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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.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 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.

SEASONAL REVIEWS

Grad Student (2019):

• Elected a team captain for the 2019 season.
• Was named to the All-ACC Academic team and earned third team All-ACC honors.
• Started all 13 games and saw 1,017 offense snaps.

Senior Year (2018):

• Made his 38th career start vs. Tulane in the 2018 season-opener but suffered a torn ACL and missed the remainder of the season.

Junior Year (2017):

• Named to the All-ACC Academic Football Team and earned third team All-ACC honors.
• Blocked for Wake Forest's record-setting offense that set school marks for total offense yards and points in a season.
• On the field for 987 snaps, tied for the most on the team among offensive linemen.
• Helped Wake Forest's offense post five of the top 10 total offense marks in school history.

Sophomore Year (2016):

• Named to the All-ACC Academic Football Team for the first time.
• Started 12 games as a redshirt sophomore. Missed the Delaware game after suffering an injury vs. Duke (9/10).
• On the field for an even 800 snaps in 2016.

Redshirt Freshman Year (2015):

• Started all 12 games at left tackle.
• Made collegiate debut with start at left tackle vs. Elon (9/3) in the season-opener.
• Led all offensive linemen with 841 snaps.
• Had a season-high 83 snaps against Indiana (9/26) and Florida State (10/3).

Freshman Year (2014):

• Redshirted as a true freshman.

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.