Elijah Herring

Elijah Herring is an American football linebacker for the Memphis Tigers. He previously played for the Tennessee Volunteers.

Early life and high school
Herring attended high school at Riverdale. In his senior season, Herring notched 77 tackles with 16 being for a loss, and five sacks. Coming out of high school, Herring was rated as a three star recruit where he decided to commit to play college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.

Tennessee
In week three of the 2022 season, Herring notched three tackles and two sacks against Akron. In Herring's first career season in 2023, Herring played in all 13 games tallying 11 tackles with two and a half being for a loss, and two sacks. Herring made his first career start in week two of the 2023 season where he played 51 snaps making four tackles, as he helped the Volunteers to a 30-13 win over Austin Peay. During the 2023 season, Herring played in 13 games making 12 starts where he notched 80 tackles with four being for a loss, and a pass deflection. After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Herring decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.

Memphis
Herring decided to transfer to play for the Memphis Tigers.