2012: Co-captain...Honorable Mention All-America and Second Team All-Super Region One from Don Hansen Football Gazette...New England Football Writers' Division II/III All-New England...Northeast-10 Defensive Lineman of the Year...First TeamPlayed in all 11 games for the Chargers…Recorded 18 solo tackles and five assisted tackles, 11.5 tackle-for-loss, 10 sacks with 72 yards, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, an interception, and a pass break-up…Collected three tackles, two sacks, and an interception returned for a touchdown against Merrimack (9/1) en route to Northeast-10 Defensive Player of the Year honors…Tallied two tackles, two sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery against Saint Augustine’s (9/8)…Collected four tackles and two sacks against American International (11/10).
2011: Named Don Hansen Football Gazette NCAA Division II All-American Honorable Mention…Also named Don Hansen All-Super Region Second Team…Daktronics, Inc., Division II All-Super Region Second Team…NE-10 Conference First Team…Started 12 games for the Chargers…Ranked tied for ninth in the nation and first in the NE-10 Conference with 1.00 sack per game…Also ranked tied for 90th in the nation and fifth in the NE-10 Conference with 1.21 tackles-for-loss per game…Tallied one fumble return for a touchdown and recorded 13.5 tackles-for-loss for 58 yards…Ranked first on the team with 12 sacks and fifth with 58 tackles…Collected two pass break-ups and three fumble recoveries…Collected seven solo tackles with one tackle-for-loss against West Chester (9/3)…At the NCAA Division II Championship Quarterfinals against Winston-Salem (12/3) collected four solo tackles, one tackle-for-loss and two sacks.
2010: Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 … Team co-captain … Played in seven games and made six starts … Posted 20 total tackles, including 4.5 tackles-for-loss and 3.5 sacks … Also recorded one pass break up and one forced fumble … Amassed a season-high five tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss and a forced fumble against Merrimack (10/23).
2009: Played in all 10 games ... Accumulated 37 total tackles, including 19 unassisted … Recorded seven tackles for a loss of 38 yards … Added three sacks including a 11 yard loss sack vs. Ohio Dominican (11/7) … Had a 34-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown vs. Pace (10/24) … Tallied five pass breakups.
High School: Named to the All-Sussex County Interscholastic League and the All-Area Honorable Mention teams ... Member of the Spartans basketball and track teams ... Also named Third Team All-County in track.
Personal: Son of Thomas and Lauren Herd ... One brother, Timothy, and two sisters, Chelsea and Stephanie ... Majoring in Criminal Justice.
