2025 Football Roster

Luke Richard/ULM Athletics

17 Hunter Herring

  • Position Quarterback
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 230
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown West Monroe, La.
  • Highschool Ouachita Christian School

Biography

2024 – Redshirt Junior
  • Appeared in eight games and was used in several roles both on offense and special teams
  • Totaled 116 rushing yards on 16 attempts and a pair of touchdowns
  • Made one passing completion for 19 yards
  • Blocked a punt versus UAB (Sept. 7)
  • Plunged into the end zone with a four-yard rushing touchdown in third quarter versus UAB (Sept. 7)
  • Converted a crucial fourth down with a 19-yard completion to tight end Julian Nixon in ULM’s 13-9 win at Troy (Sept. 28)
  • Had three rushes for 24 yards versus Southern Miss (Oct. 12)
  • Scampered for a 44-yard touchdown rush that put Warhawks ahead 14-7 at South Alabama (Oct. 26) and finished with a career-high 72 rushing yards
  • Missed final three games of the season due to injury
2023 – Redshirt Sophomore
  • Appeared in two games, vs. Army (Sept. 2) and made his first Warhawk start vs. Lamar (Sept. 9)
  • Tossed 121 yards on 30 attempts
  • Had a career-high 154 yards of total offense vs. Lamar
  • Sidelined with an injury for majority of the season
2021 – Freshman (ULL)
  • Redshirted, did not see action
Ouachita Christian School 
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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 
  • 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
  • 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
Personal
  • Born May 9, 2002, in Arlington, Texas
  • Son of Paul and Michelle Herring
  • Majoring in kinesiology

Statistics

Season:
2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2023Sophomore

    Quarterback
    6'4" 228 lbs
    2
  • 17

    2024Junior

    Quarterback
    6'5" 225 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2025Redshirt Senior

    Quarterback
    6'5" 230 lbs
    17