Player Career

Khalil Herbert Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Khalil Herbert story

Khalil Herbert built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a running back from Coral Springs, FL wearing No. 21, spending time with Kansas and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Khalil Herbert's career was his backfield work: 2,918 rushing yards, 475 carries, 22 rushing touchdowns, and 293 receiving yards across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 293 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 446 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Khalil Herbert's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Kansas

    2016-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Virginia Tech

    2020

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201620172018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonKansas22738.311.1
2017 Regular SeasonKansas70143.320.6474
2018 Regular SeasonKansas53844.518.3-163
2019 Regular SeasonKansas38371.420.1-155
2020 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech1,36277.925.8979
2021 Regular SeasonKansas0-1,362

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Duke

Week 5 · W 38-31 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

208

Scrimmage Yards

97.3 takeover

208 scrimmage yards and 34.5 usage.

#2

vs West Virginia

Week 4 · L 34-56 · Conference game

296

Scrimmage Yards

94.4 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

296 scrimmage yards and 55.2 usage.

#3

vs Boston College

Week 7 · W 40-14 · Conference game

172

Scrimmage Yards

90 takeover

Win with 172 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

172 scrimmage yards and 36.5 usage.

#4

vs Virginia

Week 15 · W 33-15 · Conference game

162

Scrimmage Yards

85.6 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

162 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.

#5

@ Boston College

Week 3 · W 48-24

187

Scrimmage Yards

82.8 takeover

Win with 187 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

187 scrimmage yards and 16.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

1,362 primary output · 77.9 efficiency · 25.8 usage

81.9

#2

2019 Regular Season · Kansas

56.2

383 primary · 71.4 efficiency · 20.1 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Kansas

50.6

538 primary · 44.5 efficiency · 18.3 usage

Milestones

9

100+ rush yards

7

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games