Nick Herbig

Experience: 4 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 24

Weight: 240 lbs

College: Wisconsin

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Year

Season

WK	Game Date	OPP	RESULT	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	FR
18	01/04/2026	Ravens	W 26 - 24	1	1	0	1	0	0						0
17	12/28/2025	@Browns	L 6 - 13	0	0	0	0	0	1						0
16	12/21/2025	@Lions	W 29 - 24
15	12/15/2025	Dolphins	W 28 - 15	1	1	0	0	0	0						0
14	12/07/2025	@Ravens	W 27 - 22	1	0	1	0	0	0						0
13	11/30/2025	Bills	L 7 - 26	3	1	1	0	0	0						1
12	11/23/2025	@Bears	L 28 - 31	2	1	1	0	0	0						0	1
11	11/16/2025	Bengals	W 34 - 12	2	2	0	1	0	0						0
10	11/09/2025	@Chargers	L 10 - 25	3	2	1	1	0	0						0
9	11/02/2025	Colts	W 27 - 20	1	0	0	0	0	0						0
8	10/26/2025	Packers	L 25 - 35	2	2	0	0	0	0						1
7	10/16/2025	@Bengals	L 31 - 33	2	1	1	0	0	0						0
6	10/12/2025	Browns	W 23 - 9	2	2	0	2	0	1						0
4	09/28/2025	Vikings	W 24 - 21	5	3	2	1.5	0	0						0
3	09/21/2025	@Patriots	W 21 - 14	2	1	1	1	0	0						1
2	09/14/2025	Seahawks	L 17 - 31	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	41	41	41	0	0
1	09/07/2025	@Jets	W 34 - 32

WK	Game Date	OPP	RESULT	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	FR
1	01/12/2026	Texans	L 6 - 30	5	2	3	0	0	0						0

Biography

PRO CAREER

Has played in 45 regular-season games (11 starts) in his three-year NFL career (Pittsburgh 2023-25)
Has registered 74 tackles (49 solo), 23 tackles for loss, 16.0 sacks, 32 quarterback hits, nine forced fumbles, three passes defensed, one interception and four fumble recoveries
Has recorded five tackles (four solo) on special teams
Has registered 28 tackles (17 solo), 14 QB hits, seven TFL, three forced fumbles, two strip sacks, two passes defensed and 8.0 sacks in his 18 career games vs. AFC North
His nine forced fumbles are the sixth-most in the NFL since the start of the 2023 season
Made NFL start in Week 4 of 2024 ( at Indianapolis)
Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2023 (vs. San Francisco)

PRO CAREER

Has played in 45 regular-season games (11 starts) in his three-year NFL career (Pittsburgh 2023-25)
Has registered 74 tackles (49 solo), 23 tackles for loss, 16.0 sacks, 32 quarterback hits, nine forced fumbles, three passes defensed, one interception and four fumble recoveries
Has recorded five tackles (four solo) on special teams
Has registered 28 tackles (17 solo), 14 QB hits, seven TFL, three forced fumbles, two strip sacks, two passes defensed and 8.0 sacks in his 18 career games vs. AFC North
His nine forced fumbles are the sixth-most in the NFL since the start of the 2023 season
Made NFL start in Week 4 of 2024 ( at Indianapolis)
Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2023 (vs. San Francisco)

2025 (STEELERS)

Played in 15 regular-season games (six starts)
Registered 30 tackles (21 solo), 7.5 sacks, one interception, three passes defensed, 18 quarterback hits, 13 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery
Recorded eight tackles (six solo), seven QB hits, four TFL, one pass defensed and 4.0 sacks in his six games vs. AFC North
Registered one tackle (one solo), one TFL, one QB hit and 1.0 sack in Week 18 vs. Baltimore
Recorded three tackles (two solo), two TFL and one forced fumble in Week 13 vs. Buffalo
Registered a pair of TFLs and a forced fumble in the first half (equaled his career-high, which he has accomplished on four previous occasions)
Recorded two tackles (one solo), one TFL and one fumble recovery, including the first defensive TD of his career, in Week 12 at Chicago
Recovered a fumble for a TD that gave the Steelers a 14-7 lead with 14:44 remaining in the second quarter
Registered two tackles (two solo), one QB hit, one TFL and 1.0 sack in Week 11 vs. Cincinnati
Recorded three tackles (two solo), one QB hit, two TFL and 1.0 sack in Week 10 at L.A. Chargers
Finished with two tackles (two solo), four QB hits, two TFL, one pass defensed and 2.0 sacks (career high) in Week 6 vs. Cleveland

2024 (STEELERS)

Played in 13 regular-season games (5 starts)
Registered 22 tackles (13 solo), 5.5 sacks, 11 quarterback hits, four forced fumbles and five tackles for loss
Recorded a career high 2.0 sacks Week 3 vs. Chargers and a forced fumble
Recovered a forced fumble Week 5 vs. Dallas
Recorded a forced fumble in three consecutive games vs all three AFC North opponents (Week 11, Week 12, Week 13)

COLLEGE

Appeared in 31 games (31 starts) at Wisconsin (2020-22)
Recorded 137 tackles (96 solo), 36.0 tackles for loss, 21.0 sacks, seven pass breakups, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries
2022 All-Big Ten first team (consensus)
2022 CBS Sports All-American second team
2022 Walter Camp All-American second team
2022 AFCA All-American second team
2022 Associated Press All-American third team
Played in 11 games (11 starts) games at outside linebacker in 2022
Led the Badgers with 11.0 sacks and 15.5 TFLs while ranking sixth on the team in tackles (47)
Led the nation with 1.0 sacks per game
His 15.5 TFLs led the Big Ten and ranked 18th in the country
His 1.0 sacks per game were the most for a Badger since Tarek Saleh in 1996
His 11.0 sacks were the most in a single season for Wisconsin since Zack Baun recorded 12.5 in 2019
Began the season with a 2.0-sack performance vs. Illinois State
Recorded sacks vs. Washington State and New Mexico State
Registered seven solo tackles and a sack at Northwestern
Totaled 3.0 TFLs and 2.0 sacks vs. Maryland
Dominant at Iowa, totaling 3.0 sacks, eight tackles and a forced fumble

PERSONAL

Four-star recruit by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals
All-Hawaii Open Division Defensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2019
Earned invitation to 2020 Polynesian Bowl
Two-time all-state selection
Led Saint Louis School to four consecutive Open Division state championships
Also played basketball in high school
Coach was Cal Lee
Parents are Robyn and Bruce Herbig
Has two brothers, Jake and Nate
Brother Nate played football at Stanford and is currently a guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Moved into his grandparents' house before high school to play at famed Saint Louis School in Honolulu, which produced Marcus Mariota, Tua Tagovailoa and others
Lived away from his parents (who lived on the island of Oahu)

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