Usage Score
5.1
Player Dossier
2020-2025Virginia
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.
Efficiency
24
Consistency
12.8
Season Value
13.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 8
- Program Path
- Virginia • Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Dave Herard, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Dave Herard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Western Kentucky paired 0 primary output with 7.1 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.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
24
Usage
5.1
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
Southern Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southern Miss: 0. Unknown: 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
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southern Miss: 3 by 12.5. Unknown: 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
Wins0.6 · n=8 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=4 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.1 · n=7 · -0.9 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=6 · +0.9 vs First Half
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 | @ LSU | L 10-13 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Middle Tennessee | 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 Unknown | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/23 | vs Sam Houston | W 41-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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 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 | 4 | 23 | 5.3 | 4 |
| 2024 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 0 | 7.1 | 1.2 | -4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 7 | 24 | 5.1 | 7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 7 | 24 | 5.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Virginia Tech
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Primary metric
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 59.4 takeover score.
#2
Middle Tennessee
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 57.6 takeover score.
#3
James Madison
1.5
Primary metric
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 36 takeover score.
#4
LSU
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 35.7 takeover score.
#5
Nevada
0.5
Primary metric
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 18.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Postseason · Western Kentucky
0 primary output · 7.1 efficiency · 1.2 usage
36.1
#2
2024 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
36.1
0 primary · 7.1 efficiency · 1.2 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Virginia
35.5
0 primary · 5.6 efficiency · 0.9 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2026 · Rating 0.8867
Cherry Creek · Englewood, CO
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Career Facts
2
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
119
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 35 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.