Rotational lineman with an understanding of leverage, hand work and technique, but a general lack of explosiveness prevents him from stacking production. Herring carries a girthy lower body, but he lacks the prototypical build and traits at defensive end. He can beat blocks with skill and flashes occasional slipperiness in playing off of or around blocks to make tackles. He possesses decent instincts and skill as a rusher but is missing the juice to get to quarterbacks from off the edge, meaning a rebrand into a sub-package interior rusher could be in the cards. However, the ACL tear he suffered at the Senior Bowl complicates the draft outlook for him.
