Malik Herring

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.

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
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
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2023
Tackles:9
Fumbles recovered:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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]

References
  1. "Malik Herring - 2020 - Football". University of Georgia Athletics.
  2. "Chiefs UDFA Spotlight: Georgia DE Malik Herring". July 7, 2021.
  3. "Former Georgia DL Malik Herring suffers serious knee injury during Senior Bowl". Saturday Down South. January 28, 2021.
  4. "Chiefs place DE Malik Herring on non-football injury list, DB Armani Watts on PUP". July 24, 2021.
  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 2023-03-24.

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