2018 Delta State University Football Roster

6 David Herrington

  • Position
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Senatobia, Miss.
  • Highschool Magnolia Heights
  • Prev School Northwest MS CC

Biography

2018 (SENIOR): Played in all 10 games for the Statesmen at linebacker, making 10 starts...Finished tied for the team lead with 69 tackles...Tallied 7.5 tackles-for-loss and 2.0 sacks...Ranked fifth in the GSC in tackles per game...Had a career-high 13 tackles versus West Florida and Mississippi College...Named GSC Defensive Player of the Week after his 13 tackles and 1.5 TFLs versus MC...Finished career with 111 tackles, 14.0 tackles-fdor-loss and 5.5 sacks.

2018 (BASEBALL/JUNIOR): Helped the Statesmen to a 42-11 record and the Gulf South Conference regular-season title with a 23-5 mark...played in 21 games and started six at third base...hit .447 (17-for-38), with three doubles, two home runs, 12 RBIs and 14 runs scored...slugged .684 and had a .462 on base percentage with one steal in two attempts...sent 2-for-4 with three RBIs at Union University (4.8)...went 2-for-3 with two doubles, an RBI and three runs scored against Ouachita Baptist (3.24)...delivered a two-RBI pinch-hit single against Mississippi College (5.17) in the NCAA South Regional...had four multi-hit and four multi-RBI games.

2017 (JUNIOR): Played in all 13 games for the Statesmen at linebacker, making four starts...Helped the Statesmen to a 9-4 overall record and a second round appearance in the NCAA Division II Football Championship Playoff...Recorded 42 tackles with 6.5 tackles-for-loss (26 yards) and 3.5 sacks (21 yards)...Recovered one fumble...Career-high nine tackles with a 1.5 tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks versus Florida Tech on Homecoming...Totaled seven tackles at North Alabama.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played baseball for head coach Chris McMinn, winning four state championships... named one of the Clarion-Ledger's Top 40 baseball seniors...also played football for head coach Cliff Young...helped the Chiefs to an 8-3 finish and a playoff appearance last season...also part of two MAIS state champion runner-up finishes in 2012 and 2013...passed for eight touchdowns and rushed for over 2,000 yards and 28 rushing touchdowns as a senior...named first-team all-state and all-district as a senior, while collecting MAIS Offensive MVP and team Offensive MVP awards...played in the 2014 MAIS All-Star Game and was named a Clarion-Ledger Top Performer for three weeks during the season...as a junior, earned first team all-district RB/DB honors and second team all-state DB honors......also received strong interest from Delta State and UL-Monroe.

PERSONAL: Son of Dewayne and Jere Herrington...older brother, Dex, played football and baseball for the Rangers from 2010-12 and later played for the Statesmen...majoring in business.

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Historical Player Information

  • 37

    2017Junior

    Linebacker
    6'1" 190 lbs
    37
  • 6

    2018Senior

    6'1" 190 lbs
    6