{{short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 2001)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox Canadian Football League biography |name=Tyson Hergott |image=2024, 96, Tyson Hergott.jpg |image_upright=1 |caption=Hergott with the Toronto Argonauts in 2024 |team= |number= |position1=Defensive lineman |birth_date={{birth date and age|2001|12|12}} |birth_place=Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |Height_ft=6 |Height_in=2 |Weight_lbs=246 |CIS=Waterloo |high_school=St. David Catholic |CFLDraftedYear=2024 |CFLDraftedRound=3 |CFLDraftedPick=24 |playing_years1={{CFL Year|2024|2025}} |playing_team1=Toronto Argonauts |status=Retired |import=no |career_highlights= * Grey Cup champion (2024) * First-team All-Canadian<br>(2023) |awards= |cflstatlabel1=Games played |cflstatvalue1=19 |cflstatlabel2=Defensive tackles |cflstatvalue2=2 |cflstatlabel3=Special teams tackles |cflstatvalue3=9 |CFL=tyson-hergott/168797/ }}
'''Tyson Hergott''' (born December 12, 2001) is a Canadian former professional football defensive lineman who played in two seasons for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a Grey Cup champion after winning with the Argonauts in 2024.
==University career== Hergott played U Sports football for the Waterloo Warriors from 2019 to 2023.<ref name=TORbio>{{cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/players/tyson-hergott/168797/ |title=Tyson Hergott |publisher=Toronto Argonauts |access-date=August 16, 2024}}</ref><ref name=Waterloo>{{cite web|url=https://athletics.uwaterloo.ca/sports/football/roster/tyson-hergott/9512 |title=Tyson Hergott |publisher=Waterloo Warriors |access-date=August 16, 2024}}</ref> He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 U Sports football season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, during the winter of 2021, Hergott suffered an achilles tendon rupture during an off-season workout which caused his to miss the entire 2021 season.<ref name=injuries>{{cite web|url=https://uwimprint.ca/article/tyson-hergott-from-career-threatening-injuries-to-canadian-footballs-biggest-stage/ |title=Tyson Hergott: From career-threatening injuries to Canadian football’s biggest stage |publisher=Imprint |date=June 18, 2024}}</ref> In 2023, he recorded 53 total tackles, 13.5 tackles for a loss, 11 sacks, three forced fumbles, and one interception.<ref name=Waterloo/> For his outstanding season, Hergott was named a U Sports First Team All-Canadian and was named the OUA lineman of the year.<ref name=TORbio/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://athletics.uwaterloo.ca/news/2023/11/8/football-hergott-claims-metras-award-as-oua-lineman-of-the-year.aspx |title=Hergott claims Metras Award as OUA lineman of the year |publisher=Waterloo Warriors |date=November 8, 2023}}</ref>
==Professional career== Hergott was drafted in the third round, 24th overall, in the 2024 CFL draft by the Toronto Argonauts and signed with the team on May 1, 2024.<ref name=pick>{{cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2024/05/01/argos-add-nine-canadians-to-roster-during-2024-cfl-draft/ |title=Argos add nine Canadians to roster during 2024 CFL draft |publisher=Toronto Argonauts |date=May 1, 2024}}</ref> Following training camp in 2024, he accepted a practice roster spot with the team.<ref name=2024Notes>{{cite web|url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2024-GN-Gm-47-Tor-vs-Cgy.pdf |title=Game Notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=August 16, 2024}}</ref> Hergott soon after made his professional debut on July 4, 2024, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.<ref name=TORbio/> He played in the remaining 15 games of the regular season where he had two defensive tackles, seven special teams tackles.<ref name=111notes>{{cite web|url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024-GN-Gm-95-Wpg-vs-Tor-GC111-1.pdf |title=111th Grey Cup notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=December 1, 2024}}</ref> Hergott also made his post-season debut on November 2, 2024, in the East Semi-Final against the Ottawa Redblacks where he had one special teams tackle in the 58–38 victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/games/6482/toronto-argonauts-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ |title=Toronto Argonauts vs Ottawa Redblacks |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=December 1, 2024}}</ref> He was a healthy scratch for both the East Final and the 111th Grey Cup where the Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hergott won his first championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2024/11/13/cfl-injury-reports-111th-grey-cup/ |title=CFL Injury Reports, 111th Grey Cup: Final reports in |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=November 13, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2024/ |title=Transactions – Football Player Trades and Signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=December 1, 2024}}</ref>
In 2025, Hergott played in just four regular season games and recorded two special teams tackles. He retired on January 12, 2026.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2026/01/12/boatmen-sign-dl-charlie-looes/ |title=Boatmen Sign DL Charlie Looes |publisher=Toronto Argonauts |date=January 12, 2026}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.argonauts.ca/players/tyson-hergott/168797/ Toronto Argonauts bio]
{{111th Grey Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hergott, Tyson}} Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian football defensive linemen Category:Sportspeople from Waterloo, Ontario Category:Toronto Argonauts players Category:Waterloo Warriors football players Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen Category:Players of Canadian football from Ontario