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Justin Herron was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round (195th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Justin Herron was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round (195th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft.

COLLEGE

• Elected team captain for the 2019 season.
• Set a school record with 51 games started in his career.
• Named to the All-ACC Academic Football Team in 2016, 2017 and 2019.
• Started all 13 games and saw 1,017 offense snaps in 2019, earning third team All-ACC honors.
• Made his 38th career start vs. Tulane in the 2018 season-opener but suffered a torn ACL and missed the remainder of the season.
• Blocked for Wake Forest's record-setting offense in 2017 that set school marks for total offense yards and points in a season. Was on the field for 987 snaps, tied for the most on the team among offensive linemen. Earned third team All-ACC honors.
• Helped Wake Forest's offense post five of the top-10 total offense marks in school history in 2017.
• Started 12 games as a redshirt sophomore in 2016. Was on the field for an even 800 snaps in 2016.
• Started all 12 games at left tackle as a redshirt freshman in 2015. Led all offensive linemen with 841 snaps.

PERSONAL

• Born Nov. 27, 1995, to Reggie and Brigitte Herron.
• Father, Reggie, and uncles, Larry Herron and Keith Herron, all played basketball at Villanova.
• Graduated in May, 2019, and was enrolled as a graduate program in the fall of 2019.
• Was a three-time All-Interstate Athletic Conference pick in high school and was named All-Montgomery County Gazette in 2012 and 2013, as well as the All-Sentinel team in 2012.
• Did not play football until high school.
• Played the trumpet in the Jazz Ensemble and Concert Band at the Bullis School in Potomac, Md.