Efren Herrera

Detroit Lions 169th pick

K · UCLA · 1974–1982

Draft Details

Year

1974

Round

Round 7

Pick

169th overall

Team

Detroit Lions

Position

College

UCLA

Efren Herrera Career Stats

Super Bowl champion (XII)
First-team All-Pro (1977)
Second-team All-Pro (1976)
Pro Bowl (1977)
PFWA All-Rookie Team (1974)
Second-team All-Pacific-8 (1973)

Career Totals

Games played	Field goals	Field goal %	Extra points
106	116 / 171	67.8	256 / 268

Career History

Detroit Lions (1974)
Dallas Cowboys (1974–1977)
Seattle Seahawks (1978–1981)
Buffalo Bills (1982)
Los Angeles Raiders (1983)
Chicago Blitz (1984)
Arizona Outlaws (1984)

Born: Guadalajara, Mexico · Height: 5-9 · Weight: 185 lb

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Efren Herrera is a former kicker out of UCLA, selected by the Detroit Lions with the 169th overall pick (round 7) in the 1974 NFL Draft. His pro career included stints with the Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks and Buffalo Bills.

More from the 1974 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	DAL	Too Tall Jones	DE	Tennessee State
1	1	CIN	Clint Longley	QB	Abilene Christian
1	2	LAC	Bo Matthews	RB	Colorado
1	3	NYG	John Hicks	G	Ohio State
1	4	CHI	Waymond Bryant	OLB	Tennessee State
1	5	BAL	John Dutton	DT	Nebraska
1	6	NYJ	Carl Barzilauskas	DT	Indiana
1	7	LA	J.V. Cain	TE	Colorado
1	8	DET	Ed O'Neil	ILB	Penn State
1	9	SF	Wilbur Jackson	RB	Alabama

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