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#56 Amir Herring

Class  RS JR/TRFrom  Michigan (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'3" · 305 lbHometown  Southfield, MI · West Bloomfield HS

Depth-chart placement

Current role

LG1

Placement

Starter

Room

Offensive Line

Experience

4-JR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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OL room context

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Amir Herring holds the LG · Starter spot in Kansas Jayhawks’s offensive line room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LT · StarterCalvin ClementsStarter

LG · StarterAmir HerringStarter

C · StarterKasen CarpenterStarter

RG · StarterConnor StrohStarter

RT · StarterNick MorrowStarter

LT · BackupJack TannerBackup

LG · BackupTavake TuikolovatuBackup

C · BackupAnderson KoppBackup

RG · BackupJames LivingstonBackup

RT · BackupBrandon SolisBackup

Transfer history

2026Michigan→Kansas Jayhawks

Background & career

Amir Herring is a left guard for the Kansas Jayhawks who transferred from Michigan. The 6'3", 305-pound lineman from Southfield, Michigan attended West Bloomfield High School, where he was a four-star recruit ranked No. 287 overall in the 2023 class. At Michigan, he appeared in one game in 2022, playing right guard against Indiana. After two seasons without game action, Herring played and started all 12 games at left guard for Kansas in 2025.

Michigan2023

Kansas2024 — present

Previous schoolMichiganRecruiting4-star · No. 287 nationalOriginSouthfield, MI · West Bloomfield HS