2023 Football Signing Class
Herron, Stephen

Stephen Herron
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 237
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- New Albany, Ind.
- Prev School:
- Stanford
- High School:
- Trinity
Bio

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- Played four seasons at Stanford.
- Stanford Defensive Player of the Week after recording four tackles, including two sacks, and a forced fumble in Stanford’s win at Notre Dame.
- Appeared in eight games with four starts as a junior.
- Led the team with 3.0 sacks while also making 19 tackles
- Had seven tackles and a sack at Vanderbilt.
- Played in six games and started each of the final two as a sophomore.
- Totaled 14 tackles, three tackles for loss and one sack
- Career-best seven tackles (two for loss), a sack and first career forced fumble in a double-overtime win at UCLA.
- 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 …
- Played in three games - eligible to retain year of eligibility due to NCAA redshirt rules in 2019.
- Finished with two tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss
- 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
- 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)
- 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.
FB: Highlights v. Bowling Green (9/20/2025)
Saturday, September 20
FB: Ag Day Uniform Reveal
Wednesday, September 17
FB: Justin Beadles & TJ Quinn 9.15.25 Presser
Tuesday, September 16
FB: Mark Hagen 9.15.25 Presser
Tuesday, September 16