High School: Played at Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School for coach Art Walker...played center, punter, and kicker...earned first team Associated Press AAAA (Large School) All-State honors on offensive line as a senior in 2004...earned first team all-conference and first team All-WPIAL honors...two-time all-conference selection...named first team AAAA All-State center by Pennsylvania Football News in 2004...averaged 40.4 yards per punt as a senior and 56.6 yards on kickoffs...team went 42-6 during his career...led Central Catholic to two WPIAL AAAA western titles, a state AAAA title in 2004 and a state second place finish in 2003...team posted 16-0 record and downed Neshaminy 49-14 in the 2004 state title game...team was ranked No. 6 in final USA Today national Top 25 high school poll..three-year starter on offensive line...also played first base and designated hitter for baseball team...honor student.
At Delaware: Fourth-year member of the squad who has earned three letters...team’s second most most experienced linemen (behind Kheon Hendricks) with 25 games played and 17 starts under his belt...versatile blocker who can play both center and guard...projected to take over starting left guard spot this fall as Blue Hens must replace three starters from the offensive front.
2007 Season: Earned third letter as a backup at center and offensive guard...appeared in nine games and started at guard in FCS national semifinal win over Southern Illinois due to an injury to Corey Nicholson...saw action in each of the Hens’ four post-season playoff games, including most of the title game loss to Appalachian State when Nicholson suffered a broken leg...played a key role for offensive front that helped pave the way for a unit that led the Colonial Athletic Association in scoring (36.2 ppg/11th in NCAA), passing (289.5/11th in NCAA), and total offense (460.6/sixth in NCAA) behind All-American quarterback and running back Omar Cuff...team went 11-4 under head coach K.C. Keeler and advanced to the FCS title game.
2006 Season: Earned second letter as a sophomore...appeared in all 11 games and started each of the final 10 contests...took over starting center spot for Mark Ciavirella in Week 2 vs. Albany and stayed there the rest of the season...helped the UD offense average 26.3 points (No. 4 in A-10), 356.6 total yards (No. 5), and 253.0 passing yards (No. 2) per game...team ranked No. 9 in NCAA I-AA in passing and No. 30 in both scoring and total offense...team went 5-6.
2005 Season: Was expected to sit out a redshirt season as a true freshman but was pushed into action midway through the season due to injuries on the offensive line and performed well at center in five games...team went 3-2 with him as a starter...started the final five games of the season and made his collegiate debut in win over defending national champion James Madison Oct. 22...team went 6-5...helped pave the way for All-American running back Omar Cuff and offensive attack that ranked third in the Atlantic 10 and 20th in NCAA I-AA in rushing offense (119.64).
Personal: Jonathan Mark Herrman...born April 25, 1987...son of Jeffrey and Diana Herrman..has an older sister...2006 CoSIDA Academic All-American nominee...honor student as an accounting major at Delaware with a minor in management information systems...three-time member of conference Academic Honor Roll...enjoys hunting and fishing in spare time...comes from an athletic family...father played college football at Juniata, uncles played college football at Wake Forest, Juniata, and Indiana (Pa.), and cousin, Jackie Herrman, played college softball at Syracuse...has worked as a deliveryman during the summer. |
