Justin Herron
Detroit Lions, Left Tackle
Age: 30y-3m-8d (Nov 27, 1995)
Exp: 5 Years
Country: US
College: Wake Forest
Drafted: Round 6 (#195 overall), 2020
Agent(s): Jonathan Feinsod (AMDG Sports)
INACTIVE
2025-2025 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,170,000
Average Salary:
$1,170,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
2024-2024 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,125,000
Average Salary:
$1,125,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
2020-2023 Rookie
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $3,467,461
Average Salary:
$866,865
Signing Bonus:
$172,461
GTD at Sign:
$172,461
Total GTD:
$172,461
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
Seasons
5 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$7,015,067
Earnings w/ Different Teams
4 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 25 |
|
Active
Active
|
$918,646 $918,646 |
$918,646 $1,837,292 |
|
| 2021 | 26 |
|
Active
|
$780,000 |
$2,617,292 |
|
| 2022 | 27 |
|
Injured
Injured
Injured
Retained
Retained
Retained
|
$795,555 $795,555 $795,555 $99,444 $99,444 $99,444 |
$3,412,847 $4,208,402 $5,003,957 $5,103,401 $5,202,845 $5,302,289 |
|
| 2023 | 28 |
|
Retained
|
$897,776 |
$6,200,065 |
|
| 2024 | 29 |
|
Injured
|
$520,000 |
$6,720,065 |
|
| 2025 | 30 |
|
Retained
|
$295,002 |
$7,015,067 |
|
| Total |
$7,015,067 |
$7,015,067 |
||||
| Total |
$7,015,067 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$2,138,322 | $344,922 | - | - | - | $432,380 | $2,915,624 |
| 2 |
|
$3,284,444 | - | - | - | - | - | $3,284,441 |
| 1 |
|
$520,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $520,000 |
| 1 |
|
$295,002 | - | - | - | - | - | $295,002 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
|
25 |
$529,995 $529,995
|
$172,461 $172,461 |
$216,190 $216,190 |
$918,646 $918,646 |
$918,646 $1,837,292 |
||||
| 2021 |
|
26 |
$780,000
|
$780,000 |
$2,617,292 |
||||||
| 2022 |
|
27 |
$795,556 $795,556 $795,556 $99,444 $99,444 $99,444
|
$795,555 $795,555 $795,555 $99,444 $99,444 $99,444 |
$3,412,847 $4,208,402 $5,003,957 $5,103,401 $5,202,845 $5,302,289 |
||||||
| 2023 |
|
28 |
$897,776
|
$897,776 |
$6,200,065 |
||||||
| 2024 |
|
29 |
$520,000
|
$520,000 |
$6,720,065 |
||||||
| 2025 |
|
30 |
$295,002
|
$295,002 |
$7,015,067 |
||||||
| Total |
$6,237,768 |
$344,922 |
$432,380 |
$7,015,067 |
$7,015,067 |
||||||
| Total |
$6,237,768 |
$344,922 |
$432,380 |
$7,015,067 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$2,138,322 | $344,922 | - | - | - | $432,380 | $2,915,624 |
| 2 |
|
$3,284,444 | - | - | - | - | - | $3,284,441 |
| 1 |
|
$520,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $520,000 |
| 1 |
|
$295,002 | - | - | - | - | - | $295,002 |
Injuries
| Year | Weeks | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
1 - 9 | Knee |
| 2024 |
|
1 - 18 | Knee |
| 2022 |
|
5 - 18 | Knee (ACL) |
| 2020 |
|
8 - 11 | Ankle |
-
Nov 04, 2025
Released by Detroit (DET)
-
Aug 02, 2025
Signed a contract with Detroit (DET)
-
Apr 29, 2024
Signed a 1 year $1.125 million contract with New Orleans (NO)
-
Dec 27, 2023
Waived by Las Vegas (LV)
-
Sep 21, 2022
Traded to Las Vegas (LV) from New England (NE) with 2024 7th round pick (#223 Trey Taylor) for 2024 6th round pick (#188 - traded)
-
May 07, 2020
Signed a 4 year $3.46 million contract with New England (NE)
-
Apr 25, 2020
Drafted by New England (NE): Round 6 (#195 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | LV | 6 | 1 | 16 | 1.53 |
| 2022 | LV | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1.54 |
| 2021 | NE | 16 | 4 | 394 | 35.75 |
| 2020 | NE | 12 | 6 | 351 | 34.72 |
