veteran Notre Dame safety with special-teams grit and steady reliability
Ray Herring was a three-star Notre Dame safety who brought athletic versatility, special-teams value, and experience to the Irish secondary; in his Notre Dame career, ESPN lists him with 50 total tackles, and a 2006 UHND analysis described him as a very athletic player who was already earning regular special-teams reps. He also earned a fifth year at Notre Dame, a sign of the staff’s trust in his reliability and value. If you want a defense-first, assignment-sound safety who can help stabilize the back end and contribute on special teams, Herring fits the bill.
