Tyson Herron

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Tyson Herron
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    180
  • Hometown:
    Bogart, Ga.
  • Position:
    QB
  • Year:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Prince Avenue Christian
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    0.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -
Bio

2018: Appeared in 10 games for the Eagles as Carson-Newman's primary holder and backup quarterback.  He completed 4-of-7 passes on the year for 52 yards and a score.  Herron also ran 11 times for 43 yards.  

2017: Appeared in all 11 games as a backup quarterback for the Eagles.  He did not make a passing attempt.  Herron did, however, rush 11 times for 26 yards.  His top game on the ground came against Saint Augustine's.  He rushed three times for 21 yards.  He scored a touchdown in the regular season finale against UNC Pembroke. 

2016: Appeared in six games with one start at quarterback as a freshman.  Herron completed 6-of-11 passes without a pick or a touchdown.  He tossed for 114 yards with a long of 114 yards.  He carried the ball 21 times for 114 yards and a touchdown.  Herron made his lone start and had his most prolific game against Brevard.  He toted the ball 13 times that day for 41 yards and a score while completing 5-of-9 passes for 100 yards.  He rushed four times for 53 yards a week prior against Mars Hill (9/24).  

2015: Did not apppear in any games, redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Tyson Herron makes his way to Mossy Creek from Prince Avenue Christian School where he played for his father Jeff Herron.  A dual threat quarterback, Herron rushed for 877 yards and 17 touchdowns while passing for 1.361 yards and 14 scores as a senior. He was a GACA first team all-state honoree, an 8-A all-region first team honoree and a participant in the northeast Georgia All-Star game.  Herron was a four-time region champion.  He won two region championships at Camden Country High School as a freshman and sophomore before winning two more as a junior and  senior at Prince Avenue Christian. 

PERSONAL: The son of Jeff and Inka Herron, Tyson comes from an athletic family.  His grandfather Kenneth Winningham played basketball at Tennessee Tech.  His father was a football star at Emory and Henry while his mother played volleyball at Tennessee Tech.  He brother is Major Herron – who earned first team All-SAC honors at Lenoir-Rhyne and helped guide the Bears to their first of four consecutive South Atlantic Conference titles.  His sister Taylor plays soccer for Georgia Southwestern and has played in 12 games as a key defender.  Herron was a member of the Beta Club and either an A or AB honor roll member all four years of his high school career. 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles - -
Assists - -
Tackles 0.0 0.0
Tackles per game .0 .0
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards - -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 1 1 100.0% 23 23.0 1 0 0 0
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 2 5 40.0% 27 5.4 0 1 1 5
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 1 1 100.0% 2 2.0 0 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 2 12 6.0 9 0 - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 3 2 0.7 2 0 - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 3 -4 -1.3 1 0 - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 3 33 11.0 25 0 - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - 0
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - 0
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - 0
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - 0
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 1 - - - - 0
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 1 - - - - 0
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 1 - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 1 - - - - 0
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 1 - - - - 0
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 1 12 - - - 12
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 1 2 - - - 2
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 1 -4 - - - -4
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 1 33 - - - 33
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 6 6 11 54.5% 114 19.0 10.4 0 0 43 141.6
2017-18 11 0 0 - 0 0.0 - 0 0 0 0.0
2018-19 10 4 7 57.1% 52 5.2 7.4 1 1 23 138.1
Total 27 10 18 55.6% 166 6.1 9.2 1 1 43 140.2
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2015-16 - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 6 21 114 19.0 5.4 1 36 - -
2017-18 11 11 26 2.4 2.4 1 8 1 0
2018-19 10 11 43 4.3 3.9 0 25 - -
Total 27 43 183 6.8 4.3 2 36 1 0
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2015-16 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 6 - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 - - - - - - -
Total 27 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2015-16 - - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 6 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 27 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2015-16 - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 6 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 27 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2015-16 - - - - - 0 -
2016-17 6 114 - - - 114 19.0
2017-18 11 26 - - - 26 2.4
2018-19 10 43 - - - 43 4.3
Total 27 183 - - - 183 6.8
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2015-16 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 6 1.0 1 - - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 6 0.5 1 - - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 12 0.4 2 - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2015-16 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 27 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 4 7 57.1% 52 5.2 7.4 1 1 23 138.1
Conference 6 2 5 40.0% 27 4.5 5.4 0 1 18 45.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 3 6 50.0% 50 10.0 8.3 1 1 23 141.7
Away 5 1 1 100.0% 2 0.4 2.0 0 0 2 116.8
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 7 2 2 100.0% 25 3.6 12.5 1 0 23 370.0
Losses 3 2 5 40.0% 27 9.0 5.4 0 1 18 45.4
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 1 1 100.0% 23 7.7 23.0 1 0 23 623.2
November 2 3 6 50.0% 29 14.5 4.8 0 1 18 57.3
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 11 43 4.3 3.9 0 25 - -
Conference 6 5 8 1.3 1.6 0 9 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 8 10 2.0 1.3 0 9 - -
Away 5 3 33 6.6 11.0 0 25 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 8 47 6.7 5.9 0 25 - -
Losses 3 3 -4 -1.3 -1.3 0 1 - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 5 14 4.7 2.8 0 9 - -
November 2 6 29 14.5 4.8 0 25 - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 43 - - - 43 4.3
Conference 6 8 - - - 8 1.3
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 10 - - - 10 2.0
Away 5 33 - - - 33 6.6
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 7 47 - - - 47 6.7
Losses 3 -4 - - - -4 -1.3
Month
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 14 - - - 14 4.7
November 2 29 - - - 29 14.5
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
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