Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Justin Herron was born November 27, 1995 in Silver Spring, Maryland. He is an Offensive Tackle in the NFL.

Herron was in the class of 2014 at Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland, where he played as an offensive lineman. In addition to football, he played baseball and basketball and was a trumpeter in the jazz band. A 3-star recruit, Herron committed to Wake Forest over offers from Boston College, Old Dominion, Rutgers, and Villanova.

Herron tore his ACL in Week 1 of the 2018 season. After coming back for another year as a graduate student, he was named a team captain and earned third-team All-ACC honors. He set the Wake Forest record with 51 games played.

Herron was selected by the New England Patriots in the sixth round, with the 195th overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft. He was placed on injured reserve on October 31, 2020 with an ankle injury. He was activated on November 28, 2020.