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Herbert Scroggins III

position

Defensive Line

Height

6-3

Weight

245 lbs.

Class

Sophomore

Hometown

Savannah, Ga.

High School

Benedictine Military School

Herbert Scroggins III - Football - University of Miami Athletics
2025 (True Freshman)

Served as key member of defensive end rotation in debut season…Played in 14 games…Totaled four tackles and credited with one quarterback hurry…Made collegiate debut against Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 6)…Played in wins over USF (Sept. 13) and Florida (Sept. 20)…Posted two stops in win over Syracuse (Nov. 8)…Had one tackle against Virginia Tech (Nov. 22)…Notched one solo tackle in College Football Playoff opener against Texas A&M (Dec. 20)…Played in Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic against Ohio State (Dec. 31) and against Ole Miss in VRBO Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 8)…Competed in CFP National Championship Game against Indiana (Jan. 19).

High School

One of nation’s top-ranked edge players…Four-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals…Rated No. 195 player in nation regardless of position by 247Sports…Cracked ESPN Top 300 as No. 280 overall player in class…Rated No. 188 player overall and No. 22 edge player in On3 Industry Rankings…Ranked No. 23 edge in class by 247Sports…Rated No. 30 player at position by ESPN…Named to 4A All-State First Team by Atlanta Journal-Constitution following final season…Led state of Georgia across all classifications with 17 sacks in final campaign…Earned All-Greater Savannah first-team honors as sophomore and junior from Savannah Morning News…Had 84 tackles and 12 sacks junior year, helping Cadets advance to state semifinals…Enjoyed breakout sophomore year to help lead team to state title in 2022…Finished with 93 tackles, 10.5 sacks and four forced fumbles…Also played basketball in high school…Picked Miami over offers from Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee, Texas A&M and USC, among others.