Weber State University Athletics
2024 Football Roster
Herron, Matt
Jersey Number 97
Matt Herron
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 275
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Holladay, UT
- High School:
- Olympus
Bio
Matt returns as a junior defensive tackle out of Holladay, Utah.
He has played in 23 games in two seasons at Weber State, entering the 2025 season. After two years, he has 46 tackles with 11 tackles for loss and three sacks. He also has seven pass breakups and two blocked kicks.
2024 (Sophomore)
Played in all 12 games on the defensive line…Recorded 24 total tackles with 13 assisted tackles and 11 solo tackles…Had six tackles at Sacramento State and four in WSU’s win at nationally-ranked Montana…Recorded 5.5 tackles for loss on the year, tied for the second-most on the Wildcat team…Had 1.5 tackles for loss at nationally-ranked Idaho…Also recorded four pass breakups with one blocked kick and one quarterback hurry…Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors in Microbiology.
2023 (R-Freshman)
Played in all 11 games as a red shirt freshman for the Wildcats…Recorded 22 tackles with eight solo and 14 assisted tackles…Had at least one tackle in 10 games…Had a season-high five tackles in WSU’s win over nationally-ranked Idaho…Also had four tackles against UC Davis and three against Montana State…Recorded 5.5 tackles for loss on the year, totaling 23 yards…Also had three sacks with one coming against Northern Iowa, UC Davis, and Cal Poly…Had three pass breakups, two quarterback hurries, and one blocked kick…Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors in Microbiology.
2022
Sat out the season as a red shirt as the Wildcats won 10 games and advanced to the FCS Playoffs...Signed at Weber State in February 2022.
Olympus High School
Graduated from Olympus High School in 2022…Earned first-team All-Region honors and second-team All-State honors as a senior in 2021…Also earned Academic All-State honors…Was named the Olympus Team MVP in 2021 and had 60 tackles with 22 tackles for loss as a senior.
Personal
Was born on October 27, 2003 in Salt Lake City…Parents are Jeff and Kari Herron…Has one brother Jake…Is majoring in Microbiology at Weber State and intends to pursue a master’s degree in Public Health.
He has played in 23 games in two seasons at Weber State, entering the 2025 season. After two years, he has 46 tackles with 11 tackles for loss and three sacks. He also has seven pass breakups and two blocked kicks.
2024 (Sophomore)
Played in all 12 games on the defensive line…Recorded 24 total tackles with 13 assisted tackles and 11 solo tackles…Had six tackles at Sacramento State and four in WSU’s win at nationally-ranked Montana…Recorded 5.5 tackles for loss on the year, tied for the second-most on the Wildcat team…Had 1.5 tackles for loss at nationally-ranked Idaho…Also recorded four pass breakups with one blocked kick and one quarterback hurry…Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors in Microbiology.
2023 (R-Freshman)
Played in all 11 games as a red shirt freshman for the Wildcats…Recorded 22 tackles with eight solo and 14 assisted tackles…Had at least one tackle in 10 games…Had a season-high five tackles in WSU’s win over nationally-ranked Idaho…Also had four tackles against UC Davis and three against Montana State…Recorded 5.5 tackles for loss on the year, totaling 23 yards…Also had three sacks with one coming against Northern Iowa, UC Davis, and Cal Poly…Had three pass breakups, two quarterback hurries, and one blocked kick…Earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors in Microbiology.
2022
Sat out the season as a red shirt as the Wildcats won 10 games and advanced to the FCS Playoffs...Signed at Weber State in February 2022.
Olympus High School
Graduated from Olympus High School in 2022…Earned first-team All-Region honors and second-team All-State honors as a senior in 2021…Also earned Academic All-State honors…Was named the Olympus Team MVP in 2021 and had 60 tackles with 22 tackles for loss as a senior.
Personal
Was born on October 27, 2003 in Salt Lake City…Parents are Jeff and Kari Herron…Has one brother Jake…Is majoring in Microbiology at Weber State and intends to pursue a master’s degree in Public Health.
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