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Player Dossier
2020-2022Wisconsin
Nick Herbig
LB • 6'2" • 228 lbs • Kauai, HI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nick Herbig shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
94
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Wisconsin
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Wisconsin
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Player Story
Nick Herbig built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a linebacker from Kauai, HI wearing No. 19, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Nick Herbig's career was his defensive production: 134...
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- Committed To
- Wisconsin
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 30
- Overall
- No. 132
- NFL Team
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Nick Herbig, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Wisconsin. Nick Herbig shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 134
- TFL
- 36
- Sacks
- 21
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Nick Herbig quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wisconsin · LB
- Career Tackles
- 134
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Wisconsin
- Top game
- Iowa
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · St. Louis School · Wisconsin
- High school pipeline
- St. Louis School · 23 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 4 · Pick 30 · Pittsburgh Steelers
- Latest roster
- No. 19 · Junior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 47 tackles · LB 302nd (top 25%) · Big Ten 69th (top 12%) · National 651st (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Wisconsin | 7 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 7 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Wisconsin | 13 | 7 | 2.5 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 73 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 13 | 54 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 73 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 11 | 47 | 15.5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 74.5 |
Related Context
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Nick Herbig played LB for Wisconsin. Across 3 tracked seasons, Nick Herbig recorded 134 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Wisconsin.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Wisconsin paired 30.5 primary output with 42.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 41.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Wisconsin
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.2
Efficiency
41.5
Usage
12.1
Consistency
57.2
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona State: 4.5. Penn State: 3. Eastern Michigan: 1. Notre Dame: 4. Michigan: 2. Illinois: 3. Army: 1. Purdue: 0. Iowa: 5. Rutgers: 3. Northwestern: 1. Nebraska: 1. Minnesota: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona State: 7 by 74.2. Penn State: 3 by 42.5. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 14.2. Notre Dame: 3 by 52.5. Michigan: 5 by 40.8. Illinois: 3 by 42.5. Army: 7 by 39.2. Purdue: 3 by 12.5. Iowa: 6 by 75. Rutgers: 3 by 42.5. Northwestern: 5 by 30.8. Nebraska: 7 by 39.2. Minnesota: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.2 · Games = 9 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses2.3 · Games = 4 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Iowa
Best efficiency game
75 vs Iowa
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/31 | @ Arizona State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 20-13 | 7 | 5 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | @ Minnesota | L 13-23 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Nebraska | W 35-28 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Northwestern | W 35-7 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ RutgersSplash game | W 52-3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Iowa2+ sacks · Splash game | W 27-7 | 6 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Purdue | W 30-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/17 | vs Army | W 20-14 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ IllinoisSplash game | W 24-0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs MichiganSplash game | L 17-38 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Notre Dame2+ sacks · Splash game | L 13-41 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 34-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Penn StateSplash game | L 10-16 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nick Herbig story
Nick Herbig built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a linebacker from Kauai, HI wearing No. 19, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Nick Herbig's career was his defensive production: 134 tackles, 36 tackles for loss, 21 sacks, and 7 passes defended across 31 career games in the available record. That gives Nick Herbig's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Wisconsin
2020-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Wisconsin | 10 | 29.8 | 9.8 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 10 | 29.8 | 9.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Wisconsin | 28.5 | 41.5 | 12.1 | 18.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 28.5 | 41.5 | 12.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 30.5 | 42.8 | 13.7 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Iowa
Week 9 · W 27-7 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Iowa
Week 11 · L 10-24 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Maryland
Week 10 · W 23-10 · Conference game
7
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Arizona State
Week 1 · W 20-13 · Postseason
4.5
Havoc Plays
88.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Michigan
Week 11 · W 49-11 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Wisconsin
30.5 primary output · 42.8 efficiency · 13.7 usage
74.5
#2
2021 Postseason · Wisconsin
73
28.5 primary · 41.5 efficiency · 12.1 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Wisconsin
73
28.5 primary · 41.5 efficiency · 12.1 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
17
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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