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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2025Western Kentucky
Dave Herard
DB • 6'0" • 202 lbs • Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dave Herard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Virginia • Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Player Story
Dave Herard built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a defensive back from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 17, spending time with Virginia and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Dave Herard's career was...
Read the storyDave Herard, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Dave Herard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 119
- TFL
- 5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Dave Herard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · DB
- Career Tackles
- 119
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Virginia Tech
- High school pipeline
- Cherry Creek · 38 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 58 tackles · DB 99th (top 11%) · Conference USA 38th (top 7%) · National 433rd (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia | 9 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2024 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 10 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 10 | 15 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.1 |
| 2025 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 13 | 55 | 3 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 44.1 |
Related Context
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Dave Herard played DB for Virginia and Western Kentucky. Across 6 tracked seasons, Dave Herard recorded 119 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Western Kentucky paired 7 primary output with 24 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 24 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Virginia, Western Kentucky.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
24
Usage
4.8
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southern Miss: 0. North Alabama: 0. Sam Houston: 0. Toledo: 0. Nevada: 0.5. Missouri State: 0. Delaware: 0.5. Florida International: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. New Mexico State: 1. Middle Tennessee: 3. LSU: 2. Jacksonville State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southern Miss: 3 by 12.5. North Alabama: 3 by 12.5. Sam Houston: 6 by 25. Toledo: 5 by 20.8. Nevada: 6 by 30. Missouri State: 3 by 12.5. Delaware: 5 by 25.8. Florida International: 5 by 20.8. Louisiana Tech: 5 by 20.8. New Mexico State: 2 by 18.3. Middle Tennessee: 7 by 59.2. LSU: 3 by 32.5. Jacksonville State: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 9 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · 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
Middle Tennessee
Best efficiency game
59.2 vs Middle Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/23 | @ Southern Miss | W 27-16 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Jacksonville State | L 34-37 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ LSUSplash game | L 10-13 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Middle TennesseeSplash game | W 42-26 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs New Mexico State | W 35-16 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Tue 10/21 | @ Louisiana Tech | W 28-27 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/15 | vs Florida International | L 6-25 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/3 | @ Delaware | W 27-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Missouri State | W 27-22 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Nevada | W 31-16 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Toledo | L 21-45 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs North Alabama | W 55-6 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/23 | vs Sam Houston | W 41-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dave Herard story
Dave Herard built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a defensive back from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 17, spending time with Virginia and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Dave Herard's career was his defensive production: 119 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, and 6 passes defended across 35 career games in the available record. His career also includes 16 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dave Herard'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
Virginia
2020-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Western Kentucky
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20202021202220232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia | 5 | 24.1 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 0 | 7.1 | 1.2 | -5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 7 | 24 | 4.8 | 7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 7 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Virginia Tech
Week 13 · L 17-55 · Conference game
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 127 Middle Tennessee
Week 12 · W 42-26 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#3
vs James Madison
Week 2 · L 35-36
1.5
Havoc Plays
53.3 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 32 LSU
Week 13 · L 10-13
2
Havoc Plays
53.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 116 Nevada
Week 4 · W 31-16
0.5
Havoc Plays
40.3 takeover
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 40.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky
7 primary output · 24 efficiency · 4.8 usage
44.1
#2
2025 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
44.1
7 primary · 24 efficiency · 4.8 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Western Kentucky
39.1
0 primary · 7.1 efficiency · 1.2 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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