Running back, Virginia Tech (from Kansas), 2016–20
Khalil Herbert
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 212 lb
- Class (2020)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Coral Springs, FL
- Born
- Apr 21, 1998
Khalil Herbert played running back at Kansas (2016–19) and Virginia Tech (2020). The Chicago Bears took Herbert in round 6, No. 217 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
291rushing yards, career highvs. West Virginia, 20172rushing touchdowns, career highfive times; last at North Carolina, 2020Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kansas | 44 | 189 | 4.3 | 3 | 66 |
| 2017 | Kansas | 120 | 663 | 5.5 | 4 | 67 |
| 2018 | Kansas | 113 | 499 | 4.4 | 5 | 59 |
| 2019 | Kansas | 43 | 384 | 8.9 | 2 | 82 |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 155 | 1,183 | 7.6 | 8 | 76 |
| Career | 475 | 2,918 | 6.1 | 22 | 82 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kansas | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 16 | 430 | 0 |
| Career | 19 | 446 | 0 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kansas | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 35 |
| 2017 | Kansas | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 0 | 11 |
| 2018 | Kansas | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 0 | 14 |
| 2019 | Kansas | 1 | −1 | −1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 179 | 17.9 | 1 | 46 |
| Career | 33 | 293 | 8.9 | 1 | 46 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kansas | 21 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2017 | Kansas | 21 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2018 | Kansas | 21 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2019 | Kansas | 21 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 21 | RB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′9″ | 212 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kansas | 49 | 0.19 | – | – | 9.4 | 8% | 0.23 |
| 2017 | Kansas | 131 | 0.05 | 27th (n=287) | 0.12 | 6.2 | 16% | 0.13 |
| 2018 | Kansas | 103 | -0.07 | 7th (n=300) | 0.15 | -7.4 | 14% | 0.10 |
| 2019 | Kansas | 44 | 0.28 | – | – | 12.5 | 18% | – |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 169 | 0.32 | 90th (n=212) | 0.14 | 53.5 | 25% | 0.36 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2020 Virginia Tech 11 games, 1,183 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 45–24 | 6 | 104 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 46 |
| Oct 3 | at | W 38–31 | 20 | 208 | 2 | 60 | – | – |
| Oct 10 | at | L 45–56 | 18 | 138 | 2 | 52 | – | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 40–14 | 18 | 143 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 29 |
| Oct 24 | at | L 16–23 | 14 | 64 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 39 |
| Oct 31 | at | W 42–35 | 21 | 147 | 1 | 28 | – | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | L 35–38 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 14 | vs. | L 24–25 | 8 | 49 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 7 |
| Nov 21 | at | L 14–47 | 9 | 72 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 57 |
| Dec 5 | vs. | L 10–45 | 21 | 96 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 12 | vs. | W 33–15 | 20 | 162 | 1 | 76 | – | – |
2019 Kansas 4 games, 384 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 24–17 | 17 | 88 | 0 | 33 | 1 | −1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | L 7–12 | 8 | 82 | 1 | 41 | – | – |
| Sep 13 | at | W 48–24 | 11 | 187 | 1 | 82 | – | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | L 24–29 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
2018 Kansas 12 games, 499 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | L 23–26 | 12 | 61 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 8 |
| Sep 8 | at | W 31–7 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 55–14 | 2 | 64 | 1 | 59 | 2 | 13 |
| Sep 22 | at | L 7–26 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | L 28–48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Oct 6 | at | L 22–38 | 6 | 46 | 1 | 31 | – | – |
| Oct 20 | at | L 16–48 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 20 | – | – |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 27–26 | 21 | 38 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | L 3–27 | 21 | 91 | 0 | 23 | – | – |
| Nov 10 | at | L 17–21 | 10 | 53 | 0 | 22 | – | – |
| Nov 17 | at | L 40–55 | 15 | 64 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 10 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 17–24 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
2017 Kansas 11 games, 663 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 38–16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | L 27–45 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Sep 16 | at | L 30–42 | 19 | 137 | 2 | 56 | 2 | 18 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 34–56 | 36 | 291 | 2 | 67 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | L 19–65 | 10 | 65 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 21 | at | L 0–43 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 20–30 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 9–38 | 10 | 71 | 0 | 43 | 1 | −1 |
| Nov 11 | at | L 27–42 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | L 3–41 | 13 | 38 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
| Nov 25 | at | L 17–58 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
2016 Kansas 8 games, 189 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 55–6 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 21–37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 17 | at | L 7–43 | 6 | 74 | 1 | 66 | 2 | 35 |
| Sep 29 | at | L 19–55 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 1 | −1 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 23–24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Oct 15 | at | L 7–49 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 24–21 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 15 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at | L 19–34 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2021 Senior Bowl (National team, won 27–24).
| Drill | Pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′8⅞″ |
| Weight | 210 lb |
| Arm length | 31¼″ |
| Hand size | 8½″ |
| Wingspan | 73⅞″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.49 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 s |
| Vertical jump | 33″ |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ |
| Bench press | 22 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.90 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.34 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 57 games with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Chicago Bears | 16 | 103 | 433 | 2 | 14 | 96 |
| 2022 | Chicago Bears | 13 | 129 | 731 | 4 | 9 | 57 |
| 2023 | Chicago Bears | 12 | 132 | 611 | 2 | 20 | 134 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Bengals | 11 | 36 | 130 | 1 | 10 | 25 |
| 2025 | New York Jets | 5 | 16 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| NFL career | 57 | 416 | 1,957 | 9 | 54 | 316 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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