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Chris Herndon

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#89

Experience: 4 years

Height: 6-4

Age: 30

Weight: 253 lbs

College: Miami

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Receiving

YEAR TEAM G REC YDS AVG LNG TD 1st 1st% 20+ 40+
2021 Minnesota Vikings 16 4 40 10 17 1 4 100 0 0
2020 New York Jets 16 31 287 9.3 26 3 17 54.8 3 0
2019 New York Jets 1 1 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0
2018 New York Jets 16 39 502 12.9 32 4 25 64.1 9 0
TOTAL 49 75 836 11.1 32 8 46 61.3 12 0

Kick Return

YEAR TEAM G RET YDS AVG LNG TD 20+ 40+ FC FUM
2021 Minnesota Vikings 16
2020 New York Jets 16
2019 New York Jets 1
2018 New York Jets 16 2 21 10.5 11 0 0 0 1 0
TOTAL 49 2 21 10.5 11 0 0 0 1 0

Punt Return

YEAR TEAM G RET YDS AVG LNG TD 20+ 40+ FC FUM
2021 Minnesota Vikings 16
2020 New York Jets 16
2019 New York Jets 1
2018 New York Jets 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 49 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Defense

YEAR TEAM G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
2021 Minnesota Vikings 16
2020 New York Jets 16
2019 New York Jets 1
2018 New York Jets 16 4 4 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 49 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Fumbles

YEAR TEAM G FUM LOST FF OWN FR OPP FR TD
2021 Minnesota Vikings 16
2020 New York Jets 16 2 2
2019 New York Jets 1
2018 New York Jets 16 2 0 0 1
TOTAL 49 4 2 0 1 0 0

Biography

Chris Herndon joins the Vikings after a trade with the New York Jets. Herndon was a fourth-round selection (107th overall) by the New York Jets in the 2018 NFL Draft, where he spent the first three seasons of his career. While with the Jets, Herndon played in 33 games with 25 starts. He finished his three seasons with the Jets with 71 receptions for 796 yards and seven receiving touchdowns. The Norcross, Georgia native started 12 games his rookie season, where he was named to the Pro Football Writers of America's 2018 All-Rookie Team, posting the second-most receiving yards by a rookie tight end (502) only trailing Baltimore's Mark Andrews. Herndon played in one game in 2019 before ending the season on injured reserve. Returning from IR in 2020, he started in 13 games, hauling 287 yards on 31 receptions for three touchdowns.

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