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Position: | Running back | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | April 3, 1982 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Mattawan (MI) | ||||||||
College: | Northwestern | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 7 / Pick: 244 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Rushing yards: | 273 |
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Rushing average: | 3.2 |
Rushing TDs: | 3 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Noah Scott Herron (born April 3, 1982) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Northwestern.
Herron was also a member of the Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Jets, and New York Sentinels.
Noah attended high school at Mattawan High School in Mattawan, Michigan.
Noah Herron attended Northwestern University and starred in football, where he was a consensus All-Big Ten Conference second team honoree, the team Co-MVP, and Chicago Tribune Big Ten Conference Back of the Year. Overall, he finished his career with 462 carries for 2,524 yards (5.46 yards per car. avg.), and 26 touchdowns, 72 receptions for 781 yards (10.8 yards per reception) and 2 touchdowns, 16 kickoff returns for 231 yard (14.4 yards per kickoff ret. avg.), fourteen tackles, and one forced fumble.
Herron was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round (244th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft.
He was signed off of the Steelers' practice squad by the Green Bay Packers. In his rookie season he rushed for 123 yards on 48 attempts for a 2.6-yard average and two touchdowns. Following the season, the Packers kept him as a third string back behind Ahman Green and Vernand Morency. In his second season, Herron rushed for 150 yards on 37 attempts for a 4.1-yard average to go with 29 receptions for 211 yards and three total touchdowns.