Jim Herrmann (defensive end)

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Jim Herrmann
Personal information
Born: (1962-10-20) October 20, 1962 (age 61)
BYU
Position:Defensive end
NFL draft:1985 / Round: 7 / Pick: 184
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

James Herrmann (born October 20, 1962) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football at Brigham Young University.

Early years

Herrmann attended

track
.

He accepted a football scholarship from Brigham Young University. As a junior, he was named a starter at defensive end, registering 36 tackles (2 for loss), 46 quarterback hurries and 16 sacks (school record).

As a senior, he was a co-captain, posting 62 tackles (10 for loss), 29 quarterback hurries and 6 sacks, while contributing to the team winning the 1984 National Championship.

He finished his college career with 106 tackles (12 for loss), 76 quarterback hurries, 26 sacks and 6 forced fumbles. At the time, he ranked second in school history in career sacks with 26 (sacks were not an official stat when Mekeli Ieremia played).[1]

Professional career

Herrmann was selected by the

1985 NFL Draft.[2] He was waived on August 19.[3]

In 1986, he was signed as a free agent by the Cincinnati Bengals. On August 18, he was placed on the injured reserve list with a knee injury. On July 27, 1987, the Bengals decided to release Herrmann, to avoid the risk of him being reinjured.[4]

Personal life

His maternal grandfather, John Smith, was an

defensive line coach at Alta High School. In 2018, he was hired as an assistant football coach at Skyridge High School.[5]

References

  1. ^ Jay Yeomans (August 20, 2015). "The BYU 100: Ranking the best football players in school history". Deseret News.
  2. ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  3. ^ "Transactions". Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  4. ^ "Buck unsigned, goes home, but Thomas joins fold". Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  5. ^ "Jim Herrmann shares the life lessons he learned from football". BYU.edu. Retrieved September 28, 2019.

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