Al'Malik Demichia Herring[1] (born November 9, 1997) is an American professional 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.
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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| Born: | November 9, 1997 Forsyth, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 275 lb (125 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Mary Persons (Forsyth, Georgia) | ||||||||||
| College: | Georgia (2017–2020) | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2021 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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Early life and education
editMalik 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
editAfter 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.[8] The Chiefs reached Super Bowl LVIII where they defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22.[9] Herring recorded one tackle in the win.[10]
On March 11, 2024, Herring re-signed with the Chiefs.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Malik Herring - 2020 - Football". University of Georgia Athletics.
- ^ Goldman, Charles (July 7, 2021). "Chiefs UDFA Spotlight: Georgia DE Malik Herring". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ Spencer, Adam (January 28, 2021). "Former Georgia DL Malik Herring suffers serious knee injury during Senior Bowl". Saturday Down South. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Goldman, Charles (August 30, 2022). "Meet the Chiefs' 53-man roster following final cuts". USA Today.
- ^ "Malik Herring Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Super Bowl LVII - Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs - February 12th, 2023". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ "Malik Herring 2023 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Super Bowl LVIII - San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs - February 11th, 2024". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ 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
edit- 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.
- Seibel, Ron (August 14, 2016). "Herring aims to keep level head during big senior year". The Macon Telegraph. p. H4, H5 – via Newspapers.com.
- Sudge, Brandon (November 23, 2017). "Malik Herring seeing increased rotational role as freshman". Ledger-Enquirer – via Newspapers.com.
- Amato, Aldo Giovanni (June 21, 2016). "Four-star football recruit lists MTSU in top schools". The Daily News-Journal – via Newspapers.com.
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