Transfer from Louisiana Lafayette will compete for playing time in 2023 . . . AT ULL | 2021 SEASON: Redshirted . . . HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked as the nation’s top quarterbacks in the Class of 2021 by 247Sports (No. 113 overall; No. 47 dual-threat QB) and ESPN (No. 75 pocket passer) . . . also rated among the state’s top overall prospects by Rivals (No. 29), 247Sports (No. 50) and ESPN (No. 52) . . . two-year starter for Coach Steven Fitzhugh at Ouachita Christian School in Monroe, La. . . . accounted for 4,950 total yards and 82 touchdowns while leading OCS to a combined record of 22-3 (.880) in 2019-20 . . . two-time Class 1A first-team all-state selection by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association . . . produced 2,664 yards total offense and 38 TDs as a senior in 2020 . . . completed 102-of-195 passes (.523) for 1,431 yards, 12 TDs and 11 interceptions as a senior . . . recorded three 200-yard passing games, including a career-high 338 yards (26-of-45), three TDs and three interceptions vs. Calvary Baptist . . . accounted for a career-best 490 yards total offense vs. Calvary Baptist (152 rushing and 338 passing) . . . posted back-to-back 200-yard performances vs. Oak Grove (13-of-29 for 247 yards, 3 TDs and 2 INTs) and St, Frederick (13-of-19 for 230 and 1 TD) . . . also led the Eagles in rushing with 1,233 yards (143 carries; 8.6 avg.) and 26 TDs . . . had six 100-yard rushing games, including back-to-back 200-yard efforts vs. Denham Springs (15 carries for 220 yards and 5 TDs) and Metairie Park Country Day (17 for 232 and 3 TDs) . . . ran 21 times for 192 yards and six scores vs. Cedar Creek . . . named consensus Class 1A Offensive MVP as a junior . . . also selected Bert Jones Offensive Player of the Year by The News-Star . . . became the first quarterback in OCS history to run and pass for more than 1,000 yards in the same season . . . amassed 2,979 yards total offense (1,794 passing and 1,185 rushing) and 52 combined TDs (27 passing and 25 rushing) while leading the Eagles to a 14-1 record as a first-year starter in 2019 . . . hit 104-of-197 passes (.528) for 1,794 yards, 27 TDs and four interceptions . . . rushed 121 times for 1,123 yards (9.3 avg.) and 25 TDs, including four 100-yard rushing games . . . voted the Most Outstanding Player after accounting for 335 yards total offense and a Class 1A Division IV Championship Game-record seven TDs (ran for 4 TDs and threw for 3 more scores) in OCS’s 67-22 victory vs. Catholic Point-Coupee . . . rushed for 649 yards and 14 TDs during the four-game postseason run . . . gained a career-high 300 yards on 18 rushing attempts and scored five TDs in a 56-41 semifinal win vs. Metairie Park Country Day . . . his prep career totals included 5,646 yards total offense and 91 total TDs (52 rushing, 39 passing and 4 receiving) . . . completed 206-of-393 career throws (.524) for 3,225 yards, 39 TDs and 16 INTs . . . his career rushing totals including 273 carries for 2,421 yards (8.9 avg.) and 52 TDs . . . also lettered in baseball as an outfielder and pitcher for the Eagles . . . hit .500 with 37 runs scored and 35 RBI in 2019; also finished with an on-base percentage of .522 and 1.052 slugging percentage . . . born May 9, 2002, in Arlington, Texas . . . son of Paul and Michelle Herring . . . majoring in kinesiology.

Hunter Herring