "Chiefs UDFA Spotlight: Georgia DE Malik Herring". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  3. ^ Spencer, Adam (January 28, 2021). "Former Georgia DL Malik Herring suffers serious knee injury during Senior Bowl". Saturday Down South. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  4. ^ Goldman, Charles (July 24, 2021). "Chiefs place DE Malik Herring on non-football injury list, DB Armani Watts on PUP". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  5. ^ Goldman, Charles (August 30, 2022). "Meet the Chiefs' 53-man roster following final cuts". USA Today.
  6. ^ "Malik Herring Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  7. ^ "Super Bowl LVII - Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs - February 12th, 2023". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  8. ^ Maaddi, Rob (February 12, 2024). "Patrick Mahomes rallies the Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title, 25–22 over 49ers in overtime". AP News. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  9. ^ "Super Bowl LVIII - San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs - February 11th, 2024". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  10. ^ Foote, Jordan (March 11, 2024). "Chiefs Re-Sign Malik Herring, Three Other ERFAs". Sports Illustrated Kansas City Chiefs News, Analysis and More. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

Further reading

  • Sudge, Brandon (November 26, 2018). "Malik Herring 'blessed' to play in honor of late aunt during first career start". The Macon Telegraph. p. B1, B8 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  • Seibel, Ron (August 14, 2016). "Herring aims to keep level head during big senior year". The Macon Telegraph. p. H4, H5 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  • Sudge, Brandon (November 23, 2017). "Malik Herring seeing increased rotational role as freshman". Ledger-Enquirer – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  • Amato, Aldo Giovanni (June 21, 2016). "Four-star football recruit lists MTSU in top schools". The Daily News-Journal – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

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