Tyron Herring ’23 became the next Dartmouth player to make the National Football League after signing with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 2025. Herring played 18 games for Dartmouth as a cornerback and on special teams, being named to the All-Ivy League Fourth Team after an impressive senior season. After graduating from Dartmouth as a government major, he transferred to the University of Delaware, where he played two years while completing a master in public administration at the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration. This past season, he was a team captain and an All-CAA Second Team selection. Herring sat down with The Dartmouth to discuss his thoughts on the signing, his time at Dartmouth and Delaware, late coach Buddy Teevens ’79 and his faith.
What did you take away from your time at Dartmouth?
TH: My entire time at Dartmouth, I credit to great people. Some of my best friends — even to this day — are from Dartmouth.
But first and foremost, it was really my late coach Buddy Teevens ’79. His mantra. His spirit. Before he passed, I was committing to Delaware, and I actually caught him a couple of days before he went down to Florida. And he just walked up to me and he was like, “T, you’re going places, man, we gotta stay in contact. Keep doing what you’re doing.” My time at Dartmouth… it embodied his spirit and what he was about. He wanted a good football player when it was football time, a good student when it was student time and he wanted a good man all the time. That was his mantra.
I don’t just embody that in sports, I embody that in life. I credit my time, all the things I’ve taken from Delaware, and the way I’ve conducted myself [to] Buddy Teevens and his wife.
You were elected team captain of the Delaware football team, even though you were only there for two years. Did Buddy Teevens help you develop as a leader?
TH: Yeah, definitely. My faith in the way Jesus Christ led, and the way Buddy Stevens led — they embodied a servant-leadership mindset. And that is definitely something that I took away from Dartmouth. Their leadership style wasn’t the loudest, wasn’t the most boastful; it was getting to know people. It was being genuine [and] being kind. I’ve tried to embody that with my teammates.
How do you feel like your faith has impacted you as a football player?
TH: I wouldn’t be signed with the Green Bay Packers without my faith. The scriptures give wisdom, they give inspiration, they give comfort, they give hope, they allow you to push through things and to have a focused mindset. Those are a lot of the teachings of Jesus, and those things allowed me to persevere when it didn’t seem like I could make it or when things didn’t go my way. That foundation allowed me to get to where I am today.
How are you going to engage with the Green Bay community outside the football field?
TH: My mom, Tamika Taylor, raised me to be a community man. I look forward to learning from the veterans. Learn from the older guys who’ve been here, been there, done it and how they engage in the community and with life.
What are your plans now that you’ve gotten into the league?
TH: My plan is to win a championship. As soon as we walk in, they make it very clear: Green Bay is a 13-time NFL champion and going for the 14th. I love that. That’s the mentality, that’s the mindset. I want to be the best. Why not strive for the best, and the best thing in this league is to win a championship at the highest level.
A lot of seniors are taking graduate transfers to other programs. What advice do you have for them?
TH: Don’t lose sight of your foundation. That’d be the main thing, because you had different experiences, cultures, coaches, people and schooling. Relying on what you learned at Dartmouth and from your family, that's gonna be the biggest thing.
This interview has been edited for clarity and length.
Correction Appended (May 12, 9:25 a.m.): A previous version of this article misstated Herring’s class year and major at the University of Delaware.
