University of Utah




  Thomas Herrion
Thomas Herrion

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Ft. Worth, Texas

High School:
Polytechnic HS (Texas)

Last College:
Kilgore JC

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 315

Position:
OL

Birthdate:
12/15/1981

Experience:
1VL

UTAH: Honor candidate has loads of potential ... will start at left tackle after starting at right tackle last year ... selected to 2003 Utah Football Leadership Committee (dependable, team player, strong academics and discipline, team spokesman).

2002:Played in 10 games and started the last three at right tackle ... showed most improvement of any offensive lineman.

PRIOR TO UTAH: Honorable mention juco All-American ... first-team all-conference ... Most Outstanding Lineman for Kilgore JC, which finished 2001 season ranked No. 2 in nation with 12-0 record ... 126 decleaters in 2001 ... graded out at 90% for both run and pass blocking ... Kilgore was 2000 conference champ and won Red River Bowl ... played high school ball at Polytechnic HS (Texas) ... chose Utah over West Virginia, Southern Mississippi and Iowa.

PERSONAL: Son of J.C. and Janice Herrion ... plays drums in his church band ... enjoys jazz, hip hop and blues ... sociology major ... born Dec. 15, 1981.