Jeff Herrod
Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Inductee
Football
Jeff Herrod Stats, Bio
Born: July 29, 1966
Hometown: Birmingham, AL
Year Induction: 2023
College Career
Ole Miss (1984-88)
- Started all 4 years
- set school records for tackles in a single game (28) and in a season (128)
- first-team All-SEC selection in 1986, and was named a second-team All-American by The Associated Press in 1986 and 1987
- His 528 tackles are still the most in Ole Miss history, and is second on the SEC’s all-time tackles list behind only Tennessee’s Andy Spiva
- He was named to the Ole Miss Team of the Century in 1993, and was selected as an SEC Football Legend in 2013
- He was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 2017
- Defensive MVP of the 1987 Blue-Gray Football Classic
Professional Career
Indianapolis Colts (1988-1996, 1998)
- Drafted in the Ninth Round (243rd Overall Pick)
- Although tackles weren’t officially tracked then, the Colts credited him with 130 tackles or more in eight consecutive seasons and 200 in 1994.
- Upon retirement, Jeff was credited with 1443 tackles, a franchise record.
Philadelphia Eagles (1997)
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