Linebacker, Wisconsin, 2020–22
Nick Herbig
- Number
- No. 19
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 228 lb
- Class (2022)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Kauai, HI
- Born
- Nov 21, 2001
Nick Herbig played linebacker at Wisconsin (2020–22). The Pittsburgh Steelers took Herbig in round 4, No. 132 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8tackles, career hightwice; last at Iowa, 20223sacks, career highat Iowa, 2022Honors
All-America: Fox Sports 2022
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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.
Game by game
2022 Wisconsin 11 games, 47 tackles, 11 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Illinois State | W 38–0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Washington State | L 14–17 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. New Mexico State | W 66–7 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Ohio State | L 21–52 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Illinois | L 10–34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Northwestern | W 42–7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Michigan State | L 28–34 | 6 | 2 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Maryland | W 23–10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | at Iowa | L 10–24 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Nebraska | W 15–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Minnesota | L 16–23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Wisconsin 13 games, 61 tackles, 9 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Penn State | L 10–16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 34–7 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Notre Dame | L 13–41 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Michigan | L 17–38 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | atIllinois | W 24–0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Army | W 20–14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Purdue | W 30–13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Iowa | W 27–7 | 6 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Rutgers | W 52–3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Northwestern | W 35–7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Nebraska | W 35–28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atMinnesota | L 13–23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Arizona State | W 20–13 | 7 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 |
2020 Wisconsin 7 games, 26 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | vs.Illinois | W 45–7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | atMichigan | W 49–11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | atNorthwestern | L 7–17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs. Indiana | L 6–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | atIowa | L 7–28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | vs.Minnesota | W 20–17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Wake Forest | W 42–28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅛″ | |
| Weight | 240 lb | |
| Arm length | 31¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 76″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.65 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s | |
| Vertical jump | 34″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′6″ | |
| Bench press | 25 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.25 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.35 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 43 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 23 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 27 | 7.5 | 1 |
| 2026 (so far) | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 43 | 82 | 16 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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